(Book Review)
A Book Review
Photos courtesy New-York Historical Society
Making It Modern: The Folk Art Collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman
by Margaret K. Hofer and Roberta J.M. Olson
New-York Historical Society, in association with D Giles Limited, London, 2015, 375 pages, hardbound, $65.
A current exhibition at the New-York Historical Society (N-YHS) has taken on ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)
The lawsuit filed in January by Gagosian Gallery of New York City against Pelham Europe, Ltd. involving the sale of Pablo Picasso’s 1931 sculpture Buste de Femme (Marie Thérèse) has been settled.
“We are pleased that the dispute between the Picassos and Pelham has been settled and Mr. Black will receive ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Robert C. Eldred Co., Inc., East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred’s
Summer on Cape Cod attracts tourists, vacationers, and antiques shoppers. Thus was the case for Eldred’s August 3-5 auction of over 1400 lots of American furniture, decorative accessories, and paintings at the East Dennis, Massachusetts, gallery. Bidders assembled beneath the striped ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
William A. Smith, Plainfield, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy William A. Smith
On August 5 William A. Smith sold the contents of the French House, a lifelong accumulation of American 18th- and 19th-century country antiques, under a tent in Plainfield, New Hampshire. A top lot at the auction was a Civil War powder ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)
A new show will be added to the calendar during Americana Week in New York City next January when dealer and show manager Debbie Turi introduces Antiques Folk Art Design NYC, to be held at the Prince George Ballroom at 15 East 27th Street.
The venue, approximately 8500 square feet spread ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
There is a fair amount of sculpture and not a little bare flesh—carved and painted—in this month’s “Letter,” and with other stories headed “The Red-Haired Girl…” and “Bronzed Beauties…” I might be accused of being single-minded in my pursuit of subjects for this selection. I plead coincidence, and ... (Read More)
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Eric Shiner, director of the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will join Sotheby’s this September. Based in New York City, Shiner will enter Sotheby’s fine art division as a senior vice president focused on private sales of 20th- and 21st-century art.
Shiner’s new role follows eight years at the Andy ... (Read More)
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A 1938 copy of Action Comics #1 featuring the first appearance of Superman sold for $956,000 (includes buyer’s premium) at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, on August 4.
It came from the collection of a comic book fan from the East Coast, who had purchased it from a dealer in the ... (Read More)
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(Feature)
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
At the semiannual auction of vintage posters at Swann Galleries in New York City on August 3, there were more genres of posters than there are peanuts in a Snickers bar. About 576 lots were offered for sale, and four auction records were ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Bonhams, Los Angeles and San Francisco, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
“As always,” Scot Levitt, Bonhams’ California and Western paintings specialist, was “nervous” before his August 2 Los Angeles/San Francisco auction. Levitt was gratified and sometimes surprised, however, by the sale’s strong prices; sales totaled $3.3 million (includes buyers’ premiums). Levitt was especially ... (Read More)
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