Coveted 1970s Alden Mason canvas appears at MBA Seattle, Sept. 29

Alden Mason, ‘Orange Goofer,’ from the artist’s coveted Burpee Garden Series, estimated at $50,000-$70,000
Alden Mason, ‘Orange Goofer,’ from the artist’s coveted Burpee Garden Series, estimated at $50,000-$70,000
Alden Mason, ‘Orange Goofer,’ from the artist’s coveted Burpee Garden Series, estimated at $50,000-$70,000

RENTON, Wash. – An Andy Warhol original 1965 acrylic and screenprint on canvas titled Flowers as well as vibrant original artworks by Alden Mason, Morris Graves, Dale Chihuly, Z. Z. Wei and Kenjiro Nomura will appear in an online-only Modernism: Art and Object sale scheduled for Thursday, September 29 at MBA Seattle Auction House. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Alden Mason work rockets to record-setting $162K at Revere Auctions

‘Winter Zinger,’ a 1974 oil on canvas by American artist Alden Mason, trounced its $2,000-$4,000 estimate to sell for $162,500 and a new world auction record for the artist. Image courtesy of Revere Auctions and LiveAuctioneers
‘Winter Zinger,’ a 1974 oil on canvas by American artist Alden Mason, trounced its $2,000-$4,000 estimate to sell for $162,500 and a new world auction record for the artist. Image courtesy of Revere Auctions and LiveAuctioneers
‘Winter Zinger,’ a 1974 oil on canvas by American artist Alden Mason, trounced its $2,000-$4,000 estimate to sell for $162,500 and a new world auction record for the artist. Image courtesy of Revere Auctions and LiveAuctioneers

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A 1974 abstract oil-on-canvas by Alden Mason (American, 1919-2013) sold for $162,500 at Revere Auctions‘s July: Fine Art & Decorative Art sale held on July 27. The work, titled Winter Zinger, rocketed past its $2,000-$4,000 estimate to achieve the sum, a new world auction record for the artist. The winning bid was placed online through LiveAuctioneers.

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