Beauford Delaney portrait on paper sets auction record at Case

Portrait on paper in pastels by African American artist Beauford Delaney, $48,000. Image courtesy of Case Antiques Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Portrait on paper in pastels by African American artist Beauford Delaney, $48,000. Image courtesy of Case Antiques Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Portrait on paper in pastels by African American artist Beauford Delaney, $48,000. Image courtesy of Case Antiques Inc. Auctions & Appraisals

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Bidders lavished attention and dollars on 20th-century art at Case’s Winter Auction, setting new auction highs for multiple Southern artists. The Jan. 28-29 sale was a success across categories, racking up a 98.4% sell-through rate overall and exceeding the total high estimate by $500,000.

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Russell Western bronze tops prices realized at Case auction

Detail of Charles Marion Russell’s ‘Smoking with the Spirit of the Buffalo,’ $72,000
Detail of Charles Marion Russell’s ‘Smoking with the Spirit of the Buffalo,’ $72,000
Detail of Charles Marion Russell’s ‘Smoking with the Spirit of the Buffalo,’ $72,000

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A 1929 bronze casting of Charles M. Russell’s Smoking with the Spirit of the Buffalo achieved $72,000 at the Winter Case Antiques Auction, which was held January 29-30 by Case Antiques Inc. Auctions & Appraisals. The Russell bronze was one of many success stories on a day when 97% of lots sold and new art auction records were set for multiple artists.

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