Wealth of Asian art and objects at Clars, April 24

Qing imperial porcelain Guangxu mark and period famille rose Three Rams bowl, est. $5,000-$7,000
Qing imperial porcelain Guangxu mark and period famille rose Three Rams bowl, est. $5,000-$7,000
Qing imperial porcelain Guangxu mark and period famille rose Three Rams bowl, est. $5,000-$7,000

OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery will offer a fine selection of Asian art and objects on Sunday, April 24. The sale will include Chinese antique porcelains, jade and stone carvings, furniture, Chinese paintings, embroidered works and other categories of Asian art. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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‘Girl with Candy’ photo in Clars April 24 auction to benefit Ukraine

‘Girl with Candy,’ a composed photo that became a social media sensation, will be offered in a limited edition of five on April 24. Half of the proceeds will benefit Come Back Alive, an organization that assists the Ukrainian military. Image courtesy of Clars Auction Gallery
‘Girl with Candy,’ a composed photo that became a social media sensation, will be offered in a limited edition of five on April 24. Half of the proceeds will benefit Come Back Alive, an organization that assists the Ukrainian military. Image courtesy of Clars Auction Gallery
‘Girl with Candy,’ a composed photo that became a social media sensation, will be offered in a limited edition of five on April 24. Half of the proceeds will benefit Come Back Alive, an organization that assists the Ukrainian military. Image courtesy of Clars Auction Gallery

OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery will offer the first printings of Girl with Candy by Ukrainian photographer Oleksii Kyrychenko. With his permission, the photograph was printed in Oakland in a limited edition of five, all of which will be auctioned in Clars’s April 24 sale, estimated at $1,000-$2,000 apiece. Kyrychenko has requested that half of the proceeds be donated to Come Back Alive, a non-governmental organization helping the Ukrainian military by supplying its troops with technical support and medical aid.

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