Palm Beach Modern Auctions presents superb Modern Art & Design, Nov. 24

Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983), Personnage Au Nez Rouge, painted and glazed assembled ceramic, 17.5in. x 13in. Listed in artist’s catalogue raisonne. Provenance (partial): Galerie Maeght, Paris; Pierre Matisse Gallery, Mr. & Mrs. Morton Neumann, Chicago; et al. Est. $300,000-$500,000

PALM BEACH, Fla. – Two days after America celebrates Thanksgiving in traditional style, Palm Beach Modern Auctions (PBMA) will add to the holiday spirit with its own bounteous feast of modern and contemporary art at a Saturday, November 24 auction. In addition to offering guests rare and impeccably documented works by the most sought-after names in design, co-owners Rico Baca and Wade Terwilliger will host a catered, fall-themed buffet lunch. “No leftover turkey — we promise!” Baca said. There will also be complimentary valet parking, snacks and drinks throughout the day, and chair massages starting at 4 p.m. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Trove of war posters discovered in library basement

U.S. Office of War Information ‘Someone Talked’ World War II poster. Milestone Auctions

ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) – One poster in a recently discovered trove vilifies the Nazis with a sword through a Bible and the words “This Is the Enemy.” Some encouraged self-sacrifice by promoting recycling, planting gardens and buying potatoes. Still others warned that loose lips can literally sink ships and get American soldiers killed.

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Greek authorities say lost ancient city of Tenea is located

The famous artifact from the area is a circa 560–550 B.C. statue, ‘Kouros of Tenea,’ found in 1846. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

ATHENS (AP) – Greece’s culture ministry said Tuesday that archaeologists have located the first tangible remains of a lost city that the ancient Greeks believed was first settled by Trojan captives of war after the sack of Troy.

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Banksy’s ‘Slave Labour’ purchased at auction by artist Ron English for $730K

Banksy, Slave Labour (Bunting Boy), auctioned on Nov. 14, 2018 at Julien’s, Los Angeles. Sold for $730,000. The buyer was artist Ron English.

LOS ANGELES – Julien’s Auctions held its fall Street & Contemporary Art Auction last night, November 14, 2018, live at the Standard Oil Building in Beverly Hills. AN energized audience of collectors and bidders took part live on the floor, online via LiveAuctioneers and on the phone. One of the most high-profile entries – Slave Labour (Bunting Boy) – created by one of the most talked-about street artists in the world, Banksy, sold for an astounding $730,000. The buyer was American contemporary artist Ron English.

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Top 20th-century photographers lead gravure auction Nov. 21

Man Ray, ‘Glass Tears.’ Estimate: $2,000-$2,400. Jasper52 image

NEW YORK – Fifty famous images produced by the most significant names in photography are offered in a Jasper52 auction dubbed Vintage Gravures: The Premium Sale, which will take place online Wednesday, Nov. 21. Photogravure is an intaglio printmaking process used for rich, high-quality photo reproduction. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

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