In the latest Ten Things You Didn't Know column we explore the life of the late Ansel Adams, considered by many to be the pioneer of modern nature photography. April 22, 2014 marks the 30th anniversary of his death.
Various pieces of early and seldom-seen jewelry by master jewelry designer Georg Jensen changed hands at auction June 9-11, through Rago Arts & Auction Center.
The holy city of Jerusalem has inspired artists and craftsmen for thousands of years. Their creations often span time and space, like the city itself.
Two rediscovered marble busts by the 18th century French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon sold for a combined $1.475 million at the Fine Art & Antiques Auction held March 23 by Cottone Auctions.
A pair of paintings by iconic American artist Newell Convers Wyeth combined to sell for more than $1.1 million, leading Heritage Auctions' May 3, 2019, auction of fine art.
Heritage Auctions will make its expansive offerings of fine & decorative art more accessible than ever before when the firm launches monthly Fine Art auctions in the summer of 2019.
If you were late to Saturday’s session of Eldred’s two-day spring sale of art and antiques April 5-6, you missed a few of the day’s most exciting lots ...
The runaway top lot of a December auction was Across the Continent, a Currier & Ives (New York, 1868) lithograph print depicting the changing landscape of the mid nineteenth-century American frontier.
Now through Wednesday, May 8, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries presents “Collectors’ Choice,” an online only auction offering rare and collectible objects.
Art New York, presented by event producer Art Miami, returns to Pier 94 in Manhattan for its fifth edition from May 2-5, 2019.
A diverse and enticing selection of artwork attracted active bidding at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries Winter sale March 1-3.
Hindman LLC has announced the Spring Arts of the American West auction that will be conducted on Thursday, May 2 at 10 a.m. MT in the Denver saleroom.
New Orleans' French Quarter, bound by the Mississippi River and boasting architecture from the Spanish era, hosts many of the city’s finest antique stores.
Nadeau's Auction Gallery's annual New Year's Day fine and decorative arts auction broke seven figures when it achieved more than $2.35 million in sales.
The exhibition The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated explores the tale’s influence on Japanese art since it was written about the year 1000.
Two John Millard Ferren abstract plaster reliefs stole the show at the Kaminski Auctions sale Feb. 3, 2019. The abstract no. 29 sold for $58,000.
On Nov. 15, 2018, British artist David Hockney’s Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) sold for $90.3 million at Christie's.
The International Fine Print Dealers Association has announced the appointment of Jenny Gibbs as the Executive Director of the Association, the Fine Art Print Fair and the IFPDA Foundation.
Andrew Jones Auctions’ March 3 auction features more than 400 lots, including fine furniture, art, jewelry, silver, ceramics, decorative arts, and carpets.
John Moran Auctioneers is auctioning 15 portraits from some of the finest artists working in England from the 17th to 18th centuries
The TEFAF Art Fair attracts private collectors, museum curators, patrons, art market professionals and art lovers from all over the world.
A March 9 live and online antique auction is packed with beautiful examples from many genres including names such as Galle, Daum Nancy, Tiffany, and Wave Crest.
Dr. Anthony Cavo takes us on his journey to identify the artist of an unsigned oil painting after buying a 'love-it-or-hate-it' depiction of King Lear.
John Moran Auctioneers' inaugural Women in Art auction offered works by 93 women artists. By sale's end, new records had been set for three artists.
One of just three acrylic on canvas paintings of the letter ‘B’ by Pop Artist Robert Indiana (American, 1928-2018), plus several lithographs signed by the artist, will be part of Weiss Auctions’ Jan. 23-24 sale.
On Feb. 15-16, 2019, Copley Fine Art Auctions will make its annual sojourn to the Southeastern Wildlife Expo (SEWE) in Charleston, South Carolina, with their Winter Sale 2019
Andrew Jones Auctions’ Oct. 21 and Nov. 18 auctions offered fine art and design, as well as luxe decor and unique finds, enticing bidders to action.
Important American paintings from the 19th century through the contemporary era were available during Shannon’s semi-annual American and European Fine Art Auction.
To find an original John James Audubon print from his original Birds of America Series, 1827-1838, would be considered quite a treasure and rare.
On Sunday, Nov. 18, Turner Auctions + Appraisals is presenting the Kappy Hendricks Collection of Japanese Prints, which comprises over 175 lots.
Andrew Jones Auctions will hold its Design for the Home and Garden auction featuring fine art, furnishings, accessories and fine jewelry on Sunday, Nov. 18.
Though many of its shops abound with inexpensive, mass-produced tourist items, Venice is also a vibrant center of contemporary, quality art and crafts.
On Tuesday, Nov. 13, John Moran Auctioneers will host its second biannual Prints & Multiples auction at noon, followed by a 20th Century Art + Design auction at 2 p.m.
A fresh-to-the-market oil painting by the French impressionist master Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), done around 1918 and titled Portrait of Gabrielle leaning on her hand, promises to be the centerpiece lot in an auction planned for fall or winter.
Eldred’s nearly broke the scrimshaw record when a whale tooth by the so-called “Naval Monument Engraver” sold for $396,000 at the firm’s marine art sale in July 2018.
A pair of diamond rings and oil paintings are among the headlining lots in Gray's Auctioneers' Aug. 8 auction.
As Dr. Anthony J. Cavo teaches us in this extended Ask the Experts assessment, several elements within decorative paintings lend themselves to determining the possible age of a piece.
A bevy of Japanese artists' work will be represented in woodblock, watercolor and mezzzotint prints on offer in Turner Auctions + Appraisals' June 17 sale.
A fresh-to-market oil on Masonite painting by the late Francis Newton Souza soared to $235,000 before the gavel fell during Weiss Auctions' May 17 auction.
