Los Angeles Modern Auctions present SoCal art icons in Oct. 11 sale

Ed Ruscha Hollywood 1968 Published and printed by the artist 8-­‐color screenprint on paper #68 of 100 Signed and dated "E. Ruscha 1968" with edition in graphite lower left sheet Image: 12.5" x 40.5"; Sheet: 17.5" x 44.5"; Frame: 21" x 48" Provenance: Brooke Alexander, Inc., New York, New York; Private Collection, Santa Barbara, California (acquired directly from the above, 1969) Literature: Edward Ruscha: Editions, 1959-­‐1999: Catalogue Raisonné. 1st ed. Vol II. S. Engberg and C. Phillpot. 1999. #7. Estimate: $75,000 – 100,000
Ed Ruscha, ‘Hollywood,’ 1968, published and printed by the artist, 8-color screenprint on paper, #68 of 100. Signed and dated ‘E. Ruscha 1968’ with edition in graphite lower left sheet. Image: 12.5″ x 40.5″; sheet: 17.5″ x 44.5″; frame: 21″ x 48″. Provenance: Brooke Alexander Inc., New York, N.Y.; Private collection, Santa Barbara, Calif. (acquired directly from the above, 1969). Literature: Edward Ruscha: Editions, 1959­‐1999: Catalogue Raisonné. 1st ed., Vol. II. S Engberg and C. Phillpot. 1999. #7. Estimate: $75,000-$100,000.

 

LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), long established as a champion of California artists and designers, has announced details of its October 11, 2015 Modern Art & Design Auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Finest examples await bidders at Willis Henry’s 35th Shaker Auction, Oct. 12

Double cupboard over drawers, pine, early Meeting House blue-painted finish, the only example of its type in the blue-painted color that Willis Henry Auctions has ever encountered, est. $20,000-$30,000. Willis Henry image
Double cupboard over drawers, pine, early meeting house, blue-painted finish, the only example of its type in the blue-painted color that Willis Henry Auctions has ever encountered, est. $20,000-$30,000. Willis Henry image

 

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – On Monday, October 12, Willis Henry Auctions will hold their much-anticipated 35th Shaker Auction on the grounds of Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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London Eye: September 2015

Rotterdam-based Chinese artist Zhuang Hong Yi in his studio, preparing for his first exhibition at UNIT London in Soho. Image courtesy of UNIT London.
Rotterdam-based Chinese artist Zhuang Hong Yi in his studio, preparing for his first exhibition at UNIT London in Soho. Image courtesy of UNIT London.

 

LONDON — Is the art market sufficiently regulated? It is a question that crops up with increasing frequency as prices rise to unprecedented levels and as reports of unethical business practices leak into mainstream media. Some commentators argue that fraud, money-laundering, insider-trading and a generalized lack of transparency are becoming endemic in the art market.

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