Judith Leiber Retrospective, Auction of Tupac Shakur’s Personal Items, and More Fresh News

Judith Lieber and one of her extraordinary handbag designs. Image courtesy of Museum of Arts and Design

 

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

  • From April 4 through Aug. 6, 2017, the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) will host Judith Leiber: Crafting a New York Story. The exhibition focuses on the life and career of one of America’s most celebrated handbag designers. [Read more from MAD]
  • More than 300 personal items that belonged to rapper Tupac Shakur will be auctioned on April 7. On that same day, the late rap icon will also be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. [Read more from ABC Radio]
  • The Abbey Road Studios console used for the recording of such rock classics as Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon has sold at auction for $1.8 million. It was one of only two consoles custom made by EMI engineers for the legendary studio. [Read more from Bonhams]
  • Attention: duffers. Ever dreamed of slipping on one of the Augusta National Golf Club’s iconic green jackets? Just such a jacket was found in a Toronto consignment shop, with a $5 price tag. Its next stop is an auction where it’s expected to fetch around $50,000. [Read more from Golf Digest]

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Henry Moore sculpture is returning to London’s East End

Henry Moore’s ‘Draped Seated Woman’ at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Image by David Sands. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license

 

LONDON (AP) – Old Flo is on her way home.

The London borough of Tower Hamlets says in a statement Tuesday that the Henry Moore bronze that was the center of a heated legal dispute will be returning to the east London this fall.

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Heritage Auctions achieves $1.2M for Art Deco, 20th century art

Charles Rollo Peters (American, 1862-1928), ‘Light Beyond the Trees,’ oil on canvas laid on board, 25 1/2 x 32 inches. Price realized: $57,500. Heritage Auctions image

 

DALLAS – An expansive collection of Art Deco pieces that spanned the time from the Jazz Age through World War II highlighted the “Art Deco and 20th Century Art Treasures, Through the Modernist Lens” auction conducted this March 17-19 by Heritage Absentee and Internet bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Moran’s sees upward trend for undervalued American artists

Hailing from the Brommer collection, this Bunker Hill, Los Angeles scene by Emil Kosa Jr. (1903-1968) was a favorite among local attendee bidders, realizing $18,000 (est. $6,000/$8,000). John Moran Auctioneers image

 

MONROVIA, Calif. – John Moran Auctioneers’ March California and American Fine Art catalog featured works from a number of important collections and estates, including the private collection of California watercolorist Gerald Brommer and his wife Georgia. Absentee and Internet bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Utah’s Spiral Jetty becomes state work of art

A person stands in the middle of ‘Spiral Jetty.’ Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

 

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Utah’s governor has signed a bill that designates the iconic Spiral Jetty sculpture on the shore of the Great Salt Lake an official state work of art.

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