Landmark Picasso show opens Jan. 29 at Dali Museum

Pablo Picasso, ‘Homme au chapeau de paille et au cornet de glace (Man with a Straw Hat and an Ice Cream, Cone).’ Mougins, August 30, 1938. Oil on canvas, 61cm by 46cm. Musee national Picasso-Paris, Acceptance in lieu Pablo Picasso, 1979, MP 174. © 2021 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Pablo Picasso, ‘Homme au chapeau de paille et au cornet de glace (Man with a Straw Hat and an Ice Cream, Cone).’ Mougins, August 30, 1938. Oil on canvas, 61cm by 46cm. Musee national Picasso-Paris, Acceptance in lieu Pablo Picasso, 1979, MP 174. © 2021 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Pablo Picasso, ‘Homme au chapeau de paille et au cornet de glace (Man with a Straw Hat and an Ice Cream, Cone).’ Mougins, August 30, 1938. Oil on canvas, 61cm by 46cm. Musee national Picasso-Paris, Acceptance in lieu Pablo Picasso, 1979, MP 174. © 2021 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A landmark exhibition, Picasso and the Allure of the South, opens on January 29 at The Dali Museum. The exhibition’s 79 paintings, drawings and collages – approximately half of which have never been seen in the U.S. – are on loan from the Musee National Picasso-Paris and the Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection, New York. The Dali is the only venue worldwide to present this exhibition, which is curated by Dr. William Jeffett, The Dali Museum’s chief curator. The exhibit continues through May 22.

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Quinn’s Jan. 29 auction features elite consignments from Mid-Atlantic region

Jean Louis Voille (French/Russian, 1744- after 1801), 1792 portrait of Count Paul Alexandrovich Stroganoff (1774-1817). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated. Sight: 23¼ x 18½in. Estimate $10,000-$15,000

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Quinn’s Auction Galleries will host its first Fine & Decorative Arts Auction of 2022 on Saturday, January 29, starting at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, with absentee and Internet live bidding available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Cassatt, Homer art among pieces donated to Boston College

Winslow Homer, 1836–1910, ‘Grace Hoops,’ 1872 oil on canvas, 22in by 15in. Image courtesy of the McMullen Museum of Art
Winslow Homer, 1836–1910, ‘Grace Hoops,’ 1872 oil on canvas, 22in by 15in. Image courtesy of the McMullen Museum of Art
Winslow Homer, 1836–1910, ‘Grace Hoops,’ 1872 oil on canvas, 22in by 15in. Image courtesy of the McMullen Museum of Art

BOSTON (AP) – Works by Pablo Picasso, Mary Cassatt and Winslow Homer are among 30 pieces of art worth more than $20 million that alumnus and legendary investment manager Peter Lynch is donating to Boston College’s art museum, the university announced December 7. The works – 27 paintings and three drawings – were collected by Lynch and his late wife Carolyn.

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Jeschke van Vliet presents choice books, prints and photos, Dec. 14

Circa-1830s collection of geographical view drawings of Persia, Afghanistan and Armenia, est. €10,000-€15,000
Circa-1830s collection of geographical view drawings of Persia, Afghanistan and Armenia, est. €10,000-€15,000
Circa-1830s collection of geographical view drawings of Persia, Afghanistan and Armenia, est. €10,000-€15,000

BERLIN – An important collection of geographical view drawings of Persia, Afghanistan and Armenia is the top lot of Valuable Books, Prints and Historical Photography, an auction scheduled for December 14 at Jeschke van Vliet in Berlin. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Palm Beach Modern Auctions offers sophisticated selection, Nov. 6-7

Gene Davis, ‘Six Shooter,’ est. $25,000-$35,000
Gene Davis, ‘Six Shooter,’ est. $25,000-$35,000
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – South Florida locals know there’s more to holiday shopping than clicking the “add to cart” button and crushing crowds at big box stores. Everything from Hermes scarves to vintage perfume bottles, iconic pop art to French landscapes, lounge chairs to relax in and an array of perfect vases for mom’s flowers are up for bid at Palm Beach Modern Auctions (PBMA) on Saturday, November 6 and Sunday, November 7, and there’s nothing stopping you from bidding your heart out. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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John Richardson’s final Picasso book arrives in November

Cover of ‘A Life of Picasso: The Minotaur Years,’ by John Richardson, which debuts November 16. Image courtesy of Knopf
Cover of ‘A Life of Picasso: The Minotaur Years,’ by John Richardson, which debuts November 16. Image courtesy of Knopf
Cover of ‘A Life of Picasso: The Minotaur Years,’ by John Richardson, which debuts November 16. Courtesy of Knopf

NEW YORK (AP) – In the fall of 2018, art historian John Richardson fell critically ill and died the following March, at age 95. He left behind a distinguished record as a critic, curator and biographer and questions about the fate of one of the art world’s longest awaited volumes, his fourth and final book on Pablo Picasso. Shelley Wanger, his editor at Alfred A. Knopf, explained during a recent interview that she and Richardson had been working “on a typed manuscript” that they would review together when she came to see him each week. By the time he was hospitalized, they had what she calls “essentially a finished manuscript,” save for end notes, illustrations and some additional research. Richardson’s A Life of Picasso: The Minotaur Years, which comes out Nov. 16, completes a project he began more than 30 years ago with The Prodigy and continued with The Cubist Rebel and The Triumphant Years.

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Parade of sporting art enlivens Nye & Co. auction, Oct. 27-28

John F. Herring, Sr., ‘Bay Horse in in Stall,’ est. $8,000-$12,000
John F. Herring, Sr., ‘Bay Horse in in Stall,’ est. $8,000-$12,000

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Nye & Company Auctioneers’ two-day, online Chic and Antique Estate Treasures auction slated for Wednesday and Thursday, October 27 and 28, will be headlined by property from Winston F.C. and C.Z. Guest; the estate of Mrs. Mimi Adler; the NAMITS collection; the collection of Steve and Stephanie Alpert; items from The Millbrook School and property from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Terian. Each sale day starts at 10 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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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

Oct. 3 Abell auction features Damien Hirst, Tiffany & Co. jewels

Damien Hirst, ‘Beautiful I Don’t Want to be a Dead Artist Painting,’ est. $250,000-$350,000
Damien Hirst, ‘Beautiful I Don’t Want to be a Dead Artist Painting,’ est. $250,000-$350,000
Damien Hirst, ‘Beautiful I Don’t Want to be a Dead Artist Painting,’ est. $250,000-$350,000
LOS ANGELES – Abell Auction Co. will offer an array of fine art, antiques, 20th century design and fine jewelry at its quarterly online auction on Sunday, October 3 at 10 am Pacific time. Featuring property from prominent California estates, the sale will highlight an impressive collection of French Impressionist paintings and drawings. Other prominent items include a Damien Hirst painting, Anish Kapoor sculpture, Ansel Adams photographs and collection of vintage Tiffany & Co. jewelry. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Delightful jewelry, estate art await at Aug. 28 Turner auction

EFFY multi-color sapphire, diamond and 14K white gold ring, est. $300-$500
EFFY multi-color sapphire, diamond and 14K white gold ring, est. $300-$500

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present a Summer Sale on August 28, starting at 10:30 am Pacific time. Besides numerous items from estates and consignors, the auction offers more than 360 lots, including collections of Russian Lomonosov porcelain figures; Victorian Nailsea bells, 19th-century blown glass canes and other whimseys; German ceramic and pewter beer steins; and fine jewelry. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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