Clars posts world auction record for Bo Bartlett painting OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery’s Nov. 12 and 13 sale featured a major installment of the property from the Thomas J. Perkins Estate (San Francisco and Belvedere, Calif., and his famous Maltese Falcon yacht). The impressive results of this sale were driven in part by Perkins’ colleagues and friends plus collectors worldwide who […]
Formidable assembly of American art comes to Freeman’s Dec. 3PHILADELPHIA — Though it consists of only 98 lots in all, Freeman’s has assembled an amazing lineup of fine American and Pennsylvania Impressionist art for its auction on Sunday, December 3. The catalog is now available for bidding at LiveAuctioneers. Leading all estimates is a classic mother-and-child portrait by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926). In Mrs. Harris […]
Lê Thị Lựu and Harry Bertoia works headline Freeman’s Modern and Contemporary Art sale Nov. 5PHILADELPHIA — Works by Lê Thị Lựu and Harry Bertoia are among the stars in a significant new sale at Freeman’s slated for Sunday, November 5. Modern and Contemporary Art is now available for bidding at LiveAuctioneers. The painted silk artworks of Lê Thị Lựu (1911-1988) have been producing noteworthy results in recent sales, so […]
Gallery Report: Auction sector wraps 2022 with exceptional resultsATLANTA – At the start of each month, ACN columnist Ken Hall gathers top auction highlights from around the United States and the world as a whole. Please enjoy the January 2023 edition of Ken’s Gallery Report. All prices quoted include the buyer’s premium, except where noted. Bo Bartlett painting, $352,800, Freeman’s A monumental 2015 painting […]