NEW ORLEANS – An important single-owner collection of rare, historical maps – many of them hundreds of years old and colorful, beautiful renderings of the world, the United States and portions of the United States – will be sold in a two-part online-only auction by Crescent City Auction Gallery. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Cuban artist Luis Miguel Valdés is featured in a Jasper52 online auction that will take place on Tuesday, June 18. Born in 1949, Valdés resides and works between Havana, Mexico and Miami. Several prints by José Luis Cuevas (Mexico, 1934-2017) comprise the balance of the 69-lot auction. Bid absentee or live online exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.
WESTPORT, Conn. – A letter written and signed by the legendary kung fu master Bruce Lee, a bank interest note twice signed by the notorious gangster Al Capone, and a letter typed and signed by Albert Einstein regarding the development and use of the hydrogen bomb are a few of the featured lots in University Archives’ online auction slated for Wednesday, June 26. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — This Saturday, June 15, there will be an exciting convergence of events as The Dalí Museum opens three distinct special exhibitions. One showcases Salvador Dalí’s legendary Masterworks in augmented reality; one features paintings and first-edition prints by renowned Spanish artist Francisco Goya; and one exhibits rarely seen Dalí bronzes and large-scale outdoor sculptures. This first-ever trio of simultaneous exhibit openings underscores the Museum’s commitment to providing unique cultural inspiration for the local community and the world at large.
NEW YORK (AP) – The wife of the artist Peter Max has died in a suspected suicide amid a family fight over her husband’s work and allegations that he was being exploited.