Artworks by prominent women artists in spotlight at Hindman, April 19

Howardina Pindell, ‘Untitled #83,’ estimated at $40,000-$60,000. Image courtesy of Hindman
Howardina Pindell, ‘Untitled #83,’ estimated at $40,000-$60,000. Image courtesy of Hindman
Howardina Pindell, ‘Untitled #83,’ estimated at $40,000-$60,000. Image courtesy of Hindman

CHICAGO – A pair of works by Howardena Pindell will highlight Hindman’s Wednesday, April 19 Post War & Contemporary Art auction. The remarkable dot collages anchor a group of artworks by prominent women artists, including Magdalena Abakanowicz, Miyoko Ito, Gertrude Abercrombie and Alice Baber. Powerful works by Kerry James Marshall, Leon Polk Smith, Jack Bush and Winfred Rembert will also be featured. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.Continue reading

Late September Hindman sales exceed $7.5M

Martin Wong, ‘Persuit (El Que Gane Pierde – He Who Wins Looses)’, $1.1 million
Martin Wong, ‘Persuit (El Que Gane Pierde – He Who Wins Looses)’, $1.1 million
Martin Wong, ‘Persuit (El Que Gane Pierde – He Who Wins Looses)’, $1.1 million

CHICAGO – Hindman Auctions presented its fall Fine Art sales this week, realizing more than $7.5 million across three days of sales and setting 15 new world auction records. A strong selection and intense bidding activity drove incredible results across the September 27 American and European Art, the September 28 Post War & Contemporary Art and the September 29 Prints & Multiples auctions. Martin Wong’s Persuit (El Que Gane Pierde – He Who Wins Looses) was the standout of the sales, setting a new world auction record for the artist and soaring past its presale estimate of $500,000 to $700,000 to achieve $1.1 million. Artworks by Hans Hofmann, Nicolai Fechin, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Sonia Delaunay, Marc Chagall, Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Frank Stella and Yvonne Thomas also achieved remarkable prices.Continue reading