NEW YORK – Out of Africa comes this collection of masks and figures integral to traditional tribal ceremonies, which will be sold in a Jasper52 online auction Sunday, June 18. Imbued with stylized detail and tremendous depth of meaning, these handcrafted items enchant collectors worldwide. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston Estate Auctions will present a live online auction on June 25 starting at 1 p.m. The auction offers notable and rare items from the Louis E. Stern Collection, a Kiawah Island home, as well as, other Charleston and Southern collections. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
LYNBROOK, N.Y. – Ocean liner memorabilia will take center stage at Weiss Auctions’ June 22 sale, as a letter handwritten aboard the RMS Titanic on April 13, 1912, an original life ring from the SS Andrea Doria, and a glass clock given to first class passengers on the maiden voyage of the SS Normandie in 1935 will all come up for bids. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
CLEARWATER, Fla. – On June 10, Blackwell Auctions of Clearwater, Fla., held an Americana auction featuring an extraordinary archive of Lincoln-related ephemera and photographic images; historical objects, and baseball rarities. Despite being a relative newcomer to the live-auction community, Blackwell has gained a loyal following by bringing unique and estate-fresh items to its bidders both live and online through LiveAuctioneers.com. The Americana sale rewarded the company’s efforts with some nice surprises on auction day.
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LOS ANGELES – Artist Jasper Johns (American, b. 1930-), who rose to prominence with his paintings of flags, targets and other familiar objects, will be the sole subject of a special exhibition at The Broad in early 2018. Johns’ 60-year career of work will be presented in the most comprehensive survey in the U.S. in two decades. Jasper Johns: ‘Something Resembling Truth’ is the first major survey of the artist’s work to be shown in Los Angeles, and will be on view at The Broad Feb. 10, 2018 through May 13, 2018.
MONROVIA, Calif. – Running from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and comprising 767 lots, Moran’s May 23 auction was an ambitious affair, featuring four distinct cataloged sessions, including fine jewelry, studio jewelry, studio decorative art and studio fine art. The four-session May sale was a decided success, bringing in $750,500 in hammer sales and achieving an 81 percent sell-through rate across all sessions. Absentee and Internet bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the first time since its reattribution, Hieronymus Bosch’s The Temptation of St. Anthony will go on view at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City on June 30. It will be shown with Christ Crowned with Thorns, an early Netherlandish painting recently confirmed as an autograph work by Albrecht Bouts. Both panels came into the Nelson-Atkins collection as original compositions, but scholars subsequently thought they were by assistants or followers. Stylistic analysis as well as the use of scientific techniques demonstrated that the paintings were consistent with other known works by the artists. What Lies Beneath: Rediscovering Hieronymus Bosch and Albrecht Bouts is the first time the two paintings will be shown to the Kansas City public since the confirmation of their attributions.
NEW YORK – The mystique and beauty of Asian decorative arts are readily apparent in a Jasper52 online auction that will take place Saturday, June 17. The 65-lot catalog includes highly collectible Indian statues, expertly executed scroll paintings, ceramics, cloisonné and carvings. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW ORLEANS– A pair of 20th century Italian-style composition Blackamoor torchieres, a mid-19th century French three-piece gilt and patinated bronze and white marble clock set, a large pair of French carved giltwood Corinthian columns, and an oil on canvas painting by Louisiana artist Robert M. Rucker (1932-2000) will all come up for bid June 24th and 25th in New Orleans. Absentee and Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctionees.