ALAMEDA, Calif. – Michaan’s Auctions is partnering with San Francisco’s The de Young Museum in the sale of more than 200 vintage hats, recently deaccessioned from the museum’s Caroline and H. McCoy Jones Department of Textile Arts. These historical pieces, each meticulously conserved and cataloged by The de Young curators, will be offered at Michaan’s on Saturday, Oct. 13. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
PARIS (AP) – A Paris appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling ordering an American couple to return a Camille Pissarro painting to the descendants of a Jewish family that owned the art work before it was seized during World War II.Continue reading
NEW YORK – Although the mane of fiery red hair that gave him his nickname as a young man has gone white over his 81 years, Red Grooms is as much a provocateur and firecracker today as he has ever been. He has spent his career distilling pop culture into his art, incorporating sports, political figures and other aspects of daily life – always with his customary dash of humor and whimsy. In nearly five decades of creating art, Grooms has effortlessly mastered a variety of artistic disciplines, from painting and sculpture to printmaking, filmmaking and theater design. He even did a stint as a performance artist in the late 1950s, mounting innovative art “happenings.”
CLEVELAND – A collection of fine art by prominent African-American artists will be a featured in Gray’s Auctioneers’ Fine Art, Furniture, Jewelry & Decorative Art Auction on Wednesday, Oct. 10, starting at 11 a.m. Eastern time. Asian artworks and decorative pieces will also be offered. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.