OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery hosted their most successful October sale in the company’s history with $1,025,000 in total sales, up 10 percent from 2018. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
LONDON – Andy Warhol (1928–87) was one of the most recognizable artists of the late 20th century, yet his life and work continue to fascinate and be interpreted anew. A shy, gay man from a religious, immigrant, low-income household, he forged his own distinct path to emerge as the epitome of the pop art movement. Launching next spring, this major new exhibition at Tate Modern – the first at the gallery for almost 20 years – offers visitors a rare personal insight into how Warhol and his work marked a period of cultural transformation. Drawing upon recent scholarship, it will provide a new lens through which to view this American icon.
PARIS (AP) – An old painting found in the kitchen of an elderly French woman, who considered it an icon of little importance, has made her a multimillionaire.
LOS ANGELES – Julien’s Auctions will honor one of the most celebrated and beloved pop culture icons with their Property From the Collection of Olivia Newton-John event on Saturday, Nov. 2. Over 200 of the most iconic film and television costumes, ensembles, gowns, personal items and accessories owned and used by the four-time Grammy award-winning singer and Hollywood film star will take the auction stage headlining Julien’s Auctions’ Legendary Women of Hollywood extravaganza taking place Friday, Nov. 1, and Saturday, Nov. 2. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Vibrant paintings and imaginative forms by the most celebrated artists and designers of the 20th century are waiting in the wings for Palm Beach Modern Auctions’ November 9 Modern Art & Design sale. The live gallery auction will be presented in three consecutive sessions: Important Art & Design, followed by Important Prints, and finally a Modern Art & Design session with attractive price points. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
VINELAND, N.J. – Last March, Bertoia’s was honored to auction Part I of the diverse and ultra-high-quality Sam Downey Jr. estate collection. The second and final installation of the multigenerational Downey collection is the headliner of Bertoia’s Nov. 14-16 auction and will be the exclusive offering on day three. Toys and banks from other premier collections will be sold on days one and two. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
DENVER, Pa. –Morphy Auctions has sold the Dutch flintlock musket that fired the first shot at the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill for $492,000. Arguably the most significant, positively identified Revolutionary War long arm in existence, the .79-caliber gun was originally the property of Private John Simpson (1748-1825) of Deerfield, New Hampshire, and had remained in his family by direct descent for the past 244 years.
NEW YORK – A macabre collection that will scare bidders silly with the frightful delights is offered in an online auction being conducted by Jasper52 on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Items range from a sideshow gaff to fearsome antique medical devices. Bid absentee or live online exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.
DALLAS – A Louis XV-style mahogany bureau could earn top-lot honors in Heritage Auctions’ diverse Fine Silver & Decorative Arts Auction on Thursday, Nov. 7. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
WESTPORT, Conn. – A scarce first pressing of the 1963 album With the Beatles, signed by all four members of the group, a two-page letter written around 1895 by French artist Paul Gauguin, an Apollo 11 color photo signed by all three astronauts on the lunar mission and a Walt Disney-signed animation cel depicting Mickey Mouse as a gaucho will all come up for bid on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.