NEW YORK (AP) – The American Museum of Natural History announced big plans Wednesday for its 150th anniversary, including exhibits, an anniversary website and a new space show in the planetarium.
Natural history museum to mark 150th anniversary
David Hockney landscapes adorn Van Gogh Museum
AMSTERDAM (AP) – A new exhibition at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum highlights the influences of the tormented Dutch master on the later landscape works of one of the world’s greatest living artists, David Hockney.
2 Shoeless Joe Jackson baseball cards top $1M at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS – The sports memorabilia hobby’s most anticipated evening lived up to its hype on Feb. 23-24 as Heritage Auctions averaged well over $10,000 per item in its 864-lot Platinum Night auction, including a dozen six-figure results. Rare baseball cards and “The Lou Gehrig Collection” dominated the top-dollar finishers.
Alderfer Auction expands Transition Team assisting those who relocate
HATFIELD, Pa. – Alderfer Auction has announced the expansion of its Transition Team during a time of rapid growth and customer need. Their team of eight can play a vital role in developing a transition plan and timeline for those who are moving to a new residence, while utilizing its strengths in problem-solving, organizational skills and compassion.
Artemis Gallery sets new house record with $1.4M+ auction
BOULDER, Colo. – Antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art of exceptional quality continue to put Artemis Gallery on the international map as a discerning and trustworthy source for buyers. That message was driven home most recently on Feb. 21 as the suburban Boulder, Colorado, auction house set a new house record exceeding $1.4 million, inclusive of 24.5 percent buyer’s premium and after-sales. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
Cottone Auctions well stocked with Tiffany lamps for March 23 sale
GENESEO, N.Y. – More than 300 lots of fine art, Tiffany lamps, 20th-century design, decorative arts, furniture and Asian objects will come under the gavel at Cottone Auctions’ Winter Fine Art & Antiques Auction slated for Saturday, March 23. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
Gianguan Auctions celebrates Asia Week with major sale March 18
NEW YORK – On Monday, March 18, Gianguan Auctions will celebrate the 18th running of its annual spring sale. As in previous years, the auction is scheduled to offer international collectors taking in events at Asia Week, an independent and trusted source for important and rare Chinese works of art. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
Jasper52 marks Ash Wednesday with religious icons auction March 6
NEW YORK – Arising from all reaches of the European Orthodox world are icons that carry rich histories and intricate religious symbolism. More than 200 objects from this category are being offered in a Jasper52 online auction on Ash Wednesday, March 6. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.
Woodshed Art Auctions to offer Whistler, Bierstadt paintings March 7
FRANKLIN, Mass. – A rare oil on board painting by James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903) titled Peasant Woman and done during Whistler’s time spent in Venice, plus an original landscape work by Albert Bierstadt (American, 1830-1902), will be in Woodshed Art Auctions’ 157-lot fine art auction Thursday, March 7, at 5:30 pm Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
Superheroes spring to life in Hake’s March 13-14 auction of original comic art, comic books
YORK, Pa. – Just as superheroes have leaped off the pages of comic books to take over the motion picture industry, original comic art has confidently moved into the ranks of “legitimate” art. Hake’s has been instrumental in bringing fine comic art to the auction marketplace and will present yet another outstanding selection in its March 13-14 sale.