Sculpture Ruth Asawa bartered for kids’ piano lessons at Fine Estate, Inc., May 21SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – In its Sunday, May 21 auction, Fine Estate, Inc. will offer something very special indeed: a wire sculpture by the late Japanese American artist Ruth Asawa. Known as Untitled S.391, it is estimated at $200,000-$300,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Ruth Asawa sculpture tops Keno auction at $329,000NEW YORK – Leigh Keno’s Oct. 1 sale confirmed the strength of the modern and contemporary art market with sales totaling $1.2 million, exceeding the high end of the presale estimate of $650,000-$1.140 million. LiveAuctioneers.com provided Internet live bidding. “With only 48 lots offered, the sell-rate was a healthy 80 per cent,” reported Leigh Keno. […]
Rago auctions Ruth Asawa wire sculpture for $627,750NEW JERSEY – A Ruth Asawa woven wire mobile with five lobes, measuring 61 inches tall sold for $627,750 at Rago’s Nov. 16 fine art auction, setting a record for her like-size, multi-lobed work. According to Artnet.com, there has been only one other sale at auction since the artist’s August death. It took place on […]
Apple revises SF store plans to preserve Ruth Asawa fountainSAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Apple Inc. has redesigned its plans for a flagship store in San Francisco to preserve a popular bronze fountain that has stood at the site for four decades. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday that Apple is proposing to move the circular fountain by the late sculptor Ruth Asawa while still […]