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December 13, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Bansky stars in Jasper52 street art auction Dec. 18

NEW YORK – Street art in the form of Banksy spray paintings…

December 11, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

888 Auctions to cap banner year selling modern paintings Dec. 20

December 10, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Jewelry, fine art atop holiday fare at Showplace sale Dec. 16

December 10, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Festive colors, top designers set off fine jewelry auction Dec. 18

December 7, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Chinese treasures to be featured at Clars auction Dec. 15-16

December 7, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Medieval jewelry auction Dec. 12 contains Viking artifacts

December 7, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Bermingham & Co. to auction socialite’s designer furs Dec. 17

December 7, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Onslows Auctioneers offers scarce ‘Buy British’ posters Dec. 14

Auction Results

December 13, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Morphy’s offered ‘best of everything’ in a $4M antique auction

DENVER, Pa. – Fine and decorative art of utmost quality…

December 13, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

19th-century California knife sells for $45K at Heritage Auctions

December 13, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Automobilia generates high-octane results at Miller & Miller

December 12, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Debut of Inokuma painting exceeds estimates at Market Auctions

December 11, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Rago’s 2-day fine jewelry auction surpasses $2.4M

December 11, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Moran Auctioneers postwar prints sale sparks bidding battles

December 11, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Flash point: Rare Silver Age comic book sells for $20K

December 11, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Keith Haring sculpture commands $537,500 at Jackson’s auction

December 14, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Art Fair returns for 3rd edition

MIAMI – The Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Art Fair,…

December 14, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Neil Armstrong boot prototype sells for $49K at RR Auction

December 14, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Historian lays out vision for new Holocaust museum in Warsaw

December 14, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Negro League bobbleheads part of fundraising campaign

December 13, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Mystery donor gives Virginia museum painting worth $40M

December 13, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Rolex ‘Paul Newman’ watch commands $578,100 at Morphy’s

December 12, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Travel: In the high mountains of Sicily, a quieter and wilder world

December 12, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Fort Smith eyes temporary tax to help Marshals Museum

Columns & International

December 3, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Jean Puiforcat vases achieve $28,750 at Andrew Jones auction

ATLANTA – At the start of each month, ACN columnist Ken Hall…

November 2, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Gallery Report: Joan Mitchell drawing tops $1.2M at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers

September 28, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Gallery Report: Ming porcelain bowl sells for $1.5M

September 10, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Gallery Report: Grandma Moses’ ‘Halloween’ scares up $100K

July 31, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Gallery Report: July 2018

July 2, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Gallery Report: June 2018

June 5, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Gallery Report: May 2018

April 30, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Gallery Report: April 2018

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'Gianni Colombo: The Body and the Space 1959-1980,' exhibition view at Robilant+Voena, London, Oct. 2 – Nov. 20, 2015. Courtesy Robilant+Voena — Art Market Italy: Gianni Colombo
January 14, 2016/by 8178pwpadmin

Nelson Atkins 68-1_Chinese-FoldingArmchaire — Chinese huanghuali furniture: precious wood, elegant design
December 30, 2015/by Tom Hoepf

Alberto Giacometti, "Place", 1948-1949, Bronze, 21 × 63.5 × 44 cm, Emanuel Hoffmann-Stiftung, Depositum in der Öffentlichen Kunstsammlung Basel, © Succession Alberto Giacometti / 2015, ProLitteris, Zurich, Foto: Martin P. Bühler, Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel On show at "Future Present", from Jun.13, 2015 to Jan.31, 2016 — Alberto Giacometti: Redefining the human figure
December 18, 2015/by Tom Hoepf

This Special Order Horseshoe 35cm Shiny Electric Blue Birkin in Porosus Crocodile, the most desirable material, brought $81,250 at a 2015 Heritage New York Valentine Signature Auction. Courtesy Heritage Auctions — Hermes: Handbags with a distinguished history
October 14, 2015/by 8178pwpadmin

Neustadt Poinsettia Detail — Tiffany glass continues to make lighting magical
September 24, 2015/by Tom Hoepf

Uniques 6-15 Lot 24 — Piero Fornasetti: Inspired jester of the decorative arts
September 8, 2015/by Tom Hoepf

ponti-105088.001-v4 — Gio Ponti: Grand thinker of Italian design
August 12, 2015/by 8178pwpadmin

December 5, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Antoine Lebouteiller rejoins Christie’s Paris’ Impressionist & Modern department

PARIS - Antoine Lebouteiller has rejoined Christie's Paris…

December 3, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Bush gets tributes at Kennedy Center Honors program

November 29, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Photo thought to be of Vincent van Gogh is actually his brother

November 14, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Frost Art Museum honors Michael Spring with major award for cultural contributions

Stan Lee in his supporting role as postman Willie Lumpkin in the 2005 movie 'Fantastic Four,' 20th Century Fox. Fair use of low-resolution image. All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright © 2005 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved.

November 13, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

In Memoriam: Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, 95

October 29, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Catherine Deneuve’s Yves Saint Laurent wardrobe to star in January auction

October 23, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Family, fans, of Tom Petty gather to name park in his honor

October 22, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Indiana museum to tell story of basketball great Larry Bird

December 14, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Designers say comfort is on trend for decor in 2019

NEW YORK – What trends will dominate home decorating in 2019? When…

December 13, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Beatles fan’s collection has been growing for 50 years

November 7, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Fond memories of childhood sparked radio premium collection

September 24, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Cold case: death of African American artist Ellis Ruley

August 10, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

What do you do with 1,500 washing machines? ‘You tell me’

August 2, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Deep origin of rare blue diamonds revealed in their flaws

July 11, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Zsa Zsa and Elvis lived here and so can you, for $23.45M

April 27, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

All-star recalls glory days in women’s pro baseball