Fine art and furniture await at Willow’s Apr. 6 Great Estates auction

Keltie Ferris, ‘The Unknown Soldier,’ estimated at $10,000-$15,000. Image courtesy of Willow Auction House
Keltie Ferris, ‘The Unknown Soldier,’ estimated at $10,000-$15,000. Image courtesy of Willow Auction House
Keltie Ferris, ‘The Unknown Soldier,’ estimated at $10,000-$15,000. Image courtesy of Willow Auction House

LINCOLN PARK, N.J. – Willow Auction House will present its Spring Great Estates Curated Auction on Thursday, April 6, starting at noon Eastern time. It will feature precisely 100 lots of artwork, furniture, decorative items, lighting, music boxes and tobacciana. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Guggenheim acquired 60+ contemporary artworks in 2022

Cecilia Vicuna, ‘Quipu del Exterminio / Extermination Quipu,’ 2022. Wool, natural plant fibers, horse hair, metal, wood, seashells, nutshells, seeds, bone, clay, plaster, plastic and pastel, dimensions variable. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, purchased with funds contributed by the Latin American Circle and through prior gifts of Sibyl H. Edwards, Thomas Messer, and Mr. and Mrs. Allan D. Emil 2022.31. © Cecilia Vicuna. Photo credit: David Heald © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.
Cecilia Vicuna, ‘Quipu del Exterminio / Extermination Quipu,’ 2022. Wool, natural plant fibers, horse hair, metal, wood, seashells, nutshells, seeds, bone, clay, plaster, plastic and pastel, dimensions variable. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, purchased with funds contributed by the Latin American Circle and through prior gifts of Sibyl H. Edwards, Thomas Messer, and Mr. and Mrs. Allan D. Emil 2022.31. © Cecilia Vicuna. Photo credit: David Heald © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.
Cecilia Vicuna, ‘Quipu del Exterminio / Extermination Quipu,’ 2022. Wool, natural plant fibers, horse hair, metal, wood, seashells, nutshells, seeds, bone, clay, plaster, plastic and pastel, dimensions variable. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, purchased with funds contributed by the Latin American Circle and through prior gifts of Sibyl H. Edwards, Thomas Messer, and Mr. and Mrs. Allan D. Emil 2022.31. © Cecilia Vicuna. Photo credit: David Heald © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.

NEW YORK — In 2022 the Guggenheim acquired more than 60 works by more than 40 artists, of whom 75% are new to its collection. The works span the 1960s to the present day and augment the museum’s holdings of some of the world’s most influential artists. Furthermore, the demographic composition of the group amplifies the institution’s commitments to equitably diversify its acquisitions and to collect from both an innovative and historic point of view.

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April 12 auction of signed Zelenskyy painting to aid Ukraine

Oleg Jones’s 2022 painting of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed by both Jones and Zelenskyy, is being auctioned with the proceeds going to Ukrainian relief efforts. Image courtesy of RR Auction
Oleg Jones’s 2022 painting of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed by both Jones and Zelenskyy, is being auctioned with the proceeds going to Ukrainian relief efforts. Image courtesy of RR Auction
Oleg Jones’s 2022 painting of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed by both Jones and Zelenskyy, is being auctioned with the proceeds going to Ukrainian relief efforts. Image courtesy of RR Auction

BOSTON (AP) – An original painting of Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed by the Ukrainian president is being sold at auction, and proceeds from the sale will be used to benefit the nation’s people suffering during its war with Russia. Bidding on the 40-by-24in (101.5-by-61-centimeter) painting by American artist Oleg Jones starts at $50,000, and the goal is to sell it for at least $100,000, Bobby Livingston, executive vice president of RR Auction, said March 30.

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