High seas adventure sailing to Americana Auctions July 21

Large 19th century oil on canvas of a clipper ship, attributed to Charles Waldron (British, 1836-1891), ‘Pharos,’ nameplate. Americana Auctions image

REHOBOTH, Mass. – Americana Auctions will be hosting a live and online auction in on Sunday, July 21, at 11 a.m. Eastern time featuring fine nautical items and the partial contents of a Boston brownstone estate. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

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Linda McCartney exhibition makes UK debut at Kelvingrove Art Gallery

 The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is the first venue in the UK to host the Linda McCartney retrospective. McCartney's photograph of the Beatles crossing Abbey Road in London can be seen in the background. Image provided by the gallery.
The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is the first venue in the UK to host the Linda McCartney Retrospective. A Linda McCartney photograph of the Beatles crossing Abbey Road in London can be seen in the background. Image provided by the gallery.

GLASGOW, Scotland – A major retrospective of photography by Linda McCartney has opened in the UK for the first time at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. It will run from July 5, 2019 until January 12, 2020.

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MAD to stage retrospective of fashion designer Anna Sui

Opening shot from Spring 2012. Photograph by Thomas Lau. Courtesy of Anna Sui

NEW YORK – The Museum of Arts and Design will present a major retrospective of the iconic American fashion designer Anna Sui from Sept. 12 through Feb. 23. Opening during New York Fashion Week, the exhibition features 75 looks from the designer’s archive – from the groundbreaking inaugural fashion show of 1991 to her Spring 2019 collection – and illuminates Sui’s creative process and influences that contribute to her signature aesthetic sensibility.
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Fine jewelry, watches, coins comprise Gray’s July 24 auction

Stunning 14K white gold and diamond ring set with one ring having a marquise-cut diamond weighing 1.02 carats, VS2 clarity and G color, set with two tapered baguette cut diamonds. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000. Gray’s Auctioneers & Appraisers image

CLEVELAND – An auction consisting of more than 200 lots of mostly fine jewelry and coins is slated for Wednesday, July 24, by Gray’s Auctioneers. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

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Waverly Rare Books to auction modern prints and posters July 18

Lithographed poster in colors, signed in the plate by Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860-1939), titled ‘Zdenka Cerny’ (1913), Impression V. by Neubert in Praha (Prague). Estimate: $1,500-$2,500. Waverly Rare Books image

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Waverly Rare Books, a division of Quinn’s Auction Galleries, will host a Thursday, July 18, sale featuring modern and contemporary prints and posters from the 19th century to the present day. Artists represented include Pablo Picasso, Frances Gearhart, Walter Henry Williams, Mary Bauermeister, Leroy Neiman, Werner Drewes and Kathleen Spagnolo. The 261-lot auction will be held at Quinn’s Falls Church gallery, with absentee and Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.

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