ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Museums. Each is full of relics from the past that highlight a morsel of history.
Entering a museum can send one into visual overload.
As visitors, we often tend to concentrate on what is put in front of us, thus passing by many other items of interest.
In less than 20 years, the permanent collection of the National Hispanic Cultural Center has steadily grown – all without a big acquisitions budget.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – His head bent down, chin resting on one hand, a furrowed brow and pressed lips: The Thinker, one of the most famous sculptures of all time, has found a new home at the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
The bronze sculpture, on loan for a year from the Rodin Museum in Paris, is one of the original castings made by Auguste Rodin, sometime between 1881 and 1882.
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. – The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami will host two exhibitions showcasing women artists ― late artist Alice Rahon’s “Poetic Invocations,” and artist Cecilia Vicuña’s “Cecilia Vicuña: About to Happen” ― during Miami Art Week in December. Both exhibitions will open on Tuesday, Nov. 26, and will remain on view through Sunday, March 29, 2020.
RENSSELAER, N.Y. – Ten black and white images by American photographer Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) in the form of glass magic lantern slides are featured in a Nov. 8 auction that will be conducted by Two Feathers Antiques & Auction Services / Schillaci & Shultis. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
YORK, Pa. – Hake’s Auctions’ final auction of 2019 is also its largest offering of the year, boosted in no small measure by an out-of-this-world selection of rare and highly prized Star Wars items. The top-tier lineup showcases nearly 400 lots of Kenner prototypes and test shots; newly unearthed early production pieces, foreign and rare variants; multi-packs, store displays, and the piece de resistance: a Boba Fett J-slot rocket-firing prototype. The fully illustrated catalogs can be viewed on LiveAuctioneers.
THOMASTON, Maine – A monumental 19th century carved oak ship’s figurehead depicting Benjamin Franklin will preside over Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ fall three-day auction on Nov. 8, 9 and 10. Originally salvaged from the sidewheeler SS Franklin that was wrecked off of Long Island, New York in 1854, auctiongoers will have the opportunity to view and bid on this rare portrayal of this beloved American Founding Father, inventor and philosopher. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Although Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) is considered the father of modern sculpture, he was rejected by L’École des Beaux Arts, a prestigious school promoting traditional fine arts. So he spent years crafting architectural embellishments and objets d’art at commercial studios instead. There, in addition to developing masterful modeling skills and efficient production methods, he was freed from prevailing French art rigidity.
LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – On Friday, Nov. 8, and Saturday, Nov. 9, Rago Auctions will host its semiannual auctions of Post War + Contemporary Art and American + European Art, to include a substantial selection of works from the estate of art dealer Allan Stone. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
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BIRMINGHAM, UK – Fellows Auctioneers is offering free shipping to all LiveAuctioneers customers from November 1 through the end of the year. Fellows has taken this opportunity to thank their loyal customers and welcome new ones with no postage fees for the rest of the year across their Watch, Jewelry and Designer sales.
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BERKELEY, Calif. – On Thursday, Nov. 7, PBA Galleries will offer an auction of Art & Illustration – Fine Books. The auction will feature over 425 lots featuring original art, prints from old masters to the Bauhaus, rock posters and the art of the underground—with collectible children’s books including Bertuch’s Bilderbuch fur Kinder series, several signed works by Edward Gorey, an Oz library and more. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.