PHILADELPHIA — Freeman’s November 17 Modern and Contemporary Art auction was marked by competitive bidding between national and international bidders, leading to an impressive overall sale total of nearly $5 million on only 80 lots, far surpassing estimates. “The market is clearly in good health,” said Alasdair Nichol, Freeman’s Chairman. “The majority of today’s lots sailed through their estimates. We couldn’t be more pleased with the results, nor could our clients.”
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.