October 17, 2016 - Auction Central News

Norwegian folk art ‘rosemaling’ connects woman to ancestors

Group of 19th century Norwegian turned and rosemaled wood ale bowls in hallingdal and telemark styles. Jackson’s Auction image

ERIE, Pa. (AP) – Shelley Kendall would rather be rosemaling.

The daughter of a Norwegian mother (her father was German), she was the baby of six children, and the only one to learn the Norwegian folk painting skill.

Coveted Monet in Nov. Auction, Russians Say ‘Nyet’ to Monumental Statue, and More Fresh News

Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926), Meule, painted in 1891, signed and dated 'Claude Monet 91' (lower left), 28⅝ x 36¼ in. (72.7 x 92.1 cm.). Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Limited 2016 — Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926), *Meule*, painted in 1891, signed and dated ‘Claude Monet 91’ (lower left), 28⅝ x 36¼ in. (72.7 x 92.1 cm.). Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Limited 2016

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

Very few paintings from Monet’s ‘Grainstack’ series remain in private hands. One of them will be auctioned next month at Christie’s, with a $45 million estimate. [Read more from the Associated Press]

Moscow will soon have a new landmark: a 78-ft-tall statue of Vladimir the Great. The statue is being erected to instill pride in Russian history, but many Muscovites complain that the massive bronze figure will ruin the city’s skyline. [Read more from The Guardian]

Hell’s bells! Investigators are looking for the criminals who brazenly stole a 500lb, century-old church bell from an antiques store in Tennessee. [Read more from the Knoxville News Sentinel]

The public is getting a rare peek at first and early editions of some of William Shakespeare’s most beloved plays. A free exhibition at the Boston Public Library titled ‘Shakespeare Unauthorized’ includes the institution’s own copy of the famed ‘First Folio,’ the earliest published collection of Shakespeare’s works. [Read more from the Boston Public Library]

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Bowl presented to Confederate officer commands attention at Keystone auction Oct. 29

Chinese Export bowl presented to Confederate Capt. William G. Welch, commander of Gano's Guards, 29th Texas Cavalry. Estimate: $1,500-$3,000. Keystone Auction image — Chinese Export bowl presented to Confederate Capt. William G. Welch, commander of Gano’s Guards, 29th Texas Cavalry. Estimate: $1,500-$3,000. Keystone Auctions image

YORK, Pa. – Keystone Auctions LLC will present its quarterly fine antiques and art auction Oct. 29. The auction will begin at 9 a.m. at the Keystone Auction Gallery, with absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.com.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art acquires Piet Mondrian painting

Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872-1944), ‘Stammer Mill with Streaked Sky,’ 1905-1907, oil on canvas. Unframed: 29 1/4 × 38 inches (74.3 × 96.52 cm). Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City has acquired Piet Mondrian’s important formative painting Stammer Mill with Streaked Sky in honor of Henry W. Bloch, Chair Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of the museum.

Capo Auction celebrates 6th anniversary with bountiful fall sale Oct. 22

Peter Layne Arguimbau (American, b. 1951), ‘Regatta.’ oil on board, 20th-21st century. Estimate: $3,000-$5,000. Capo Auction image

NEW YORK – A selection of fine art, modern furniture and unusual decorative items will be the focus of Capo Auction Fine Art and Antiques’ inaugural six-year anniversary auction on Saturday, Oct. 22. Capo has been specializing in select pieces of mid-century modern furniture and fine jewelry in recent years, while keeping with its original mission of creating a New York City auction house that is accessible to people in all income brackets, offering affordable quality home furnishings and decorative items as well as pricier fine art and antiques.

Age-old technology at hand in Auction Team Breker sale Nov. 5

Hadley-type quadrant, or octant, made by George Adams, 1767. Auction Team Breker image

COLOGNE. Germany – Auction Team Breker’s sale of science and technology on Nov. 5 includes two rare navigational instruments made by George Adams. The first is a 19-inch mahogany octant built by Adams in 1767 (estimate: €5,000-€8,000 / $5,600-$9,000).

Salmagundi Club fundraiser concludes with Oct. 21 art auction

Carole Teller, 'The Snow Has Fallen,' oil, 8 x 10 inches. Estimate: $500-$800. Salmagundi Club image — Carole Teller, ‘The Snow Has Fallen,’ oil, 8 x 10 inches. Estimate: $500-$800. Salmagundi Club image

NEW YORK – The Salmagundi Club is conducting its annual Fall Auction Exhibition and Fundraising Sale through Oct. 21, 2016. Over 175 artworks by Salmagundi members will be auctioned. Collectors since the early 1900s have flocked to these events to find top-quality works of representational painting, drawing, fine-art graphics and photography. The series of three auctions concludes Friday, Oct. 21, at 8 p.m. Eastern.

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