CRANSTON, R.I. – An 18th century Chinese Qing Dynasty bronze tripod censer soared to $30,000 at a Fine Art & Antiques Auction held Aug. 17 by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers. The sale featured 380 lots, pulled from prominent estates. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
MADRID – Few inventions had such a significant impact on modern society as photography did. Its appearance radically changed how artists, particularly the Impressionist painters, looked at the world and depicted reality. The exhibition on view at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza this autumn examines the repercussions the invention of photography had on the development of the visual arts in the second half of the 19th century and offers a critical reflection on the affinities and mutual influences between painting and photography, including the debate it sparked among critics and artists.
NEW ORLEANS – An oil on board painting by Arkansas artist Donald Roller Wilson, an early 20th century Tiffany Studios Art Nouveau leaded glass table lamp, a circa 1900 patinated bronze by Frederic Remington, and a 19th century Patek Philippe gold pocket watch are just part of Crescent City Auction Gallery’s Sept. 14-15 auction. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
ATLANTA – At the start of each month, ACN columnist Ken Hall gathers top auction highlights from around the United States and beyond. Here’s what made headlines since last month’s Gallery Report (prices include the buyer’s premium):
Pewabic pottery vase, $37,200, DuMouchelle’s
A 17-inch-tall flowing matte green glaze hand-thrown Thistle vase on a Pewabic white clay body sold for $37,200 at an auction held July 19-21 by DuMouchelle’s in Detroit, Mich. Also, an 11-inch-tall Pewabic luster pottery vase finished at $4,650; an unusual, 5-inch-tall Crater “Lava” glaze vase changed hands for $2,108; a 4-inch copper luster glaze vase with teal and lavender tones brought $2,356; and an 8½-inch diameter copper glaze bowl thrown by Buck Stratton made $2,232.