Battery Park landscape tops Salmagundi Club’s April 8-9 auction

Joseph McGurl, ‘Evening Light on the River,’ $3,450
Joseph McGurl, ‘Evening Light on the River,’ $3,450
Joseph McGurl, ‘Evening Light on the River,’ $3,450

NEW YORK – The Salmagundi Club hosted its first in-person public auction in more than two years with a successful two-day fundraising auction event on April 8 and April 9. Both sessions were held live at the club’s 1854-built townhouse headquarters on Fifth Avenue. The auction featured all-original portraits, still lifes, landscapes, photography and works from other genres, with all purchases supporting both the artists and the club.

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New York’s Salmagundi Club to raise funds with April 8-9 art auction

Elizabeth Myers Castonguay, ‘Tree of Knowledge (Endangered),’ est. $2,900-$4,800
Elizabeth Myers Castonguay, ‘Tree of Knowledge (Endangered),’ est. $2,900-$4,800
Elizabeth Myers Castonguay, ‘Tree of Knowledge (Endangered),’ est. $2,900-$4,800

NEW YORK – The Salmagundi Club will host a two-day fundraising auction event in conjunction with Roland Auctions NY, on Friday, April 8 at 8 pm Eastern time and Saturday, April 9 at noon Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available on both days through LiveAuctioneers.

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Salmagundi Club 2022 NY Figurative Show runs through Jan. 28

Luis Alvarez Roure, ‘Ondine.’ Courtesy of the Salmagundi Club
Luis Alvarez Roure, ‘Ondine’
Luis Alvarez Roure, ‘Ondine.’ Courtesy of the Salmagundi Club

NEW YORK – The Salmagundi Club’s 2022 New York Figurative Show, featuring works from more than 70 member and non-member artists, will conclude on Friday, January 28. This exhibition features figurative works of the human form in all its permutations: portraiture, clothed and nude, focusing on the human form and/or face. Presenting an array of works in various media with drawings, paintings, photography and sculpture, this show explores the range of figurative practice thriving in today’s artists’ studios.

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Salmagundi shines light on Antonio Cirino’s jewelry design drawings

Jewelry illustration from the collection of Antonio Cirino, who is the focus of Dazzle: Jewelry Drawings from the Antonio Cirino Collection. The show is on view at the Salmagundi Club in New York through January 31, 2022.
Jewelry illustration from the collection of Antonio Cirino, who is the focus of Dazzle: Jewelry Drawings from the Antonio Cirino Collection. The show is on view at the Salmagundi Club in New York through January 31, 2022.
Jewelry illustration from the collection of Antonio Cirino, the focus of Dazzle: Jewelry Drawings from the Antonio Cirino Collection. The show is now on view at the Salmagundi Club in New York.

NEW YORK – Salmagundi non-resident artist-member Antonio Cirino (Italian and American, 1889-1983) was an important part of Salmagundi from 1926 to 1983, spanning 57 years. The gifted Rhode Island School of Design graduate was a prolific painter, jewelry designer, writer and teacher. The club is currently honoring Cirino with the exhibit Dazzle: Jewelry Drawings from the Antonio Cirino Collection, on view in its Print Gallery. The show opened on November 15 and runs through January 31, 2022.

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Scandinavian modern furniture abounds at Willow Auction House Dec. 2

Bruno Mathsson bentwood Eva chair, est. $400-$600
Bruno Mathsson bentwood Eva chair, est. $400-$600
Bruno Mathsson bentwood Eva chair, est. $400-$600

LINCOLN PARK, N.J. – Willow Auction House is proud to present The Salmagundi Club Benefit & December Great Estates Auction, taking place on December 2 at noon Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Salmagundi celebrates its 150th with Oct. 22-23 auction

Richard Greathouse, ‘La Giovane Dottoressa,’ est. $6,000-$9,000
Richard Greathouse, ‘La Giovane Dottoressa,’ est. $6,000-$9,000
Richard Greathouse, ‘La Giovane Dottoressa,’ est. $6,000-$9,000

NEW YORK – On October 22 and 23, the Salmagundi Club presents one of its most anticipated and historic events, its Fall Auction. In the year that marks its 150th anniversary, the club presents more than 175 works of art by current Salmagundi members in all media, which will be auctioned along with pieces from the Salmagundi Collection. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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