WASHINGTON – The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) announces its first off-site exhibition to take place while its historic building is temporarily closed to the public for a major renovation. On view at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center from January 29, 2022 through May 22, 2022, Positive Fragmentation: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation includes more than 150 works by 21 contemporary artists who use fragmentation both stylistically and conceptually.
Circa-1850s princess feather quilt, est. $1,200-$1,500
NEW YORK – On Thursday, January 20, starting at 6 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will conduct a sale of Americana, Folk Art and Outsider Art. It features more than 600 lots, curated with care, as always, by Clifford Wallach, a noted expert on tramp art, folk art and Americana. Selections include a pair of circa-1770 Dutch delft tobacco jars; an 18th-century New Hampshire School Chippendale cherrywood chest; a pair of mid-18th-century English brass candlesticks; a range of quilts, led by a circa-1850s princess feather quilt with a swag border; paintings and engravings; trade signs; daguerreotypes; an early 16th century alms dish, its bowl decorated with the image of an angel; folk art wood carvings; antique toys, many by Hubley; a Black Forest bear carving that functions as a whip holder; a circa-1900 tramp art box decorated with doves, hearts and horseshoes; needlework samplers, including an 1826 example from Philadelphia; alabaster stone fruits; an articulated felt rabbit doll; and an Art Nouveau Bohemian glass bowl decorated with cobalt and silver overlay. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Constantin Kluge, ‘River Scene,’ est. $1,500-$2,500. It is one of several paintings from the Edwin L. Cox collection that will appear in Hindman’s January 13-14 Chicago Collections sale.
CHICAGO – Hindman Auctions is pleased to offer property from the estate of Edwin L. Cox of Dallas, a renowned philanthropist and businessman, across several sales in the first quarter of 2022. Not only was Cox a prominent figure in Texas civic life and a distinguished entrepreneur in the American energy industry, he also was a fervent benefactor of major cultural institutions who built an extraordinary collection of French impressionist masterpieces as well as decorative arts.
Limited edition Gucci teddy bear, est. $500-$1,500
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – On Sunday, January 30, starting at 3 pm Eastern time, SJ Auctioneers will hold an eclectic sale titled Silverware, Jewelry, Designer Scarves and Toys. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
