Happy Birthday, Mr. Hockney; Next Year’s Hot Colors, and More Fresh News

Pearblossom Hwy., 11-18th April 1986, #2, David Hockney (British, born 1937-). Chromogenic prints mounted on paper honeycomb panel, 181.6 x 271.8 cm (71 ½ x 107 in.). The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Copyright 1986 David Hockney

 

News and updates from around the arts and auction community:

  • To celebrate David Hockney’s 80th birthday, The Getty will host a special Hockney exhibition, July 18-Nov. 26. It includes one of the artist’s most renowned photo works: Pearblossom Hwy., 11-18th April 1986, #2, along with a number of composite Polaroids Hockney created in the 1980s. [Read more from The Getty]
  • Just as fashion changes with each passing season, so do paint colors. Sherwin-Williams has released its 2018 color forecast, predicting three color palettes and 36 colors you’ll be seeing in stylish interiors next year. Are you on trend? [Read more from Architectural Digest]
  • A collection of rare Tuscan Renaissance cassone panels, eight in total, will make an appearance at Christie’s July 6 auction during Classic Week. Typically, such panels were commissioned to commemorate marriages of the Florentine or Sienese elite until the 15th century. [Read more from Christie’s]
  • In 1960, while still on the road to stardom, Bob Dylan moved from his native Minnesota to New York City, where he became a fixture on the coffeehouse scene. The Harlem townhouse where Dylan lived at that time is now on the market for $3.595 million. [Read more from TopTenRealEstateDeals.com]

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Gold Rush letters rare nuggets in PBA Galleries Americana sale June 29

Rare first issue of Nicolas De Fer’s famous 1700 map with California as an island. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500. PBA Galleries image

 

SAN FRANCISCO – Over 600 lots of rare, unusual and valuable material, including books, manuscripts, maps, directories, photographs, graphic items and ephemera will be offered by PBA Galleries in their Americana, Travel & Exploration, World History and Cartography auction on Thursday, June 29. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Dallas Museum of Art to oversee conservation of 7 Edward Steichen murals

Courtesy of Dallas Museum of Art

 

DALLAS – This summer the Dallas Museum of Art will oversee and initiate the conservation treatment of seven rare mural paintings, In Exaltation of Flowers, by the artist most notably known for his photography, Edward Jean Steichen (1879–1973). The seven canvases, part of a private collection, will undergo conservation treatment visible to the public in the Museum’s Cindy and Howard Rachofsky Quadrant Gallery, located on the DMA’s first level. Upon completion of the conservation treatment, the life-size mural paintings will go on view September 5, 2017 through May 28, 2018 in the exhibition Edward Steichen: In Exaltation of Flowers (1910–1914), overseen by The Pauline Gill Sullivan Associate Curator of American Art at the DMA, Sue Canterbury.

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Fritz Bultman collages top Bruneau & Co. auction

‘Cape May II’ by Fritz Bultman (1919-1985) achieved the top price in the auction: $23,750. Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers image

 

CRANSTON, R.I. – Abstract expressionist paintings by American artist Fritz Bultman (1919-1985) dominated the list of top lots at Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ Summer Antiques & Fine Art Auction held June 3, online and in the firm’s gallery. The sale consisted of over 400 lots of original artwork, vintage lamps, American and European bronze sculptures and art glass. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals presents Asian arts auction online July 8

Blue and white vase yuhuchun, Xianfeng. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000. Turner Auctions + Appraisals image

 

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present a diverse selection of nearly 200 lots at its Arts of Asia sale on Saturday, July 8. The live online auction features distinctive items that date from the early 18th century to the mid-20th century, from multiple consignors and estates. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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