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Slotin delivers fun folk art while raising funds for Paradise Garden, Aug.5-6
Eddy Mumma, ‘Portrait with Red Face,’ estimated at $800-$1,200. Proceeds to benefit the Paradise Garden Foundation. Image courtesy of Slotin Folk Art Auction
BUFORD, Ga. – For 30 years, Slotin Auction has been the premier auction house bringing self-taught art, outsider art and folk art to the market. Its next sale, planned for Saturday, August 5 and Sunday, August 6 and featuring 920 lots, is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and bring fun, affordable, colorful, creative pieces to the auction block. In addition, 50 lots included in this sale will benefit the Paradise Garden Foundation, which preserves Howard Finster’s famous fanciful environment and provides educational opportunities to art enthusiasts of all ages. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Slotin plans exuberant lineup of self-taught art Nov. 13-14
Nellie Mae Rowe, ‘Dog on Roof With Blue and Green Birds,’ est. $15,000-$20,000
BUFORD, Ga. – A changing of the guard among folk art collectors is responsible for making an array of early, museum-worthy works available for the first time at auction. That’s readily apparent in the catalog for Slotin Folk Art Auction’s Fall Self-Taught Art Masterpiece Sale, to be held November 13-14. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Boca Raton museum hosts groundbreaking Florida outsider art exhibition
Kathy d’Adesky, ‘Untitled,’ an undated acrylic on canvas.
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The passion for outsider art runs deep in Florida, where self-taught artists have forged an indelible mark of special attention on the creative landscape of the state. Against the odds, many of these artists created obsessively to escape from their worlds that were often full of deep conflict and personal struggles. The exhibition titled “An Irresistible Urge to Create: The Monroe Family Collection of Florida Outsider Art,” on view at the Boca Raton Museum of Art until September 5, marks the first time a museum has presented this definitive group of artists in an exhibition of this size and scope.
The origin and rise of self-taught or outsider art
Ruby “Miss Ruby” Williams, ‘Untitled,’ an undated work of paint on plywood.
NEW YORK – There are many who live their entire lives without even thinking about lifting a pencil or wetting a brush outside of a school art class. But there are others who feel an innate compulsion to create art.
Quinn’s to auction folk art from prestigious Sellen-Burt collection, April 20
Ronald J. Scott (Lafitte, La., 1922-2003), ‘Sea Wing,’ mixed-media boat model. Initialed on captain’s quarters. Size: 32 x 56 x 14 inches. Collection of Betty-Carol Sellen and Martha Burt. Estimate $2,000-$4,000
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – On Tuesday, April 20, Quinn’s Auction Galleries will present a 155-lot Folk Art Auction that encompasses a variety of media, including pottery, wood carvings, metal sculptures, mixed-media paintings, and works by such renowned artists as Clementine Hunter, Roy Ferdinand, and Dr Bob. Creations by Louisiana and New Orleans artists including Prophet Royal Robertson, Reginald Mitchell, and Cyril and Ivy Billiot will also be offered. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.