What you see: The Race, a 1942 Thomas Hart Benton lithograph based on his oil painting titled Homeward Bound. Swann Auction Galleries estimates it at $10,000 to $15,000.
The Hot Bid: ‘The Race’ is on for Thomas Hart Benton litho
Museum of Wild and Newfangled Art Launches Online
NEW YORK – The Museum of Wild and Newfangled Art is a newly opened online museum specifically designed for the digital age. This cutting-edge, online platform provides a space for artists and art of all mediums to be showcased while providing visitors and members with a unique experience.
Akio Takamori: a ceramic artist who broke the mold
NEW YORK – From his groundbreaking envelope-form slab vessels that jumpstarted his career as a ceramicist to his larger-than-life figurative works, Japanese-American artist Akio Takamori (1950-2017) was a leading figure in the ceramics world whose influence is still felt today.Continue reading
Institutions buoy Cowan’s sale of African Americana
CINCINNATI – The Feb. 18 African Americana auction at Cowan’s, a Hindman company, realized over $250,000 with institutional and international bidders showing strong interest in a range of historically significant lots. A number of influential figures including Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., Marcus Garvey, Madam C.J. Walker, Huey Newton and Eldridge Cleaver were represented in the first dedicated various owner auction for the category. The sale included books, manuscript archives, early photography, posters and more. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
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Julien’s to auction opulent antiques, decorative art March 4
LOS ANGELES – Julien’s Auctions will present “A Gentleman’s Arcade of Luxury Treasures,” an auction taking place in Beverly Hills and live online on March 4. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
Tribal & Textile Art Show goes virtual due to pandemic
SAN FRANCISCO (PRNewswire) – For the first time, aficionados of fine antique and contemporary tribal and textile art can attend the 35th annual San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show virtually. In response to COVID-19, the organizers have taken the show – usually held at Fort Mason in San Francisco – online this year. The event runs Feb. 24-28.
Norway museum: Munch wrote ‘madman’ sentence on ‘The Scream’
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Norway’s National Museum says a small, barely visible sentence written with a pencil on Edvard Munch’s 1893 masterpiece The Scream was penned by the Norwegian painter himself.
JFK’s Harvard sweater tops $85K at RR Auction
BOSTON – John F. Kennedy’s Harvard sweater sold for $85,266 at an online auction conducted by RR Auction that closed on Thursday. View the fully illustrated catalog with prices realized on LiveAuctioneers.
Swann Galleries art auction March 4 stars Modernist masters
NEW YORK – Swann Galleries will present an auction of 19th and 20th century art on Thursday, March 4. The sale will feature exceptional prints, drawings, paintings and sculpture from Modernists, New York artists and Latin American stalwarts. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
Oakridge Auction gears up for major Asian art sales March 13-14
ASHBURN, Va. – Life may still be moving slowly during the pandemic, but business has never been busier at Oakridge Auction Gallery in preparation for their annual Spring Fine Asian Art & Antiques Auction. Scheduled for March 13-14, this auction will feature over 500 lots separated into two sessions: Ceramics & Works Of Art beginning at 10 a.m. EST on March 13, and Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy beginning at 10 a.m. on March 14. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.