Garth’s Auctioneers & Appraisers of Delaware, Ohio, has announced the addition of specialist Shane David Hall. Formerly of The Historic Charleston Foundation, Hall’s immersion in the world of art, architecture and decorative arts brought him to Garth’s in October 2012. Read More +
The prosperous World War II postwar era created a veritable “poster boom” that had two new and distinct Modern styles, one consumer and one corporate. Read More +
1stdibs (www.1stdibs.com), an online global marketplace for rare and desirable objects, announces its purchase of Online Galleries, the prestigious U.K.-owned online services provider to the arts and antiques trade. Read More +
Think about the 1980s and among the first images that will come to mind for many of us are the illustrations of Patrick Nagel. The hard-edged geometry of his female subjects practically shout “Duran Duran!” Read More +
The top lot in Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers Oct. 24, 2012 sale may be “Canal in Venice” by Franz Richard Unterberger. Also available are pieces from the Cape Ann School, American Impressionists, European and American Modern and Abstract artists, 19th century European artists, Orientalist artists and more. Read More +
Olympic gold medalist skier and avid sailor Jonny Moseley serves as Honorary Chair of the San Francisco Fall Antiques Show this year. With its nautical theme inspired by the America’s Cup, which will be hosted in San Francisco in October 2013, the show features decorative and fine arts relating to the ocean, boating and travel. Read More +
Roy Lichtenstein’s 1964 ink and graphite on paper masterpiece, “Sunrise; Sunset,” is expected to realize more than $400,000 at Heritage Auctions Oct. 23, 2012. Sunrise; Sunset is doubly important because it represents the first time the Benday dot grew to an enormous proportion, which was then cropped to form the Sun in this work,” said Frank Hettig, director of Modern & Contemporary Art. Read More +
An important collection of Ocean Liner artifacts and ephemera amassed over a thirty-year period may set a few records when it’s offered Oct. 21. Never offered at auction before, this important single owner collection includes, vintage full-size life rings from such ships as RMS Queen Mary, RMS Mauretania, SS Leonardo Da Vinci, SS France, SS America, Caronia, SS Leviathan, SS President Cleveland, MV Noordam and many others. Read More +
Hundreds of banknotes that have been off the market or never offered before at auction will cross the block starting Oct. 18 at the Museum of American Finance in New York City. The sale include notes from Argentina, rare China issues, unlisted 1879 and 1880s Keeling Cocos rarities, East Africa, South Africa, Russia, an amazing collection of over 20 Georgia colonial banknotes. Read More +
Painter Fernand Leger made his mark alongside the first cubists – Picasso, Braque and Gris – in canvases that more or less banished nature from the scene. However, few Cubists pursued the logic of Modernism more aggressively than Leger. See why his works now sell for more than $13 million to art investors worldwide. Read More +