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Thomas Hart Benton: American Regionalism

Mourning jewelry: paint it black

American road classics: Indian motorcycles

Birdland: Martin Brothers’ pricey avians

Portrait miniatures: personal mementos

Red Grooms: father of the sculpto-pictorama

Early gum vendors: penny per chew

Vinyl records hit all the right notes

Upcoming Auctions

October 19, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Moderately valued Asian works coming to Gianguan Auctions Oct. 27

NEW YORK – Gianguan Auctions has gathered an excellent…

October 19, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Paul Newman Daytona Rolex to pace Heritage Auctions Oct. 24

October 19, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Rare works offered by Poster Auctions International Oct. 28

October 19, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Ruda Gallery to present large Asian art auction Oct. 28

October 18, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

63 Rolex models offered in luxury watch auction Oct. 24

October 18, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Portrait of Washington heads University Archives’ sale Oct. 31

October 18, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Taste-tempting vintage posters the toast of Jasper52 sale Oct. 24

October 17, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Rare artifacts to be auctioned Oct. 27 by T&T Archaeological Consulting

Auction Results

October 19, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Lunar meteorite sells for $612,500 at RR Auction

BOSTON – A rare lunar meteorite sold for $612,500 at RR…

October 15, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Big turnout for Morphy’s record-setting Oct. 8 petroliana auction

October 15, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Sterling silver posts solid prices at John Moran auction

October 11, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

70-year Americana collection rings up $2.3M at Morphy’s

October 11, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Tiffany lamps propel Cottone Auctions to $2.7M sale day

October 10, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Statement antiques go big at Fontaine’s Sept. 22 auction

October 4, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Morphy’s Sept. 20 auction of Feldman Colt firearms collection hits $2.2M

October 3, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Rare grand piano sells through LiveAuctioneers for $27,500

October 19, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Christie’s announces Nov. 11 auction of two premier Giacomettis

NEW YORK - In its November 11 Evening Sale of Impressionist…

Columns & International

September 28, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Gallery Report: Ming porcelain bowl sells for $1.5M

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

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

April 5, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Gallery Report: March 2018

March 6, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Gallery Report: February 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

October 19, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

In Memoriam: pop artist Mel Ramos, 83

Pop artist Mel Ramos, best known for his satirized pin-up…

October 16, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

In Memoriam: Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist

October 11, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Museum of American Revolution honors filmmaker Ken Burns

October 10, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Statue of Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell unveiled

October 10, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Linda Harrison named director, CEO of Newark Museum

October 3, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Photographer Adger Cowans reflects on 50 years of images, travels

September 25, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Rockers Blondie to play Cuba on four-day cultural exchange

Ai Weiwei in a June 2007 photo by Benutzer. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Germany license.

September 25, 2018/by Catherine Saunders-Watson

Ai Weiwei to receive award from Refugees International

September 24, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Cold case: death of African American artist Ellis Ruley

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) – Amid the sounds of birds chirping…

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

March 26, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Texas bluebonnet season means great time for painting

February 28, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Nebraskan Aaron Gunn Pyle paintings hang in hometown library

February 27, 2018/by Tom Hoepf

Agatha Christie lived through pain on the Orient Express