Have you seen this Picasso print? If so, DeLind Fine Art Appraisals in Milwaukee would appreciate hearing from you. The artwork was stolen from the gallery in broad daylight. Image: DeLind Fine Art Appraisals Ltd.
MILWAUKEE (AP) – An original Pablo Picasso print worth up to an estimated $50,000 has been reported stolen from a downtown Milwaukee art gallery.
Steve Jobs signed this newspaper article that appeared in the June 10, 2008, edition of the Palo Alto Daily Post, which covered Apple’s Annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. PSA/DNA image
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – When it comes to collecting autographs, it’s never easy finding documents previously signed by the dearly departed. Unless, of course, you have enough disposable income and can pay top dollar when these rarities come up for auction. Or, better yet, you were astute enough to land their scrawls before they exited this world. Such is the case for autograph collectors chasing the scarce signature of late Apple Computer co-founder and iPhone visionary Steve Jobs, who died in 2011 following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 56 years old.
Claire Mahl (American, 1912-1988), ‘Dancer Resting,’ color lithograph, signed and titled, stamped New York City WPA Art Project, framed, 14 in. x 13.5 in. (sight). Estimate: $300-$500. Cowan’s Auctions image
CINCINNATI – Cowan’s will offer an extensive collection of WPA-era prints featuring the works of important artists of the period on Friday, March 2. Artists whose work will be sold include Dox Thrash, Raymond Steth, Minetta Good, Don Freeman, Jack Markow, Claire Mahl and Reginald Marsh. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
An Ercole Barovier Vaso Mosaico made with clear glass murrines edged with cobalt, amethyst and emerald fetched $200,000 at Wright in May 2014. The circa 1924-1925 piece measures 12 ¼ in. x 10 ½ in. and is signed on the underside, E Barovier Murano. Photo courtesy of Wright and LiveAuctioneers
NEW YORK — Murano glass, crafted with Old World traditions by generations of artisans in Murano, Italy, is highly coveted among art glass collectors. While commonly thought of as one island, Murano is actually a grouping of seven small islands connected to Venice by bridges. Glassmakers here pioneered and perfecting such techniques as enameling glass, multicolored glass (millefiore), aventurine (glass embedded with threads of gold), milk glass (lattimo), bubbly glass (bollicine) and much more.
Bruce Wood calls an auction from the podium during a live video/audio webcast. No bidders are in the room – they are online all over the world. Woodshed Art Auctions image
FRANKLIN, Mass. – When James and Angelina Wood opened the Woodshed Gallery in their sleepy suburban town 50 ago, they couldn’t have foreseen the many changes in basic American life that would ultimately transform their picture framing studio and makeshift art gallery in a four-car garage into the Internet-based fine art business it is today.
Pastel on paper under glass artwork by Mary Silverwood (New Mexico, 1932-2011), titled ‘Cottonwoods.’ Estimate: $300-$500. John Moran Auctioneers images
MONROVIA, Calif. – John Moran Auctioneers will conduct an auction to benefit the Foundation for Appraisal Education on Monday, March 12, at noon Pacific time. All sales will benefit the Foundation’s efforts to fund scholarships and educational events dedicated to personal property appraising. Items to be auctioned include paintings, silver, jewelry and glass. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
A US postage stamp honoring Fred Rogers, shown here in his TV role as Mister Rogers, together with King Friday XIII, will be released on March 23, 2018. USPS image
NEW YORK (AP) _ It’s been 50 years since Fred Rogers first appeared on TV screens, a gentle and avuncular man who warbled “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” as he changed into a cardigan and sneakers.
Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907-1954) painting titled ‘Autorretrato con Collar de Espinas y Colibri’ (‘Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Humming-bird’) from the Nickolas Muray Collection, Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. Fair use of low-resolution copyrighted image.
MEXICO CITY (AP) – With her unibrow, braided updo, colorful clothing and mustache, the late Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has become an idiosyncratic cult figure in the United States.
Terracotta soldier with horse, unrelated to statues that were displayed at the Franklin Institute. Public domain image
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Federal authorities say a Delaware man snapped a selfie before stealing part of a $4.5 million statue at a Philadelphia museum.