Stunning jadeite incense burner to star at Oakridge Sept 18-20 auction

Chinese jadeite lidded tripod censer with wooden stand, est. $80,000-$100,000
Chinese jadeite lidded tripod censer with wooden stand, est. $80,000-$100,000

ASHBURN, Va. – Oakridge Auction Gallery is excited to announce a Fine Asian Art & Antiques sale packed with impressive lots of Asian art from throughout history. Scheduled for September 18-20, this auction will feature more than 600 lots separated into three sessions: Session 1 – Ceramics and Works of Art beginning at 9 am Eastern time on September 18; Session 2 – Paintings and Calligraphy, beginning at 10 am Eastern time on September 19; and Session 3 – Snuff Bottles, beginning at 10 am Eastern time on September 20. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Joan Mitchell retrospective on view till January in San Francisco

Joan Mitchell, ‘No Rain,’ 1976; collection The Museum of Modern Art, New York, gift of the Estate of Joan Mitchell; © Estate of Joan Mitchell
Joan Mitchell, ‘No Rain,’ 1976; collection The Museum of Modern Art, New York, gift of the Estate of Joan Mitchell; © Estate of Joan Mitchell
Joan Mitchell, ‘No Rain,’ 1976; collection The Museum of Modern Art, New York, gift of the Estate of Joan Mitchell; © Estate of Joan Mitchell

SAN FRANCISCO — Joan Mitchell has long been hailed as a formidable creative force — a painter who attained critical acclaim and success in the male-dominated art circles of 1950s New York. She then spent nearly four decades in France creating distinctive, vibrant abstract paintings that draw on landscape, memory, poetry and music. With its world premiere at SFMOMA from September 4 through January 17, 2022, the eponymous exhibit Joan Mitchell is a comprehensive retrospective featuring approximately 80 distinguished works. In addition to rarely seen early paintings that established the artist’s career, the exhibition includes colorful large-scale multi-panel masterpieces from her later years.

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Obama portraits now on view in Brooklyn, with three more stops planned

Left: Kehinde Wiley, 'Barack Obama,'  a 2018 oil on canvas from the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, © 2018 Kehinde Wiley | Right: Amy Sherald, detail of 'Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama' a 2018 oil on linen from the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. The National Portrait Gallery is grateful to the generous donors who made these commissions possible and proudly recognizes them at npg.si.edu/obamaportraitstour. Support for the national tour has been generously provided by Bank of America.
Left: Kehinde Wiley, ‘Barack Obama,’  a 2018 oil-on-canvas from the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, © 2018 Kehinde Wiley | Right: Amy Sherald, detail of ‘Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama’ a 2018 oil-on-linen from the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

WASHINGTON – From the moment of their unveiling at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in February 2018, the museum’s official portraits of President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have become iconic. Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of President Obama and Amy Sherald’s portrait of the former First Lady have inspired unprecedented responses from the public.

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