Lawrence W. Lee, ‘Coyote Song,’ estimated at $1,000-$3,000. Image courtesy of Kensington Estate Auction
CLINTONDALE, N.Y. – Kensington Estate Auction‘s Monday, May 22 on-line auction will be well-rounded and truly tempting. Categories represented include fine art, ethnographic art and items, urban and graffiti art, sterling silver, gold, studio pottery, photography, sculptures, antiquities, jewelry, coins and antiquarian and post-modern books. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Two oil-on-canvas paintings by David Park (American, 1911-1960): (Left) ‘Female Nude,’ 29in x 17in. Estimate $350,000-$400,000. Opening bid: $175,000. (Right) ‘Two Faces,’ 24in x 20in. Both paintings are artist-signed and dated 1960. Estimate $300,000-$350,000. Opening bid: $150,000. Provenance: Each is from a Beverly Hills private collection. Images courtesy of King’s Auctions
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – A spectacular selection of original art from the collection of Musee d’Art Moderne in Beverly Hills will be auctioned at the gallery’s Los Angeles-area grand opening on May 20, with absentee and Internet live bidding available worldwide through LiveAuctioneers. The expertly curated offering, which will be presented by nationally renowned King’s Auctions Inc., includes premier paintings by some of today’s most sought-after artists, including Tony Scherman, Gertrude Abercrombie, Bill Traylor, and David Park. Additionally, the grouping includes extremely hard-to-find works by noted street artists King Robbo, Invader, and “the Russian Banksy,” Pavel Pukhov.
NEW YORK – On Tuesday, September 20, starting at 6 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will conduct an auction titled Exclusive Street Art, featuring 78 lots of works by practitioners who enliven public spaces with post-graffiti imagery. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK – Two works by street artist Mr. Brainwash and a 1951 Bernard Buffet limited edition lithograph will fight for top lot status in Jasper52’s Fine Art, Prints and Multiples auction, which will be conducted on Wednesday, June 8, beginning at 3 pm Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
A 2004 screenprint of ‘Girl with Balloon’ by the elusive British street artist Banksy earned $282,247 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2021 at Forum Auctions.
NEW YORK — The street artist known as Banksy is both a known and unknown commodity. Yes, a commodity, as crass as that may sound. The famously anonymous street artist has created hundreds of artworks on public buildings and structures while successfully guarding his or her identity – a serious feat in a world where social media abounds and millions carry camera-equipped smart phones in their pockets. The artist lets the art speak for itself. Still, that hasn’t stopped some from trying to commodify Bansky’s art, which has brought six-figure prices, even topping the million-dollar mark at auction.
Banksy artwork on exterior wall of Reading Prison in England. Image courtesy of Banksy.
LONDON (AP) — Banksy appears to have thrown his support behind a campaign to turn a former prison in the English town of Reading into an arts venue, a town spokesman said on Thursday, after the street artist confirmed that artwork that appeared on a red brick wall of the prison was of his making. Continue reading