Arader presents Currier & Ives views of America Nov. 7  

Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824-1895) after F.F. Palmer, ‘Wooding Upon the Mississippi,’ lithograph with original hand color, New York: Currier & Ives, 1863, 21 3/8in x 30in sheet, 35 x 43½in framed. Gale Number: 7326. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000. Arader Galleries image

NEW YORK – Arader Galleries will conduct its largest-ever Currier & Ives sale, an online-only event exclusively composed of the gallery’s renowned collection. The sale will be a timed auction that will conclude on Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. Eastern time. Bid absentee or live online exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.

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Lyon & Turnbull Nov. 2-3 auction hails British design icons Knox, Mackintosh  

Archibald Knox (1864-1933) for Liberty & Co., rare extra-size Tudric pewter clock, 25cm high. Estimate $26,000-$39,000

EDINBURGH, Scotland – Lyon & Turnbull’s highly anticipated Decorative Arts: Design Since 1860 auction on November 2-3 includes important works by both Archibald Knox (1864-1933) and Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928). It is a live online auction with absentee and Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.

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Early San Francisco scenes offered by PBA Galleries Nov. 5

‘The Exposition City: San Francisco,’ 1912, containing a lithographed bird’s-eye view of the city, 28 x 42½in. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500. PBA Galleries image

BERKELEY, Calif. – PBA Galleries will present an auction of Americana – Travel & Exploration, Space – World History – Cartography on Nov. 5. The catalog features over 400 lots composed of a broad array of material relating to the history, culture, progress and peoples of the Americas and the world beyond, with particular reference to California and the western portion of the United States. Included are printed books, manuscripts, photographs, maps and atlases, propaganda posters and ephemera. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers. Continue reading

Houston exhibition to mark 50th anniversary of Rothko Chapel

David Novros, Untitled, 1973-75, Oil on canvas. Left wall: 120 × 188 in. (304.8 × 477.5 cm); Center wall: 120 × 216 in. (304.8 × 548.6 cm); Right wall: 120 × 177 3/4 in. (304.8 × 451.5 cm). Photographer: Hickey-Robertson, Houston. The Menil Collection, Houston, Partial gift of David Novros with funds provided by the Pinewood Foundation, 1989-01 DJ

HOUSTON – The Moody Center for the Arts’ spring program will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Rothko Chapel by presenting a unique group exhibition and original programs in recognition of this important milestone in the history of Houston and the arts at Rice. The season will honor the legacy of John and Dominique de Menil by highlighting the influence the Rothko Chapel has had on both artists and the public since opening in 1971, with special acknowledgement of the exhibition Marden, Novros, Rothko: Painting in the Age of Actuality mounted at Rice University in 1975.
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