Large polychrome-painted, carved wood figure of Pegasus, sold for $2,488.50. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Crescent City Auction Gallery.

Crescent City holds July 13 auction fundraiser to benefit artist

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Large polychrome-painted, carved wood figure of Pegasus, sold for $2,488.50. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Crescent City Auction Gallery.

Large polychrome-painted, carved wood figure of Pegasus, sold for $2,488.50. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Crescent City Auction Gallery.

NEW ORLEANS – Crescent City Auction Gallery has announced that the special section of their July 13th auction from the living estate of George Valentine Dureau (American/Louisiana, b. 1930-) raised more than $32,000 to benefit the artist.

Dureau, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, has been admitted to a nursing home and needs money to offset the costs. A group called Friends of George partnered with CCAG to hold this auction.

Auctioneers Adam Lambert and Ruthie Winston sold to over 200 live, phone and Internet bidders using LiveAuctioneers, with bidding exceeding the overall expected high estimate.

Crescent City Auction Gallery achieved a total hammer price of $31,100 and donated an additional $1,555 to help pay for George Dureau’s medical care.

“We were very pleased with the results,” said Crescent City Auction Gallery’s president, Adam Lambert. “It was important to us to know that all of the money raised would be directly benefiting Dureau.”

View the fully illustrated catalog for Crescent City’s July 13, 2013 auction, complete with prices realized, online at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

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Click here to view the fully illustrated catalog for this sale, complete with prices realized.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Large polychrome-painted, carved wood figure of Pegasus, sold for $2,488.50. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Crescent City Auction Gallery.

Large polychrome-painted, carved wood figure of Pegasus, sold for $2,488.50. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Crescent City Auction Gallery.

George Valentine Dureau (b. 1930-), 'Earl,' 1977 black & white photograph, artist signed, sold for $1,185. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Crescent City Auction Gallery.

George Valentine Dureau (b. 1930-), ‘Earl,’ 1977 black & white photograph, artist signed, sold for $1,185. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Crescent City Auction Gallery.

George Valentine Dureau (b. 1930-), 'Woman and Satyr,' 20th century, charcoal on rolled canvas, marked 'Unfinished,' sold for $2,962.50. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Crescent City Auction Gallery.

George Valentine Dureau (b. 1930-), ‘Woman and Satyr,’ 20th century, charcoal on rolled canvas, marked ‘Unfinished,’ sold for $2,962.50. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Crescent City Auction Gallery.

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