Modern Pastel

HOUSTON, Texas — Estimated at only $800-$1,200, a 1925 graphite and pastel on paper by Tamara de Lempicka emerged as the surprise top lot of the sale at Simpson Galleries March 23. Complete results are available at LiveAuctioneers. De Lempicka’s (1898-1980) The Marquis Sommi was an innocuous inclusion in the Simpson lineup, slotted in the […]

Alexander Calder Tapestry, The Star, $38,400 The Star, a tapestry after Alexander Calder, which hammered for $30,000 and sold for $38,400 with buyer’s premium at Roland New York. GLEN COVE, N.Y. – Alexander Calder (1898-1976) first produced designs for tapestries made at the Aubusson factory in the early 1960s. However, most that come to auction […]

1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Original Marketing Illustration, $2,357 FOWLER, Ind. – Jack Juratovic (1939-2018) was a legend in the automotive art space. He worked as a designer for General Motors in the 1960s with Larry Wood, who would go on to become a lead designer for Mattel’s Hot Wheels line just a few years later. […]