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This Beatles' poster, the most iconic concert poster, is now also the most expensive, after selling for a record $275,000.
Auctions

Beatles Poster Sells for Record-Shattering $275,000

By Antique Trader Staff
Hale Woodruff, Carnival, oil on canvas, circa 1958, was the top lot, selling for $665,000, which was also a record for an abstract work by the artist.
Auctions

African American Art Smashes Records

By Antique Trader Staff
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Comic Books & Graphic Novels

Comic Books Enter a Dazzling New Golden Age

By Kris Manty
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Auctions

African American Art Sets Records

By Antique Trader Staff
Sun Ra in “Space is the Place,” circa 1974; sold for $6,500, a record for the poster.
Collectibles

African Americana Sets New Auction Records at Swann's

By Antique Trader Antiques Auction News
Frederic Remington’s The Bronco Buster soared to a final selling price of $615,000 and took top lot. All images courtesy of Heritage Auctions
News

Remington Bronco bucks $615k

By Antique Trader Antiques Auction News
James Allen St. John’s (American, 1872-1957) At the Earth’s Core book dust jacket, 1922, an iconic cover painting for a hugely important book by one of the fathers of fantasy illustration. This is one of the finest examples to ever come to auction and it was the star lot, selling for $112,500, thousands more than the estimate of $75,000 and up. All images courtesy of Heritage Auctions
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Out of this world: Records shattered for science-fiction art collection

By Antique Trader Antiques Auction News