Childe Hassam, ‘Mrs. Hassam in a Garden,’ est. $2 million-$3 million. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

Childe Hassam canvas could reach $3M at Freeman’s, June 5

/in /by
Childe Hassam, ‘Mrs. Hassam in a Garden,’ est. $2 million-$3 million. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

Childe Hassam, ‘Mrs. Hassam in a Garden,’ est. $2 million-$3 million. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

PHILADELPHIA — On June 5, Freeman’s will offer Childe Hassam’s 1889 painting Mrs. Hassam in a Garden, the largest and most significant canvas from the artist’s Parisian period. The oil is estimated at $2 million-$3 million and comes fresh to market from an important Philadelphia collection. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

Read more

Image credit: Yayoi Kusama, ‘The Obliteration Room’ 2002-present at Tate Modern, 2012. Image (c) Tate photography

Yayoi Kusama’s obliteration room comes to Tate Modern this summer

/in , /by
Image credit: Yayoi Kusama, ‘The Obliteration Room’ 2002-present at Tate Modern, 2012. Image (c) Tate photography

Image credit: Yayoi Kusama, ‘The Obliteration Room,’ 2002-present at Tate Modern, 2012. Image (c) Tate photography

LONDON – This summer, Tate Modern invites visitors of all ages to help transform a blank white apartment into a sea of colorful dots. Yayoi Kusama’s The obliteration room opens on July 23 as part of UNIQLO Tate Play, Tate Modern’s free program of playful art-inspired activities for families. As well as having a chance to cover every available surface of the installation with bright circular stickers, families will also be able to create their own work of art to add to an ever-growing garden in the Turbine Hall. The obliteration room will be on display until August 29.

Read more

Exterior of St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church in the Park Slope neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, taken in February 2013. Sometime between Thursday, May 26 and Saturday, May 28, a $2 million relic was stolen from the church and a statue of an angel was beheaded. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Beyond My Ken. The image is licensed under several Creative Commons agreements, the most recent being Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.

$2M gold relic stolen, angel statue beheaded at Brooklyn church

/in , /by
Exterior of St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church in the Park Slope neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, taken in February 2013. Sometime between Thursday, May 26 and Saturday, May 28, a $2 million relic was stolen from the church and a statue of an angel was beheaded. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Beyond My Ken. The image is licensed under several Creative Commons agreements, the most recent being Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.


Exterior of St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, taken in February 2013. Sometime between Thursday, May 26 and Saturday, May 28, a $2 million relic was stolen from the church and a statue of an angel was beheaded. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Beyond My Ken. The image is licensed under several Creative Commons agreements, the most recent being Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.

NEW YORK (AP) – Police say someone broke into the altar at a New York City church, stole a $2 million gold relic and removed the head from a statue of an angel at some point late last week. The incident happened between 6:30 pm May 26 and 4 pm May 28 at St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church, known as the Notre Dame of Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood.

Read more

Kelmscott Press printing of ‘The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer,’ est. $70,000-$100,000

Kelmscott Press Chaucer an exciting entry to PBA Galleries’ June 2 sale

/in /by
Kelmscott Press printing of ‘The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer,’ est. $70,000-$100,000


Kelmscott Press printing of ‘The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer,’ est. $70,000-$100,000

BERKELEY, Calif. – PBA Galleries announces an auction of Rare Books & Manuscripts to be held Thursday, June 2. The sale comprises a selection of more than 200 lots of rare and significant books, with manuscript material dating from the 14th through 20th centuries. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

Read more

John Banovich, ‘Palindaba,’ est. $7,000-$9,000

Denver museum to benefit from Hindman June 3 wildlife art sale

/in /by
John Banovich, ‘Palindaba,’ est. $7,000-$9,000

John Banovich, ‘Palindaba,’ est. $7,000-$9,000

DENVER – Hindman is honored to be handling the sale of the Wildlife Experience Collection, with proceeds to benefit the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, on Friday, June 3. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

Read more

A Qing dynasty-style jade emerald bangle made $700,000 plus the buyer’s premium in August 2018. Image courtesy of Harvard Auction Inc. and LiveAuctioneers.

Jade jewelry: green is keen, and white is a delight

/in /by
A Qing dynasty-style jade emerald bangle made $700,000 plus the buyer’s premium in August 2018. Image courtesy of Harvard Auction Inc. and LiveAuctioneers.

A Qing dynasty-style jade emerald bangle made $700,000 plus the buyer’s premium in August 2018. Image courtesy of Harvard Auction Inc. and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — Jade is having a bit of a moment, which is a pleasant surprise. Until recently, the gemstone was thought of as too traditional, strictly belonging to Grandmother’s or Auntie’s generation. Today, Instagram is filled with photos of young women flaunting their prized jade jewelry, and desirable pieces are bringing strong prices at auction.

Read more

The Mona Lisa was attacked with cake on May 29 by a protester attempting to draw attention to the effects of climate change. The famous painting is covered by a sheet of glass, ensuring it suffered no damage. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit The Louvre. Per the Wikimedia Foundation, the work is considered to be in the public domain in the United States.

Man in wig throws cake at glass protecting Mona Lisa

/in , /by
The Mona Lisa was attacked with cake on May 29 by a protester attempting to draw attention to the effects of climate change. The famous painting is covered by a sheet of glass, ensuring it suffered no damage. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit The Louvre. Per the Wikimedia Foundation, the work is considered to be in the public domain in the United States.

The Mona Lisa was attacked with cake on May 29 by a protester attempting to draw attention to the effects of climate change. The famous painting is covered by a sheet of glass, ensuring it suffered no damage. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit The Louvre. Per the Wikimedia Foundation, the work is considered to be in the public domain in the United States.

PARIS (AP) – A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum and shouted at people to think of planet Earth. The Paris prosecutor’s office said May 30 that the 36-year-old man was detained following the May 29 incident and sent to a police psychiatric unit. An investigation has been opened into the damage of cultural artifacts.

Read more

Sculptures by Hepworth, Botero top June 5 lineup at 1STBID

/in /by
Barbara Hepworth marble abstract form, est. $90,000-$100,000

Barbara Hepworth marble abstract form, est. $90,000-$100,000

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 1STBID’s next auction will take place Sunday, June 5, starting at 2 pm Eastern time. It will feature more than 222 antique and vintage items ranging from 18th-century paintings to contemporary sculpture and tribal rugs handwoven by Qashqai nomads. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

Read more

Jack Robinson, photographer (American, 1928-1997), ‘Katherine Choy in New Orleans,’ 1952-1955. Photo courtesy Robinson Archive.

NOMA spotlights pioneering Chinese American ceramicist Katherine Choy

/in , /by
Jack Robinson, photographer (American, 1928-1997), ‘Katherine Choy in New Orleans,’ 1952-1955. Photo courtesy Robinson Archive.

Jack Robinson, photographer (American, 1928-1997), ‘Katherine Choy in New Orleans,’ 1952-1955. Photo courtesy Robinson Archive.

NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) presents Katherine Choy: Radical Potter in 1950s New Orleans, which opened on May 6 and continues through April 23, 2023. An innovative artist in a number of mediums, Katherine Choy (American, b. China 1927–1958) developed radical ceramic work that was distinctively her own. In her short mid-1950s career in New Orleans, Choy was a national leader in evolving ceramics from utilitarian objects into the purview of expressive fine art.

Read more

Bust of Queen Elizabeth II r., wearing laurel wreath. Reproduced by permission of the artist © The Trustees of the British Museum

British Museum mounts exhibit centered around early portraitist of Queen Elizabeth II

/in , /by
Bust of Queen Elizabeth II r., wearing laurel wreath. Reproduced by permission of the artist © The Trustees of the British Museum

Bust of Queen Elizabeth II r., wearing laurel wreath. Reproduced by permission of the artist © The Trustees of the British Museum

LONDON – In celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee in June, the British Museum will open a new, free display centering around artist Mary Gillick’s (1881-1965) portrait of the British royal. This portrait was for the first ever coin featuring the queen, designed 70 years ago in 1952 and issued in 1953. Mary Gillick: modelling The Queen’s portrait opens on June 2 and continues to July 31. It will showcase the production and reception of the coin, shining a light on the excitement around the young queen’s first depiction on British currency.

Read more