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Carved and painted carousel giraffe, crafted circa 1910 by Gustav and William Dentzel, estimated at $5,000-$10,000

Heads up for Dentzel carousel giraffe at Neue’s March 11 auction

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Carved and painted carousel giraffe, crafted circa 1910 by Gustav and William Dentzel, estimated at $5,000-$10,000

Carved and painted carousel giraffe, crafted circa 1910 by Gustav and William Dentzel, estimated at $5,000-$10,000

BEACHWOOD, Ohio – Neue Auctions’ 343-lot, online-only Neue to You – Estate Fine Art and Antiques auction on Saturday, March 11, starting at noon Eastern time, is filled with fine art, antiques, Mid-century Modern pieces, Modern art, sterling, bronzes, decorative arts, printwork, maps, fine furniture and carpets from prominent estates and collections. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Francois-Xavier Lalanne, ‘Mouton de Pierre,’ est. $100,000-$150,000

Flock of Lalanne ‘Moutons’ grace Freeman’s Nov. 17 auction

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Francois-Xavier Lalanne, two ‘Moutons de Pierre,’ est. $200,000-$300,000

Francois-Xavier Lalanne, two ‘Moutons de Pierre,’ est. $200,000-$300,000

PHILADELPHIA — Freeman’s Modern and Contemporary Art auction, beginning at 11 am Eastern time on Wednesday, November 17, offers something for every collector, from Pop Art aficionados to connoisseurs of Modernism. With works by some of the leading figures of 20th-century art, including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Alice Neel, Andy Warhol, Les Lalanne, Chuck Close, Arshile Gorky and Harry Bertoia, among others, Modern and Contemporary Art provides opportunities to collect drawings, sculptures, paintings— and even stone-and-bronze sheep. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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In Memoriam: Chuck Close, artist of monumental grids, 81

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Artist Chuck Close, second from left, in 2009 at the PaceWildenstein gallery debut of his tapestry portrait of actor Brad Pitt. Close died August 19 at the age of 81. Also pictured, left to right, are Michael Danoff, Donald Farnsworth and Pitt. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Sotolux, shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.

Artist Chuck Close, second from left, in 2009 at the PaceWildenstein gallery debut of his tapestry portrait of actor Brad Pitt. Close died August 19 at age 81. Also pictured, left to right, are Michael Danoff, Donald Farnsworth and Pitt. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and Sotolux, shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.

NEW YORK (AP) – Chuck Close, a painter, photographer and printmaker best known for his monumental grid portraits and photo-based paintings of family and famous friends, has died. He was 81. His attorney, John Silberman, said Close died August 19 at a hospital in Oceanside, New York. He did not give a cause of death.
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