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LONDON – The first exhibition devoted to William Morris and his influence on 20th-century life, will open at the National Portrait Gallery this autumn. “Anarchy & Beauty: William Morris and His Legacy, 1860-1960” will run Oct.16 to Jan. 11. The exhibition will focus on Morris’ far-reaching politics, thought and design. With portraits, furniture, books, banners, […]
NEW YORK — More than 150 lots featuring sporting art and dog portraits come to market Tuesday, April 16 at Doyle New York. The complete catalog is now available for review and bidding at LiveAuctioneers. The sale features three sketches by famed animal illustrator and designer Wilhelm Hunt Diederich (1884-1953). Born in Austria-Hungary to an […]
CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions will hold a 382-lot sale of the collection of Robin and Kathryn Smiley, the co-publishers and editors of Firsts: The Book Collector’s Magazine, on Thursday, August 17, starting at 10 am Central time. The Smiley collection features modern firsts of literature, mystery and detective fiction, and western literature, with a […]
NEWBURY, U.K. – In its Wednesday, June 14 Old Master, British and European Art sale, Dreweatts Donnington Priory will offer a study for the legendary Perseus series by one of the most famous British Pre-Raphaelite artists, Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898), commissioned by British Prime Minister Arthur Balfour (1848-1930) in 1875 for the music room of […]