Estate of Army surgeon ready to lead Roland auction Feb. 4

Yaacov Agam, Untitled, acrylic on Board. Estimate: $15,000-$25,000. Roland Auctions NY image

 

NEW YORK – On Feb. 4, Roland Auctions NY will present a colossal single-day sale of over 1,000 lots. Featured in this sale are 500 lots from the Greenwich, Connecticut, estate of a former U.S. Army Combat Surgeon and Purple Heart recipient. These exceptional objects comprise several specialized collections including grand tour bronzes, Chinese antiques, mid-century modern furnishings, and fine art by 20th century modern masters. The offerings from this estate represent the first of several installments consisting of more than 2,000 items to be sold in subsequent monthly estate auctions. Absentee and Internet bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Babe Ruth NY World’s Fair uniform sells for $227,854

Babe Ruth wore this custom-made uniform in 1938 to promote the upcoming New York World’s Fair. The unique outfit sold at auction for $227,854. SCP Auctions image

 

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. – A unique “NEW YORK” baseball uniform worn by Babe Ruth to promote the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair has sold at auction for $227,854.

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Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill receives $25M gift

Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Photo by iam1969, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

 

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) – Officials at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill say its Ackland Art Museum has received its largest gift ever.

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Whisky a Go Go Sign Lights Up Auction, ‘Princess Leah’ Passport, and More Fresh News

Pink neon marquee from the Whisky a Go Go nightclub. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers and Saco River Auction

 

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

  • If you frequented the legendary Whisky a Go Go nightclub during the 1980s or ’90s, you may remember the pink neon sign that glowed above the venue on LA’s Sunset Strip. The iconic Whisky sign recently appeared at auction, with several rock stars reportedly among the bidders who pursued it. [Read more from the Associated Press/Billboard]
  • A passport issued to Carrie Fisher in 1983 has been relisted on eBay after being pulled for a possible personality rights violation. It’s been given the all-clear, now, and is attracting tons of bids. [Read more from Business Insider]
  • On Valentine’s Day, a New York auction house will sell a rare photo of Edgar Allan Poe taken only three weeks before his mysterious death in 1849. Poe was only 40 when he left for the land of “Never more,” and some say his haggard appearance in the picture foretold what was to come. [Read more from the Baltimore Sun]
  • The world’s largest antique and vintage motorcycle auction is taking place right now in Las Vegas. Running through and including Sunday, the mega-auction includes six bikes that were once owned by screen legend Steve McQueen. [Read more from the Los Angeles Times]

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Richard Learoyd’s provocative images exhibited at Nelson-Atkins

Richard Learoyd, English (b. 1966). ‘Erika, 2005.’ Silver-dye bleach print, 60 5/8 × 50 13/16 inches. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Gift of the Hall Family Foundation in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2009.6.76. © Richard Learoyd, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.

 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Contemporary English photographer Richard Learoyd, using a large camera obscura in his East London studio, creates figure studies, portraits and still lifes that are neither glamorous nor retouched, yet they exude serene power along with mesmerizing detail. “Richard Learoyd: In the Studio,” an exhibition organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, opens at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City on Feb. 10.

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