A Taste of Cuba at Tate Modern’s Wifredo Lam Exhibition, Inside Hollywood’s Surreal Garage Sale, and More Fresh News

Wifredo Lam, Umbral (Seuil), 1950. Photo: Georges Meguerditchian/Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/Dist. RMN-GP, Copyright Adagp, Paris. Provided by Tate Modern
Wifredo Lam, Umbral (Seuil), 1950. Photo: Georges Meguerditchian/Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI/Dist. RMN-GP, Copyright Adagp, Paris. Provided by Tate Modern

 

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

  • The paintings of visionary Cuban artist Wifredo Lam (1902-1982) were last displayed at a London museum in 1952. Tate Modern’s ongoing exhibition is a six-decade retrospective of Lam’s work, with a series of special auxiliary events starting on Monday, Sept. 19. [Read more from Tate Modern]

  • The suit Christopher Reeve wore in the original Superman movie and the Batpod featured in The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Night Rises (2012) are among the rare Hollywood movie and TV memorabilia being auctioned on Sept. 27. [Read more from Bloomberg]

  • A 90-year-old gentleman in China has become an Internet celebrity for running a 117-year-old bookstore. He’s the third generation of his family to operate the business. [Read more from ChinaNews.com]
  • Let’s play! The first major exhibition of 19th-century wooden toys made in Germany for American buyers will open Oct. 29 at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum in Colonial Williamsburg. [Read more from Colonial Williamsburg]

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John Moran follows Continental antiques with Calif. art in Sept. 24 sales

This Hanau silver and cut-glass centerpiece bowl by maker J.D. Schleissner & Sohne will be offered at Moran’s Sept. 24 decorative art auction with a $1,500 to $2,500 estimate. John Moran Auctioneers image
This Hanau silver and cut-glass centerpiece bowl by maker J.D. Schleissner & Sohne will be offered at Moran’s Sept. 24 decorative art auction with a $1,500 to $2,500 estimate. John Moran Auctioneers image

 

MONROVIA, Calif. – John Moran Auctioneers’ Sept. 24 Decorative Art Auction will present a dazzling array of auction lots from estates and collections from across Southern California and beyond. The 300-lot auction will be directly followed immediately by Moran’s second Studio Fine Art Auction of the year.

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Gray’s presents estate of Cleveland artist Bill Radawec Sept. 28

William Radawec (1952-2011), ‘Out of the Blue, the Turn Around' series. Gray’s Auctioneers image
William Radawec (1952-2011), a work from ‘Out of the Blue, the Turn Around’ series, acrylic on board. Gray’s Auctioneers image

 

CLEVELAND – Gray’s has been selected to represent the estate of Bill Radawec (1952–2011), a nationally renowned Cleveland artist, curator and collector. The auction on Sept. 28 consists of Radawec’s own work, works of art collected through his relationships with other artists together with artwork from other notable collectors.

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Royal Doulton, Hummel characters grace Jasper52 auction Sept. 18

Royal Doulton figurine, ‘Tete-a-Tete,’ 5 3/4 inches, 1926-1938. Estimate: $400-$500. Jasper52 image
Royal Doulton figurine, ‘Tete-a-Tete,’ 5 3/4 inches, 1926-1938. Estimate: $400-$500. Jasper52 image

 

NEW YORK – The drinking vessel called the toby jug dates to the 18th century when potteries in England produced them for export to the American Colonies. They are named for the character Toby Philpots in the song The Little Brown Jug. Production of these jugs, which typically depict a man holding a jug of beer and a glass, has continued to this day. A few of these delightful jugs, along with other Royal Doulton products, will be sold in a Jasper52 auction of ceramic collectibles on Sunday, Sept. 18.

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Met named world’s top museum for second year in row

NEW YORK – The Metropolitan Museum of Art has been named the world’s #1 museum in the TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice™ awards for the second sequential year. TripAdvisor highlights the top museums around the world based on the quantity and quality of reviews and ratings, gathered over a 12-month period.

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Waca braces for bidding battle over Walters’ ‘Anasazi Castle’ Sept. 17

Curt Walters (American 1950 - ) 'Anasazi Castle,' oil on canvas. Estimate: $25,000-$35,000. Waca Auctions image Castle"
Curt Walters (American, b. 1950-) ‘Anasazi Castle,’ oil on canvas. Estimate: $25,000-$35,000. Waca Auctions image Castle”

 

ST. LOUIS – Anasazi Castle is Curt Walters’ impressive and dramatic depiction of the most famous early Native American cliff dwellings and is featured in Waca Auctions’ 19th, 20th & 21st Century Fine Art Fall Auction on Saturday, Sept. 17.

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