NEW YORK – On Monday, March 2, Guernsey’s will auction four gold casts of Nelson Mandela’s hands—the only such sculptural works in existence. The auction and preview will be held at the prestigious Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on March 2 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.
PHILADELPHIA – Freeman’s conducted its highly successful European Art & Old Masters auction – the first sale at its new Center City Philadelphia flagship gallery – on Feb. 18. With a sell-through rate of 98%, the sale achieved over $2.3 million, more than $1 million above its presale estimate. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.Continue reading
TIMONIUM, Md. – If finding the perfect pen is your passion, Over & Above Online Auction has the “write” auction for you. Over & Above Online is having its first auction of 2020, and this time it is Pens, Pencils, Inkwells and Desk Accessories on Saturday, March 7, at 1 p.m. Eastern time. This auction features everything for the well-appointed desk: fountain pens, desk sets, inkwells, blotters, bookends, mechanical pencils, pen holders and more. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
ROME (AP) – Archaeologists excavating the Roman Forum have discovered an underground shrine dedicated to Romulus, the founder of the ancient city.
DENVER – “Natural Forces: Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington,” featuring 60 artworks, will reveal connections between artistic themes and techniques used by the two acclaimed American artists. The exhibition will be presented at the Denver Art Museum from March 15 to June 7.
LONDON – Today, the Bank of England launched the new £20 note entering circulation at Tate Britain, the home of JMW Turner. Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, joined Alex Farquharson, Director of Tate Britain, to celebrate Turner in front of the artist’s renowned self-portrait which is featured on the new note. The Bank of England has gifted one of the first notes to be printed to Tate with the date of the portrait included in the serial number. The note is now on display alongside Turner’s self-portrait.
SALEM, Mass. – From the moment the first cry of “Gold!” was heard at Sutter’s Mill in 1848, thousands of people made the journey west to find their fortune. Daguerreotypists, practitioners of one of the earliest forms of photography, also made their way west to capitalize on the ready market of potential customers. Their images reveal a nation on the cusp of economic, social and environmental change. Organized by the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and curated by Jane Aspinwall, “Gold Rush: Daguerreotypes of Early California” will be on view at the Peabody Essex Museum from April 4 through July 12.
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