SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present the Joel Harris Collection of Oziana & Children’s Books on Saturday, Sept. 26. The sale offers over 190 lots of first edition and vintage books, featuring a captivating and broad selection of Oz books. These include The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Land of Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, Glinda of Oz, Scarecrow of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz and others. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
PHILADELPHIA – Considered lost for many years, Jackson Pollock’s Pennsylvania Landscape returns to the art market on Oct. 5, when Freeman’s will hold its single-owner auction of the Collection of Dr. Henry & Mrs. Fannie Levine. This special sale honors the legacy of these prominent Philadelphia collectors. It is also a rare opportunity for discerning buyers seeking blue-chip material offered for the first time in decades. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
MUNICH, Germany – This September, Hermann Historica is offering an extra highlight that takes Munich’s autumn of art to a new level. Under the heading “From castles and palaces – selected art and handcrafts from antiquity to the 20th century,” approximately 250 lots continuing this theme are to come under the hammer in a special auction. In cooperation with the local art dealership Ehrl Fine Art & Antiques, these exquisite objects will be presented in an appropriate setting against the majestic backdrop of Castle Greding in an auction starting at 4 p.m. local time. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
DALLAS – Frank Frazetta’s The Princess of Mars, one of the most identifiable and influential pieces of the artists’ career, sold Thursday for $1.2 million. It was a remarkable and thrilling kick-off to Heritage Auctions’ four-day Comics & Comic Art event, which ran Sept. 10-13. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.
The first session alone realized $3.9million – in the span of an hour.