Jorge Blanco, ‘Thinker,’ $11,340
SARASOTA, Fla. – Sarasota Estate Auction had another extraordinary sale on January 7 and 8. Exceeding $550,000, multiple lots performed extremely well, and some significantly outperformed their estimates.
Joan Mitchell untitled pastel on paper, estimated at $20,000-$40,000
SARASOTA, Fla. — Sarasota Estate Auction will present fantastic, important art in its two-day sale scheduled for Saturday, January 7 and Sunday, January 8. Headlining the 1,100-lot auction will be works by American portrait artists John Singer Sargent and Gilbert Stuart, along with pieces by the more contemporary artists Joan Mitchell and Fernando Botero. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Gertrude Abercrombie, ‘Untitled (Woman with Tethered Horse and Moon),’ $437,500
CHICAGO – Hindman set a new world auction record for Gertrude Abercrombie with the sale of her 1947 painting Untitled (Woman with Tethered Horse and Moon) for $437,500. As a leader in offering works by the artist dubbed the Queen of the Bohemians, the firm broke its own auction record for the artist of $387,500, which it set in February. Abercrombie was just one of many female artists who drove Hindman’s December 14 Post-War & Contemporary Auction to strong results. It realized more than $2.044 million overall, nearly doubling its total estimate.
Henry Moore, ‘Reclining Figure,’ estimated at $600,000-$800,000
CHICAGO – A quintessential Henry Moore bronze Reclining Figure sculpture will take center stage at Hindman, highlighting an exceptional offering of sculptures in the firm’s Post-War & Contemporary Art auction on Wednesday, December 14 and its Prints & Multiples auction on Thursday, December 15. Abstract paintings by Alice Baber, Gene Davis, Brice Marden, Paul Jenkins and Frank Stella will also be among the lots. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Barbara Hepworth marble abstract form, est. $90,000-$100,000
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 1STBID’s next auction will take place Sunday, June 5, starting at 2 pm Eastern time. It will feature more than 222 antique and vintage items ranging from 18th-century paintings to contemporary sculpture and tribal rugs handwoven by Qashqai nomads. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.