MILFORD, CT. – Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers just concluded its best auction in five years, as the firm achieved an 80 percent sell-through on the 244 artworks that came up for bid in a sale that grossed $2.5 million. The event – Shannon’s bi-annual American & European Fine Art Auction – was [Read More]
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The auction was held online and in Bruneau’s gallery at 63 Fourth Avenue in Cranston, R.I. CRANSTON, R.I. – A Spanish street painting titled Palma De Mallorca Street Scene by the French-American artist Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962), best known as the illustrator for the popular Madeline children’s book series, sold for $13,750 to [Read More]
MILFORD, CT. – Important American paintings from the 19th century through the Contemporary era will come up for bid during Shannon’s bi-annual American & European Fine Art Auction, slated for Thursday, April 26th, online and in the Milford gallery, starting at 6 pm Eastern time. The auction will feature nearly 250 lots, [Read More]
Works attributed to Warhol, Nagel, Basquiat, Picasso, Klimt, Giacometti, others to be featured. FRANKLIN, Mass. – Two of Andy Warhol’s most iconic and instantly recognizable artworks – Chairman Mao and Volkswagen Beetle – and an acrylic on canvas painting attributed to Patrick Nagel, titled Mirage, are expected top performers in Woodshed Art [Read More]
They were all top lots in Woodshed Art Auctions’ Private Art Collections & Estates Discoveries Auction, an online-only auction held March 15th. In all, 163 fine art lots came under the gavel FRANKLIN, Mass. – Three artworks attributed to Pop Art icon Andy Warhol (Am., 1928-1987) – stylized renditions of the products [Read More]
The paintings were the superstar lots in a hugely successful auction that also featured Royal Bayreuth, Daum Nancy, Galle, Tiffany, Pairpoint, Mt. Washington, art glass, period American furniture and more. DOUGLASS, Kan. – Woody Auction celebrated the grand opening of their new Douglass auction hall with a major antique and fine art [Read More]
All 163 lots in the Private Art Collections & Estates Discoveries Auction can be viewed now, at woodshedartauctions.com. People can register and bid right on the website, too (a new feature). FRANKLIN, Mass. – A group of three pastel on brown paper drawings by the renowned French artist Claude Monet (1840-1926), several [Read More]
The auction will be held online and in Bruneau’s gallery, at 63 Fourth Avenue in Cranston, R.I. CRANSTON, R.I. – Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers is actively seeking quality consignments for its first-ever sale dedicated entirely to Pop Culture, Street Art, Urban Art and Unusual Art, slated for Saturday, May 12th, online and [Read More]
The auction will be held online and in Cottone’s gallery at 120 Court Street in Geneseo. GENESEO, N.Y. – Cottone Auctions will hold a two-day Spring Fine Art & Antiques Auction on Friday and Saturday, March 23rd and 24th, starting both days at 12 o’clock noon. Friday’s auction will include Asian items, [Read More]
Fine Art lithographs, etchings and prints are excellent choices for those just starting a collection and for collectors eager to acquire big names at accessible prices. Miro, Chagall and Picasso are among the big names at Michaan’s in March. Some of their works, from the estate of Frances and Jean Lagomarsino, will [Read More]
Bruce Wood’s parents opened The Woodshed Gallery in 1968, decades before the computer age and digital revolution changed the world – and the name and nature of the business – forever. FRANKLIN, Mass. – When James and Angelina Wood opened The Woodshed Gallery in the sleepy suburban town of Franklin, Mass., five [Read More]
Works attributed to the friends and ’80s Pop Art icons were the top achievers in the 142-lot sale. FRANKLIN, Mass. – It’s fitting that the top two lots in Woodshed Art Auctions’ internet only fine art auction held February 1st were claimed by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol. Not only were the [Read More]
All 142 lots in the Private Art Collections & Estates Discoveries Auction can be viewed now, at woodshedartauctions.com. People can register and bid right on the website, too (a new feature). FRANKLIN, Mass. – A mid-1980s gouache on paper rendering of the iconic Apple Macintosh logo attributed to pop art legend Andy [Read More]
It will be the grand opening event at Woody Auction’s new showroom facility in Douglass, Kansas. DOUGLASS, Kan. – Woody Auction will celebrate the grand opening of its new Douglass gallery with a major antique and fine art auction on Saturday, February 24th, one that will be highlighted by several original artworks [Read More]
The auction was held online and in Bruneau’s gallery, at 63 Fourth Avenue in Cranston, R.I. CRANSTON, R.I. – A fine bronze sculpture of a female nude by Mexican-born realist Enrique Alferez (La./Tex., 1901-1999), titled The Bather (1983), climbed to $13,750 and a beautiful Tiffany & Company pearl necklace with diamond-encrusted platinum [Read More]
The auction will be held online and in the firm’s gallery on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, La. – Original paintings by renowned Southern artists William Aiken Walker and William Hemmerling, a mug and a vase from the studios of George Ohr (the “Mad Potter of Biloxi”), and a [Read More]
It was the top lot in a sale that also featured works by Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir and Chagall. FRANKLIN, Mass. – A stunning late autumn Luminist style landscape painting attributed to the renowned Hudson River School artist Jasper F. Cropsey (Am., 1823-1900), sold for $38,400 in Woodshed Art Auctions’ internet-only Private [Read More]
It’s one of only a few times a single item has hit the $1 million mark at a Connecticut auction. WINDSOR, Conn. – Only a few times has an item ever sold for over $1 million at a Connecticut auction, but this very rare feat was accomplished on January 1st when an [Read More]