LOS ANGELES, Calif. – On Sunday and Monday, January 15 and 16, Andrew Jones Auctions will offer a time capsule collection of more than 550 lots of California plein air paintings, Americana, clocks, fine silver, antiques, Native American works and decorations amassed during the course of 50 years by Jack and Ellen Phillips of San Diego County, California. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
DETROIT – On the centenary of its status as the first public museum in the United States to purchase a painting by Vincent van Gogh, the Detroit Institute of Arts presents a landmark exhibition that tells the story of the artist’s rise to prominence among American audiences. Van Gogh in America features 74 original paintings, drawings, and prints by the Dutch Post-Impressionist artist, and will continue through January 22, 2023. Visitors can experience the defining moments, people and circumstances that catapulted Van Gogh’s work to widespread acclaim in the United States.
MONTECITO, Calif. – The mansion where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle filmed much of their Netflix documentary Harry & Meghan is on the market at $33.5 million. Fit for royalty, the Mediterranean-style 13,599-square-foot six-bedroom home includes ocean and mountain views, multiple terraces and a regal great room chandelier and arched windows where Markle was extensively filmed for the show’s interviews. The home was built in 2006.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s portrait was unveiled December 14 at the U.S. Capitol, a traditional honor bestowed on a tradition-breaking leader who was not just the first woman to hold the gavel but among the most consequential House speakers in American history – one who “got it done.”
NEW YORK — Karel Appel’s paintings are instantly recognizable. Bold and colorful, they are full of life and detailed with exuberant swirls of color and abstracted images. The Dutch artist (1921-2006) often listened to jazz when painting, and his artworks reflect inspiration by this music as well as folk art and children’s art. His works, while complex, have a whimsical and imaginative quality to them.