LONDON (AP) – Christian Marclay’s “The Clock” is both the ultimate feature film and an artwork you can set your watch by.
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LIMA, Peru (AP) – Peru is celebrating the return of an ancient funeral mask made of gold following a two-decade legal battle to repatriate the smuggled antiquity from Germany.
HATFIELD, Pa. – As the temperature was rising under the August sun, so were the prices at Alderfer Auction, especially for 20th-century fine art and antique clocks. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
ATLANTA – At the start of each month, ACN columnist Ken Hall gathers top auction highlights from around the United States and beyond. Here’s what made headlines since last month’s Gallery Report (prices include the buyer’s premium unless stated otherwise):
Grandma Moses painting, $100,000, I.M. Chait Gallery
An oil on Masonite painting by Anna Mary Robertson (American, 1860-1961), aka Grandma Moses, titled Halloween, sold for $100,000 at an International Fine Arts Auction held May 20 by I.M. Chait Gallery & Auctioneers in Beverly Hills, California. Also, an Egyptian 19th Dynasty serpentine ushabti went for $36,600; an oil painting by Vietnamese-French artist Le Pho (1907-2001) brought $56,250; and an oil on panel work by Paul Seignac (French, 1826-1904), Christmas Morning, made $20,000.
VINELAND, N.J. – Antique toy collectors know that every Bertoia auction is planned with quality, rarity and authenticity as its foundation, whether it’s a premium-level Signature Sale or a boutique-style online-only Bertoia Basics event. Bertoia’s sales often bring together outstanding, handpicked consignments from multiple collections, creating buying opportunities across many subcategories. But every so often, the family-owned New Jersey auction house is privileged to offer the toy community the crème de la crème of only a few esteemed collections in one big day of buying and selling. That will be the case on September 22, when Bertoia’s presents a Fall Signature Sale showcasing Benjamin Michel’s Marklin trains and stations, Douglas Jackman’s still banks, and Frank Mohr’s Martin and early American clockwork toys, and automata. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
LOS ANGELES – Abell Auction Co., Los Angeles’ original and 102-year-old auction house, will conduct a fine art, antiques, 20th-century design and classic vehicle auction on Sunday, Sept. 16. The sale features exclusive property and appointments from prominent Southern California estates. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK (AP) – More than 30 dresses and accessories worn on stage by Aretha Franklin will be auctioned on November 10, 2018 at The Hard Rock Cafe in New York City.
GLEN COVE, N.Y. – On Tuesday, Sept. 25, Roland Auctions will sell 15 fine works of contemporary and modern art from the collection of Dr. Richard and Odile Stern. Works by Jean-Claude and Christo, Larry Rivers and John Kacere lead the sale, which will begin at noon Eastern Time. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A federal report shows the number of Native American cultural items listed for bidding at five Paris auction houses declined after an uproar two years ago led to the halted sale of an Acoma Pueblo ceremonial shield — a piece tribal leaders say was illegally taken from their village in New Mexico.
LONDON – JCDecaux invited Zaha Hadid Design to redefine the design language of billboards by creating a unique communications channel that integrates contemporary design and digital media. The result is The Kensington, a hybrid that encases innovative digital-screen technology within a double-ribbon of matte stainless steel. The innovative artwork/billboard is located on West Cromwell Road in London.