‘Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist’ opens Oct. 2 at Whitney

Archibald J. Motley Jr., 'Blues,' 1929. oil on canvas, 36 × 42 inches (91.4 × 106.7 cm). Collection of Mara Motley M.D., and Valerie Gerrard Browne. Image courtesy of the Chicago History Museum, Chicago, Illinois. © Valerie Gerrard Browne
Archibald J. Motley Jr., ‘Blues,’ 1929. oil on canvas, 36 × 42 inches (91.4 × 106.7 cm). Collection of Mara Motley M.D., and Valerie Gerrard Browne. Image courtesy of the Chicago History Museum, Chicago, Illinois. © Valerie Gerrard Browne

NEW YORK – This fall, the Whitney Museum of American Art will present “Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist,” the first retrospective of this pioneering artist in New York City in more than two decades. One of the most important figures associated with the Harlem Renaissance, Motley was a master colorist with a daring sense of spatial invention, qualities he combined with keen observational skills honed on urban culture.

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Props from Girl with Dragon Tattoo star in Blacksparrow sale Sept. 12

Lisbeth Salander hero costume from 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.' Blacksparrow Inc. image
Lisbeth Salander hero costume from ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.’ Blacksparrow Inc. image

LOS ANGELES — Original screen-used costumes and props from David Fincher’s 2011 hit film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo will be sold at auction by Blacksparrow Inc. on Sept. 12. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.

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Treasures from London dealer’s collection in Roseberys sale Sept. 9

Pair of Sevres ormolu mounted porcelain vases, 19th century, with lids, signed Lancry, 27.6in high, together with a matching oval comport. Estimate: £5,000-£8,000. Roseberys image
Pair of Sevres ormolu mounted porcelain vases, 19th century, with lids, signed Lancry, 27.6in high, together with a matching oval comport. Estimate: £5,000-£8,000. Roseberys image

LONDON – A late-19th-century French Japonisme ormolu stand, attributed to the French luxury goods manufacturer Maison Marnyhac, highlights a selection of furniture and works of art to be sold at Roseberys London on Wednesday, Sept. 9. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.

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