Louisianans George Rodrigue and Jim Blanchard highlighted at Crescent City March 8-9

George Rodrigue , 'HO HO HO,' estimated at $800-$1,200 at Crescent City.

NEW ORLEANS — Crescent City Auction Gallery’s Important March Estates Auction runs Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9, and includes lots as diverse as 19th-century Russian Orthodox Church icons and a Louis XV-style Art Nouveau bronze dore chandelier. However, it is the local talent that takes the spotlight at the two-day sale. The catalogs are now open for bidding at LiveAuctioneers.

George Rodrigue (1944-2013) began painting in the 1960s and focused on local Louisiana landscapes and other historic Louisiana historical scenes and events. But when he found his ultimate muse in his Blue Dog, he catapulted to international fame and wealth. The sale includes seven silkscreen prints featuring the wide-eyed pup in various Christmas-themed designs, ranging in estimates as low as $500 and as high as $2,000.

Truly Rudy is the top-estimated Rodrigue lot at $1,000-$2,000. Like all the prints, it is signed by the artist and numbered, in this case, 43 of a 350-piece run. On the more affordable side is Sweet Like You, a screen print with numerous floating blue dog heads around Christmas candy canes and holly. It is estimated at $500-$900 and is numbered 104 of 150.

Jim Blanchard (b. 1955-) bills himself as an “architectural archival artist,” meaning his paintings are of buildings — Louisiana buildings in particular. John Kemp, writing in Louisiana Cultural Vistas, said, “[Blanchard] pursues his paintings with the mathematic exactness of the architect’s rendering, and the visual elegance of an artist’s brush.” 

Crescent City has five Blanchard original watercolors on paper, all estimated at $1,500-$2,500, and each is signed by the artist and accompanied by his book, Jim Blanchard’s Magnificent Obsessions: New Orleans Business and Residences, 300 Years of New Orleans Architecture.

Marine Hospital, Natchez is dated 1993 and is classic Blanchard: dead-on flat perspective with incredible detail. Rev. John Bliss Warren House [Maple Street] is undated. And Van Court Townhouse is also from 1993. All Blanchard originals come in handsome frames.

George Rodrigue, 'Sweet Like You,' estimated at $500-$900 at Crescent City.

George Rodrigue, 'Sweet Like You,' estimated at $500-$900 at Crescent City.

George Rodrigue, 'Truly Rudy,' estimated at $1,000-$2,000 at Crescent City.

George Rodrigue, 'Truly Rudy,' estimated at $1,000-$2,000 at Crescent City.

George Rodrigue , 'HO HO HO,' estimated at $800-$1,200 at Crescent City.

George Rodrigue , 'HO HO HO,' estimated at $800-$1,200 at Crescent City.

Jim Blanchard, 'Marine Hospital, Natchez,' estimated at $1,500-$2,500 at Crescent City.

Jim Blanchard, 'Marine Hospital, Natchez,' estimated at $1,500-$2,500 at Crescent City.

Jim Bunte

Jim Bunte

Jim Bunte has worked in editorial, design and the toy and auction industries for more than 30 years. He co-founded Auction Central News in 2007.

Historic New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival posters swing into Crescent City Nov. 3

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NEW ORLEANS — A colorful and historic selection of promotional posters for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival are a key group of lots in Crescent City Auction Gallery‘s Important November Estates sale on Friday, November 3. The catalog is now open for bidding at LiveAuctioneers.

Since 1970 (with early attempts in 1968 and 1969), the event known as Jazzfest has entertained countless attendees with performances from jazz’s undisputed greats, such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Mahalia Jackson. Early posters from the first years exist, but were largely promotional in nature. Since 1975, commemorative posters have been produced for collectors, becoming icons for Jazzfest as well as valued items in their own right, often created by noted local artists.

A prime example is the 1976 poster featuring Fats Houston. Created by local artisan Maria Laredo, this signed edition is numbered 801/1000 and carries an estimate of $2,000-$4,000.

Noel Rockmore (1928-1995) achieved fame in his hometown of New York as a painter, draftsman and sculptor. His career took a dramatic turn in 1970, when he suddenly changed his name from Noel Davis to Rockmore, adopting his mother’s maiden name, and relocated to New Orleans.

This pair of unsigned chromolithographs created by Rockmore for event producer George Wein date to 1970 and reflect a combination of art and graphic design with the goal of selling event tickets. They feature bold graphics and original art by Rockmore of Sister Gertrude Morgan and Chicken Henry, drummer for the Olympia Brass Band. The pair are estimated at $1,500-$2,500.

Famed “Blue Dog” Louisiana artist George Rodrigue (1944-2013) had his own contributions to the series in 1996 (clarinetist Pete Fountain) and 2000 (famed trumpet player Al Hirt). The 2000 poster is signed and numbered 5372/10,000, while the 1996 example is unsigned and numbered 4904/1000. The Al Hirt poster carries an estimate of $800-$1,200, while the Pete Fountain one is at $600-$900.
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Maria Laredo, 1976 New Orleans Jazz Fest poster featuring Fats Houston, estimated at $2,000-$4,000 at Crescent City Auction Gallery.
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Noel Rockmore, pair of 1970 Jazz and Heritage Festival posters, estimated at $1,500-$2,500 at Crescent City Auction Gallery.
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George Rodrigue, Pete Fountain: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival poster for 1996, estimated at $600-$900 at Crescent City Auction Gallery.
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George Rodrigue, Al Hirt: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival poster for 2000, estimated at $800-$1,200 at Crescent City Auction Gallery.
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Two New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival posters from the years 1977 and 1978, together estimated at $600-$1,200 at Crescent City Auction Gallery.
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Florida Highwaymen artwork dots the landscape of Crescent City’s Sept. 9 sale

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NEW ORLEANS — Two prime examples of Florida Highwaymen landscape art are the hidden gems of Crescent City Auction Gallery’s two-day September Estates Auction on Friday, September 8 and Saturday, September 9 (Day 1, Day 2). Bidding is active at LiveAuctioneers.

From the mid-1950s until the 1980s, a group of 26 African American landscape artists from Fort Pierce, Florida, created untold numbers of landscape paintings, sold not in galleries but instead door to door or from the trunk of a car alongside a highway. Using non-traditional materials and media, the paintings would be purchased by homeowners, office workers and vacationers, only to be brought back from Florida and distributed throughout the country.

Two key members of the Florida Highwaymen are represented in this auction, and are believed to have been trained by the father of the Highwaymen, A. E. Backus. His evocative style, largely self taught, used palette knives rather than brushes to achieve his highly realistic Florida landscapes. His works today are highly sought after by collectors.

Radiant in the glowing hues of twilight is Southern Swamp Sunset by Alfred Hair (1941-1971), a Backus student and an incredibly prolific painter from Fort Pierce. Measuring 24 by 36in, this signed and undated oil on board is estimated at $3,000-$5,000.

The next lot continues the end-of-day theme and was painted by Harold Newton (1934-1994). Florida Beach by Twilight is an undated 24 by 36in oil on Upson board that is also estimated at $3,000-$5,000.

Register now to bid on these two historic works of art at LiveAuctioneers.
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Alfred Hair, ‘Southern Swamp Sunset,’ estimated at $3,000-$5,000 at Crescent City Auction Gallery.
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Harold Newton, ‘Florida Beach by Twilight,’ estimated at $3,000-$5,000 at Crescent City Auction Gallery.
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Crescent City offers Picasso ceramic, estate fine art and more, July 14-15

Pablo Picasso, ‘Visage au Nez Vert,’ estimated at $2,500-$3,500. Image courtesy of Crescent City Auction Gallery
Pablo Picasso, ‘Visage au Nez Vert,’ estimated at $2,500-$3,500. Image courtesy of Crescent City Auction Gallery
Pablo Picasso, ‘Visage au Nez Vert,’ estimated at $2,500-$3,500. Image courtesy of Crescent City Auction Gallery

NEW ORLEANS – A painted and partially glazed ceramic tile by Pablo Picasso, bronzes deaccessioned from the private collection of Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. in New Orleans and original paintings by noted artists will come up for bid Friday and Saturday, July 14 and 15, at Crescent City Auction Gallery. The Important July Estates auction, starting at 10 am Central time both days, is loaded with nearly 1,000 lots, including a wide range of French, English and American furniture; original paintings and watercolors; well-known prints and etchings; Oriental carpets and decorative art items. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Crescent City flaunts its range in compelling two-day sale, May 12-13

Emilio Sanchez, ‘Casita en Miami Rosada,’ estimated at $15,000-$25,000
Emilio Sanchez, ‘Casita en Miami Rosada,’ estimated at $15,000-$25,000

Emilio Sanchez, ‘Casita en Miami Rosada,’ estimated at $15,000-$25,000

NEW ORLEANS – Original oil paintings by Gustave Courbet, Emilio Sanchez, Clementine Hunter and Sir Edwin Henry Landseer; two Rolex watches (one men’s, one ladies’); and vases by Newcomb College potters Maria de Hoa Leblanc and Anna Francis Simpson are just a few of the expected highlights in Crescent City Auction Gallery’s Important Two-Day Estates auction slated for Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13. The auction, starting at 10 am Central time both days, features nearly 700 choice lots in a wide variety of collecting categories. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Jaw-dropping alexandrite and diamond ring at Crescent City, March 17-18

Platinum dinner ring with a 7.96-carat Indian oval alexandrite center stone, estimated at $70,000-$90,000
Platinum dinner ring with a 7.96-carat Indian oval alexandrite center stone, estimated at $70,000-$90,000
Platinum dinner ring with a 7.96-carat Indian oval alexandrite center stone, estimated at $70,000-$90,000

NEW ORLEANS – A platinum dinner ring with a 7.96-carat Indian oval alexandrite stone, a painting by New Orleans artist George Valentine Dureau, and a circa-1910 Tiffany Studios bronze and favrile glass lamp are a few of the expected highlights in Crescent City Auction Gallery’s Important March Estates auction slated for Friday, March 17, and Saturday, March 18. The auction, starting at 10 am Central time both days, boasts more than 700 lots in a wide variety of categories. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Haring work on paper leads choices at Crescent City, Jan. 20-21

1987 untitled acrylic on paper by Keith Haring, estimated at $6,000-$9,000

1987 untitled acrylic on paper by Keith Haring, estimated at $6,000-$9,000

NEW ORLEANS – Original paintings by renowned American artists Keith Haring (1958-1990) and George Louis Viavant (1872-1925), an 89-piece set of Herend porcelain dinnerware and a 110-piece sterling flatware set by Gorham-Alvin are a few of the expected top lots in Crescent City Auction Gallery’s Winter Estates Auction, slated for Friday, January 20 and Saturday, January 21. The auction, starting at 10 am Central time both days, presents nearly 1,000 choice lots in a wide variety of collecting categories. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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7.96ct alexandrite ring could claim $200K at Crescent City, Nov. 4-6

Platinum dinner ring with a 7.96-carat Indian oval alexandrite surrounded by a double concentric border of tiny round diamonds, estimated at $100,000-$200,000
Platinum dinner ring with a 7.96-carat Indian oval alexandrite surrounded by a double concentric border of tiny round diamonds, estimated at $100,000-$200,000
Platinum dinner ring with a 7.96-carat Indian oval alexandrite surrounded by a double concentric border of tiny round diamonds, estimated at $100,000-$200,000

NEW ORLEANS – A ladies’ platinum dinner ring set with a 7.96-carat Indian oval alexandrite, a 15-piece sterling silver punch set by Whiting, and a pair of American 19th-century carved mahogany tester beds are among the expected top lots in Crescent City Auction Gallery’s November Major Estates Auction planned for Friday, November 4, Saturday, November 5, and Sunday, November 6. Sale sessions will begin at 10 am Central time on all three days. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Bidders will find smooth sailing at Crescent City, Sept. 9-10

Eugene Louis Boudin, ‘Bateaux sur la Plage de Bretagne (Boats on Brittany Beach),’ est. $10,000-$20,000
Eugene Louis Boudin, ‘Bateaux sur la Plage de Bretagne (Boats on Brittany Beach),’ est. $10,000-$20,000
Eugene Louis Boudin, ‘Bateaux sur la Plage de Bretagne (Boats on Brittany Beach),’ est. $10,000-$20,000

NEW ORLEANS – A set of four atlas portfolio volumes of John James Audubon’s The Birds of America, a felt on paper artwork by Pop art icon Keith Haring and paintings by acclaimed artists E. S. Cooper and Eugene Louis Boudin are just a few of the expected top lots in Crescent City Auction Gallery’s September Selects Auction. It is slated for Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10, starting at 11 am Central time on Friday and 10 am Central time on Saturday. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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European furniture, American art on offer at Crescent City, July 15-16

Russian ormolu mounted Egyptian Revival marble-top mahogany center table, est. $1,500-$2,500
Russian ormolu mounted Egyptian Revival marble-top mahogany center table, est. $1,500-$2,500
Russian ormolu mounted Egyptian Revival marble-top mahogany center table, est. $1,500-$2,500

NEW ORLEANS – Crescent City’s two-day Important Summer Estates Auction, slated for Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16, will be packed with nearly 900 lots of French, English and American furniture, original paintings by noted regional artists, French clocks, bronzes and porcelain. The sessions will start at 10 am Central time both days. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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