NEW YORK – Antique clocks, bronze figures, ceramics and silver are just a few of the treasures offered in a Jasper52 Exquisite Decorative Arts Auction on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Bid absentee or live online exclusively through LiveAuctioneers. Continue reading
Art Deco, pietra dura highlighted at Carstens auction Aug. 13
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Carstens Galleries will present a varied selection of contemporary paintings, impressive jadeite sculptures, Art Deco pieces and excellent panels in the Florentine art of pietra dura in their Aug. 13 auction. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers. Continue reading
Jerry Garcia artwork, music to aid in pandemic relief
LOS ANGELES (PRNewswire) – Jerry Garcia, guitarist and cofounder of the Grateful Dead, referred to himself as “an artist who played music.”
Today, his visual art maintains a following of its own. As part of a COVID-19 relief project, the Jerry Garcia Foundation presents the artist’s California Mission, a watercolor painting, available as a limited edition giclée on the Charity Buzz website.
Oakwood to sell fine art from around the globe Aug. 15-16
STOUFFVILLE, Ontario – Oakwood Auctions is holding a “hot” auction this summer. The two-day Premium Fine Art, Sculptures & Carvings Auction runs on August 15 to 16 beginning at 11 a.m. EST. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.Continue reading
Dragonfly motif prevalent in antiques, art
NEW YORK – Dragonflies have long been a popular symbol in art and literature signifying power, victory and change. Japanese art in particular is rife with dragonflies and is a national symbol. Also a popular motif in Art Nouveau art, dragonflies have graced any manner of antiques and artwork from paintings, furniture and silver to vases, jade carvings and lamps.