Fine Art

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OIL PAINTINGS BY LOIS DODD, MERCEDES CARLES MATTER AND GILLIAN AYRES COMBINE FOR $150,000 AT RIPLEY AUCTIONS ESTATE ART & ANTIQUES AUCTION

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Original oil on canvas paintings by Lois Dodd (American, b. 1927), Mercedes Carles Matter (American, 1913-2001) and Gillian Ayres (UK, 1930-2018) sold for a combined $150,000, and a beautiful black ebony Bosendorfer grand piano played a sweet tune for $53,125 in a live and online auction held Jan. 16 [Read More]

EDDIE MARTINEZ AND BEN ENWONWU PAINTINGS TO HEADLINE BRUNEAU & CO.’S INAUGURAL MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART AUCTION

CRANSTON, R.I. – Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers will hold its first-ever Modern & Contemporary Art auction on Monday, November 30th, with 76 curated lots headlined by a very large, untitled double-stack Blockhead painting by Eddie Martinez (Conn./N.Y., b. 1977) and a portrait oil on canvas rendering by Ben Enwonwu (Nigerian, 1917-1994). Both [Read More]

SCULPTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER FROM THE RENOWNED ARTISTS ERTE AND LOUIS ICART WILL BE OFFERED IN NEUE AUCTIONS ONLINE AUCTION

BEACHWOOD, Ohio – An extensive offering of sculptures and works on paper by renowned artists Erté (Russian/French, 1892-1990) and Louis Icart (French, 1888-1950), all from a local collection, plus a smattering of additional lovely Art Deco pieces by other artists, 92 lots in all, will come up for bid in Neue Auctions’ [Read More]

PAINTING OF OONAGH GUINNESS BY PHILIP DE LASZLO SELLS FOR $324,500 AT AHLERS & OGLETREE AUCTION

ATLANTA, Ga. – A monumental oil on canvas portrait painting of Anglo-Irish socialite, society hostess and art collector Oonagh Guinness (1910-1995), by Philip de László (Austro-Hungarian/U.K., 1869-1937), soared to $324,500 at a two-session auction held September 12th and 13th by Ahlers & Ogletree, live in the Atlanta showroom as well as online. [Read More]

SHANNON’S FALL AUCTION FEATURES 230 QUALITY ARTWORKS DATING FROM THE 19TH CENTURY THROUGH CONTEMPORARY

MILFORD, Conn. – Shannon’s fall auction on Thursday, September 17th, at 6 pm Eastern time, will be presented in a 180-page color catalog filled with important paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture. A live-stream of the auction and live-online bidding will be available via Invaluable.com. Telephone bids can be reserved in advance and [Read More]