Maurice de Vlaminck’s circa 1930 winter scene oil on canvas of the Normandy countryside, a signature example of Fauvism from the 20th century’s first movement in modern art, is expected to realize $70,000+ as part of Heritage Auctions’ Decorative Art & European Paintings Signature® Auction, June 15 in Dallas. The painting is offered as part […]
On Saturday, September 14, 2013, Trailside Galleries of Jackson, WY and Scottsdale, AZ, in partnership with the Gerald Peters Gallery of Santa Fe, NM are pleased to present the seventh annual Jackson Hole Art Auction at the Center for the Arts in downtown Jackson Hole. This annual live auction has quickly become one of the […]
Maurice de Vlaminck’s circa 1930 winter scene oil on canvas of the Normandy countryside, a signature example of Fauvism from the 20th century’s first movement in modern art, is expected to realize $70,000+ as part of Heritage Auctions’ Decorative Art & European Paintings Signature® Auction, June 15 in Dallas. The painting is offered as part […]
Peering out from under an old sheet, Clarke Auction art specialist Nelia Moore and owner Ronan Clarke then discovered what would turn out to be a long lost and magnificent oil on canvas by the German surrealist artist Richard Oelze. The large and intricate painting entitled Archaic Fragment was executed in 1935 when the artist […]
Bonhams May 22 American Art auction at the Madison Avenue salesroom saw success across categories, particularly for 19th century paintings as well as sculpture from a variety of periods. Interest came overwhelmingly from the US, with discerning bidders from the UK and Europe also represented. Bidding by telephone proved to be the most popular method […]
With Derby Day fast approaching on 1st June, Bonhams offers an insight into a bustling Derby, almost two hundred years ago. A full size copy by a 19th century artist of the masterpiece Derby Day by William Powell Frith RA, estimated at £10,000-£15,000 will be offered for sale at the Bonhams 19th Century Paintings sale […]
Rago Arts and Auction Center’s Fine Art auctions on May 18 brings an impressive $1.9 million. “Results for the Contemporary Art in the Joshua Smith Collection were strong and the collection exceeded the high estimate,” said Meredith Hilferty, who directs Rago’s Fine Art department. The top price in Contemporary Art was for a Kenneth Noland […]
Fourteen Salvador Dali watercolor fruit studies, unseen by collectors until now, will be sold at Bonhams’ Impressionist and Modern Art sale, London on 18th June. Commissioned in 1969, the paintings have been in private hands since their creation. Each painting is valued at £40,000 – £70,000 and the series is expected to make close to […]
The April 30 Fine Prints auction at Bonhams in San Francisco, simulcast in Los Angeles, saw strong participation onsite, over the phones and online to the tune of $1.97 million. Works such as an Andy Warhol Tomato screenprint in colors from the Campbells Soup I series, 1968, brought $52,500 (est. $15,000-20,000) and a Joan Miró […]
Bonhams auction of California & Western Paintings & Sculpture realized a total of $4,954,575 on April 30 at the Sunset Boulevard salesroom. The highly anticipated evening auction saw heavy interest from US clients, the majority of whom were California-based, although offers came from as far away as the UK and Hong Kong. Telephone bidders dominated […]
On Saturday, May 18, 2013, Rago Arts and Auction Center will hold two fine art auctions. A sale of 19th/20th Century American and European Art opens the day at 10 a.m., followed by an auction of Post-War and Contemporary Art at Noon. The Post-War and Contemporary Art auction begins with a group of important works […]
A work from Josef Albers’ iconic Homage to the Square series leads the lot at Weschler’s Capital Collections Estate Auction, to be held in Washington, DC on May 17th at 10am. The German-American painter’s disciplined approach produced hundreds of these chromatic explorations, each one produced by hand and without the use of a straightedge. Albers […]
