‘Girl with Candy’ photo in Clars April 24 auction to benefit Ukraine

‘Girl with Candy,’ a composed photo that became a social media sensation, will be offered in a limited edition of five on April 24. Half of the proceeds will benefit Come Back Alive, an organization that assists the Ukrainian military. Image courtesy of Clars Auction Gallery
‘Girl with Candy,’ a composed photo that became a social media sensation, will be offered in a limited edition of five on April 24. Half of the proceeds will benefit Come Back Alive, an organization that assists the Ukrainian military. Image courtesy of Clars Auction Gallery
‘Girl with Candy,’ a composed photo that became a social media sensation, will be offered in a limited edition of five on April 24. Half of the proceeds will benefit Come Back Alive, an organization that assists the Ukrainian military. Image courtesy of Clars Auction Gallery

OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery will offer the first printings of Girl with Candy by Ukrainian photographer Oleksii Kyrychenko. With his permission, the photograph was printed in Oakland in a limited edition of five, all of which will be auctioned in Clars’s April 24 sale, estimated at $1,000-$2,000 apiece. Kyrychenko has requested that half of the proceeds be donated to Come Back Alive, a non-governmental organization helping the Ukrainian military by supplying its troops with technical support and medical aid.

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Loie Hollowell painting sells for record $1M+ at Clars

Loie Hollowell, ‘Point of Entry (Blood-Orange Moon Over Orange Sac),’ $1,050,000
Loie Hollowell, ‘Point of Entry (Blood-Orange Moon Over Orange Sac),’ $1,050,000
Loie Hollowell, ‘Point of Entry (Blood-Orange Moon Over Orange Sac),’ $1,050,000

OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery‘s March 25 Modern + Contemporary Art + Design sale set a new United States auction record for the work of artist Loie Hollowell (American, b. 1983-). Point of Entry (Blood-Orange Moon Over Orange Sac) achieved $1,050,000 against an estimate of $400,000-$600,000.

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Loie Hollowell painting could achieve $400-$600K at Clars, March 25

Loie Hollowell, ‘Point of Entry (Blood-Orange Moon over Orange Sac),’ est. $400,000-$600,000
Loie Hollowell, ‘Point of Entry (Blood-Orange Moon over Orange Sac),’ est. $400,000-$600,000
Loie Hollowell, ‘Point of Entry (Blood-Orange Moon over Orange Sac),’ est. $400,000-$600,000

OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery will stage a Modern + Contemporary Art and Design sale on Friday, March 25. The 265-lot sale will feature prints, sculptures and original works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Paul Wonner, Roy Lichtenstein, Wayne Thiebaud, Milton Avery, Robert Longo and Robert Motherwell. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Clars present fine jewelry on Feb. 17, fine art on Feb. 20

Ceylon sapphire, diamond and 18K white gold ring, est. $4,000-$6,000
Ceylon sapphire, diamond and 18K white gold ring, est. $4,000-$6,000
Ceylon sapphire, diamond and 18K white gold ring, est. $4,000-$6,000

OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery is readying two February sales to take place three days apart. A Ceylon sapphire ring leads its Important Fine Jewelry auction, scheduled for Thursday, February 17, and a Herbert James Draper seascape headlines its Furniture, Fine Art and Asian Art sale, set for Sunday, February 20. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Fine art and design on tap at Clars, Nov. 19 and 21

Dale Chihuly, ‘Untitled (Pink and white glass chandelier),’ est. $60,000-$90,000
Dale Chihuly, ‘Untitled (Pink and white glass chandelier),’ est. $60,000-$90,000
Dale Chihuly, ‘Untitled (Pink and white glass chandelier),’ est. $60,000-$90,000

OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars is excited to offer fine art and design in its November 19 and 21 auctions, with curated works from European masters and American artists. Featured European artists will include Lorenzo Garbieri (Italian, 1580-1654), John Riley (British, 1646-1691) and Robert Antoine Pinchon (French, 1886-1943), while the early American highlights will showcase works from Granville Redmond (1871-1935), Clayton Sumner Price (1874-1950) and Frank Duveneck (1848-1919). Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Warhol’s ‘Moonwalk’ dominates trio of mid-Sept. Clars auctions

Andy Warhol, ‘Moonwalk,’ est. $100,000-$200,000
Andy Warhol, ‘Moonwalk,’ est. $100,000-$200,000
Andy Warhol, ‘Moonwalk,’ est. $100,000-$200,000

OAKLAND, Calif. – On September 16, 17, and 19, Clars Auction Gallery will hold a trio of dedicated sales. Fine Jewelry & Timepieces takes place September 16; Modern + Contemporary Art + Design is scheduled for September 17; and a Fine Art, Furniture, Asian Art auction will take place September 19. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Elizabeth Catlett bronzes add weight to Clars May 23 auction

Elizabeth Catlett, ‘Woman Fixing Her Hair,’ and ‘Untitled (Faces),’ respectively estimated at $40,000-$60,000 and $30,000-$50,000
Elizabeth Catlett, ‘Woman Fixing Her Hair,’ and ‘Untitled (Faces),’ respectively estimated at $40,000-$60,000 and $30,000-$50,000
Elizabeth Catlett works in bronze, ‘Woman Fixing Her Hair,’ and ‘Untitled (Faces),’ respectively estimated at $40,000-$60,000 and $30,000-$50,000

On May 23, Clars Auction Gallery will offer two exceptional bronze sculptures by Modernist African-American artist, Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) in its Jewelry, Furniture, Art, Asian Art sale. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Clars to offer jewelry, art and Danish furniture, April 17-18

Miriam Shapiro, ‘Wind and Air,’ 1993, estimated at $5,000-7,000
Miriam Shapiro, ‘Wind and Air,’ 1993, estimated at $5,000-7,000

OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery’s April 17- 18 auction will feature a selection of 20th century design by notable names including George Nelson, Florence Knoll, Fritz Hansen, George Nakashima for Knoll, Nanna Ditzel, and Charles and Ray Eames, as well as several Danish rosewood furniture items, lead by a credenza attributed to Poul Norreklit and estimated at $4,000-$6,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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