Christie’s announce Frank Weston Benson’s Eleanor and Benny (estimate: $3-5 million), an important example of the artist’s highly personal style of American Impressionism will highlight its upcoming auction of Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture on 18 May 2011, at 10 am. Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951), Eleanor and Benny, signed ‘F.W. Benson.’ [Read More]
Daily Archives: May 12, 2011
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A wonderful collection of 47 Snaffles images gathered over many years by a Yorkshire personality, Lt Col Bill Weightman, will be sold at Bonhams Knowle on May 24th. “Images of horse racing, country life and military life are all well represented in this once in a lifetime collection,” says Mark Jones, Bonhams [Read More]
Heritage Auctions has announced that Derek Grady has joined the company as Vice President of Sports Auctions. Derek will assist with management of day-to-day operations of the Sports Collectibles department and utilize his extensive background in the trading card field to expand the breadth and quality of the sports offerings. “Derek is [Read More]
The power and depth of the Charles Martignette Collection of Illustration Art continued to exert its influence on May 4 in the form of Gil Elvgren’s Gay Nymph, 1947, which brought $286,800 – a World’s Record price for the artist – against a $60,000+ pre-auction estimate–in Heritage Auctions’ $3.409+ million Signature® New [Read More]
Sotheby’s New York will auction works by important American artists and genres, spanning Impressionism, Modernism, 19th Century Paintings and Western Art, on 19 May. The sale is highlighted by two important private collections: Property from the Collection of Edward P. Evans, featuring works by American Impressionist and Ashcan School artists, and Property [Read More]
Dan Morphy, CEO of Morphy Auctions LLC, has announced the appointment of Brian Estepp to the position of director of promotions. In his new role, Estepp, who previously served as an expert consultant on selected Morphy sales, will be involved in business development through personal contact with collectors at shows, conventions and [Read More]
It will be an on-site auction, at the Commander residence, 443 North Star Ave. in Panama City. (PANAMA CITY, Fla.) – The living estate of James Commander, a collector of vintage primitives and period American Victorian furniture, will be sold on Saturday, June 11, at 9 a.m. (CDT), by The Specialists of [Read More]
Sotheby’s will present a highly selective sale of Impressionist & Modern Art in Paris on 1 June 2011. This prestigious sale pays homage to the most notable artistic trends of the 20th century, Surrealism and Cubism, and offers major works by such great modern artists as Joan Miró, André Masson and Alberto [Read More]