PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) – Two murals painted on the exterior of a historic building in Peoria Heights were uncovered as crews razed another structure to make way for a parking lot.
Crews uncover hidden murals on Illinois building
Porsche 911 models fill the grid at Last Chance by LiveAuctioneers sale April 14
NEW YORK – In the 1970 tune Mercedes Benz, Janis Joplin sang, “My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.” In real life Joplin, too, drove a Porsche, a 1964 356 C 1600 SC Cabriolet. Her classic sports car with a psychedelic paint job sold for $1.76 million at an auction last December.
Now a newer collection of 27 Porsches – with the same rock-star appeal – will be sold in an online auction through Last Chance by LiveAuctioneers. Absentee bidding has begun, and the live online auction will be conducted Thursday, April 14, beginning at noon Pacific time, 3 p.m. Eastern.
John Wayne’s hat, Babe Ruth’s glove up for auction April 2
BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) – A collection of celebrity memorabilia including Babe Ruth’s baseball glove and Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse ears is coming up for auction at Saco River Auction on April 2. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.com.
China’s Lan Zhenghui unveils tall order at Hong Kong art fair
HONG KONG ─ Lan Zhenghui, one of China’s leading contemporary artists, debuts his majestic new installation Ink Monument at Art Central Hong Kong, on view through March 26 at the Central Harborfront.
Fine art leads off diverse lineup at Gray’s Auctioneers April 6
CLEVELAND – A diverse and eclectic collection of 451 lots of fine art, furniture and decorative art goes up for auction at Gray’s on April 6.
Art lovers get closer look at Gardner’s collection
BOSTON (AP) – The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is giving patrons a rare, up-close look at some of its finest works.
More than two dozen works by Rembrandt, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael, Rubens and others have been moved from their usual places in the Boston museum’s historic Venetian palazzo-inspired main building into a more contemporary hall.
The works selected for the exhibit, titled “Off the Wall: Gardner and Her Masterpieces,” showcase the museum’s famed Renaissance and Baroque art collection. Many of the artists featured in the exhibit had never had their works shown in the U.S. before Gardner opened her museum, then called Fenway Court, in 1903.
The exhibit also features additional information about the works of art, including how they were acquired by Gardner.
It opened March 10 and runs through Aug. 15.
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Attendance at The Broad museum far exceeds projections
LOS ANGELES – In its first six months as Los Angeles’ newest contemporary art museum, The Broad has drawn more than 400,000, well in excess of the museum’s initial projections for its first full year, according to attendance and survey data released today by the museum.
Moran painting fetches $4.4M at auction to benefit C.M. Russell Museum
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) – A 1907 oil painting by Thomas Moran sold for $4,428,000 at a Western art auction in Great Falls.
The Great Falls Tribune reports that the painting of Castle Rock, Green River, Wyoming (above), was the highest sale at the auction to benefit the C.M. Russell Museum. Auction sales for The Russell: An Exhibition and Sale to Benefit the C.M. Russell Museum on March 19 totaled $7.1 million.
Moran (1837-1926) was a British-born painter and printmaker who became one of the pre-eminent artists of the American West. In 1871, as a member of the Hayden Geological Survey, he recorded the glories of the area that Congress set aside in 1872 as Yellowstone National Park.
Although Moran resided for most of his life in the eastern United States, the West was his inspiration and his muse. Measuring 20 by 30 inches, Castle Rock, Green River, Wyoming is an exceptional example of Moran’s treatment of a subject he painted continually throughout his career.
An oil painting by Charles M. Russell (1864-1926), 18 1/2 by 12 inches, depicting an Indian on horseback (below), sold at the auction $1,004,000. Prices are inclusive of the buyer’s premium.
An 1899 watercolor by Russell titled Blood Chief (below) rode to $246,000.
A drawing by Russell titled Faro Layout (below), depicting Western gamblers at a gaming table, won $73,800.
Recognized as one of the most prestigious Western art events in the country, The Russell provides funding through commissions and premiums that directly support the museum’s educational programs and cultural outreach.
Last year the highest sale for a single piece was $1.5 million.
LiveAuctioneers.com facilitated absentee and Internet live bidding.
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Capo Auction showcases mid-century modern furniture March 26
NEW YORK – Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques in Long Island City will present their first auction of the spring season on Saturday, March 26, with the focus on a wide ranging selection of unusual furniture, along with decorative items of all kinds, fine and contemporary art, jewelry and Asian pieces.
‘Holy grail’ set of Shakespeare folios up for bids
LONDON (AP) – William Shakespeare died 400 years ago, but his stock has never been higher.
To coincide with the anniversary of the Bard’s death, Christie’s is selling copies of the first four editions of his plays – a collection the auctioneer’s head of books, Margaret Ford, calls “the holy grail of publishing.”