Bonnard, Klimt and more art stars gather at Capsule Auctions, Oct. 27

Pierre Bonnard, ‘Danseuses,’ estimated at $10,000-$15,000
Pierre Bonnard, ‘Danseuses,’ estimated at $10,000-$15,000
Pierre Bonnard, ‘Danseuses,’ estimated at $10,000-$15,000

NEW YORK – Capsule Auctions will present a sale of American and European Art on Thursday, October 27 beginning at 11 am Eastern time. It will include a range of subjects, from charming landscapes to classical renderings of the human form, surveying centuries of traditional Western art. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Climate protesters throw mashed potatoes at Monet painting

The Barberini Museum in Potsdam, Germany, photographed in September 2017. On October 23, protesters against climate change attacked a Claude Monet painting in its collection, ‘Les Meules,’ by throwing mashed potatoes at it. The Monet was unharmed. Image courtesy of WikiMedia Commons, photo credit Andraszy. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
The Barberini Museum in Potsdam, Germany, photographed in September 2017. On October 23, protesters against climate change attacked a Claude Monet painting in its collection, ‘Les Meules,’ by throwing mashed potatoes at it. The Monet was unharmed. Image courtesy of WikiMedia Commons, photo credit Andraszy. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
The Barberini Museum in Potsdam, Germany, photographed in September 2017. On October 23, protesters against climate change attacked a Claude Monet painting in its collection, ‘Les Meules,’ by throwing mashed potatoes at it. The Monet was unharmed. Image courtesy of WikiMedia Commons, photo credit Andraszy. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

BERLIN (AP) – Climate protesters threw mashed potatoes at a Claude Monet painting in a German museum to protest fossil fuel extraction on October 23, but caused no damage to the artwork.

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Stellar collection of vintage NASA photos lands at Wright / LAMA, Oct. 28

The Blue Marble: First human-taken photograph of the full earth, Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972, estimated at $15,000-$25,000
The Blue Marble: First human-taken photograph of the full earth, Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972, estimated at $15,000-$25,000
‘The Blue Marble’: First human-taken photograph of the full earth, Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972, estimated at $15,000-$25,000

CHICAGO – Marking the 50th anniversary of the last human voyage to the moon, Wright and LAMA present One Giant Leap for Mankind: Vintage Photographs from the Victor Martin-Malburet Collection, Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Project Apollo (1961–1972), an auction to take place in Chicago on Friday, October 28. This stunning collection comprises more than 300 original historic photographs from Project Apollo, the NASA program responsible for placing the first humans on the surface of the moon. Meticulously researched and collected during the course of 25 years by Victor Martin-Malburet, each image represents extraordinary feats of human exploration, imagination and collaboration, and many of those being offered have never been published. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Quinn’s presents scholarly array of Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic Art, Nov. 3

Two Nayarit (Mexico) seated musician figures with instruments, reddish ceramic with pigments and manganese, 200 BCE to 200 CE. Sizes: Larger figure 15¼in x 8in, smaller figure 15in x 10in. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Quinn’s Auction Galleries of northern Virginia is proud to present a November 3rd Pre-Columbian and Ethnographic Arts Auction featuring a fine array of Pre-Columbian ceramics from Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica; as well as African figures, masks, paintings, and utilitarian objects.

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Factory-sealed first edition iPhone sells for record $39K

A factory-sealed first edition Apple iPhone, released in 2007, achieved a world auction record price of $39,340 on October 16. Image courtesy of LCG Auctions
A factory-sealed first edition Apple iPhone, released in 2007, achieved a world auction record price of $39,340 on October 16. Image courtesy of LCG Auctions
A factory-sealed first edition Apple iPhone, released in 2007, achieved a world auction record price of $39,340 on October 16. Image courtesy of LCG Auctions

NEW ORLEANS – A 2007 factory-sealed first-edition iPhone sold for a record price of $39,340 on Sunday, October 16 in the LCG Auctions Fall ’22 Premier Auction. The final price surpassed the previous record by nearly $5,000.

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Yale hosts 50-year retrospective of Nigerian sculptor

E. H. Duckworth, ‘Moshood Oluṣọmo Bamigboye Holding a Portrait Bust.’ Ilọfa, Kwara State, Nigeria, circa 1940. Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, inv. no. birrc-d432-1. © Research and Cultural Collections, University of Birmingham

 

E. H. Duckworth, ‘Moshood Olusomo Bamigboye Holding a Portrait Bust.’ Ilofa, Kwara State, Nigeria, circa 1940. Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, inv. no. birrc-d432-1. © Research and Cultural Collections, University of Birmingham

E. H. Duckworth, ‘Moshood Olusomo Bamigboye Holding a Portrait Bust.’ Ilofa, Kwara State, Nigeria, circa 1940. Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, inv. no. birrc-d432-1.   © Research and Cultural Collections, University of Birmingham

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Yale University Art Gallery has unveiled an exhibition of sculpture by the Nigerian artist Moshood Olusomo Bamigboye (circa 1885–1975), reuniting masterworks housed in collections in the United States, Europe and Nigeria. Bamigboye: A Master Sculptor of the Yoruba Tradition, on view through January 8, 2023, presents a comprehensive examination of the artist’s 50-year career.

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Golden State glories fill John Moran’s California Living sale, Oct. 25

Tarmo Pasto, ‘Horse at the Inlet,’ estimated at $1,500-$2,500
Tarmo Pasto, ‘Horse at the Inlet,’ estimated at $1,500-$2,500
Tarmo Pasto, ‘Horse at the Inlet,’ estimated at $1,500-$2,500

LOS ANGELES — Having been a California business for more than 50 years, John Moran Auctioneers is an expert in the coveted California aesthetic. On Tuesday, October 25, starting at 10 am Pacific time, it will present its carefully-curated California Living sale. Featuring more than 280 lots, this auction offers a wide selection of oil paintings, watercolors, prints, photography, sculptures, silver, ceramics and home furnishings. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Exclusive Estate and Designer Jewelry commands spotlight, Oct. 25

Marina B 18K gold, diamond, topaz and citrine ring, estimated at $9,000-$11,000
Marina B 18K gold, diamond, topaz and citrine ring, estimated at $9,000-$11,000
Marina B 18K gold, diamond, topaz and citrine ring, estimated at $9,000-$11,000

NEW YORK – A circa-1980s Marina B 18K gold, topaz, citrine and diamond ring; a pair of Suzanne Belperron Dents de Loup gold, platinum and diamond clip brooches; and a charming set of gold, diamond and onyx poodle-form pins by Cartier will likely earn top lot status at Jasper52’s Exclusive Estate and Designer Jewelry auction, which will take place on Tuesday, October 25, starting at 3 pm Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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