Andy Warhol, Winslow Homer loom large in Rago auction May 5

Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), ‘Bald Eagle from Endangered Species Portfolio,’ 1983,
screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board (framed), signed and numbered 70/150,
37½ in. x 37½ in. Estimate: $50,000-$80,000. Rago Arts and Auction Center image

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Rago will hold an auction of 19th/20th century American and European art and postwar/contemporary art on Saturday, May 5. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.Continue reading

Western classic ‘Shane’ a first at PBA Galleries auction May 3

First printing in a rare proof dust jacket of the Western classic ‘Shane’ by Jack Schaefer. PBA Galleries image

SAN FRANCISCO – On Thursday, May 3, PBA Galleries will offer Jack Schaefer’s Western classic Shane, the first edition, in a rare variant proof of the dust jacket. Also in the auction, will be over 500 lots of important and interesting literature from the 17th to 21st centuries, from early poetry, plays and picaresque novels to Avant Garde and counterculture writings of modern times. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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