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Hollywood Indian and Horse #2, Fritz Scholder, 68" x 80", acrylic on canvas, $500,000. Photo courtesy Hindman Auctions.
A 1973 painting by Fritz Scholder (1937-2005), Hollywood Indian and Horse #2, set a new auction record for the artist in Hindman Auctions’ May 19 Western and contemporary Native American art auction in ... (Read More)
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Christie’s, New York City
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“Stewards of the West,” a 75-lot sale of works from the Knobloch collection, was held at Christie’s the afternoon of May 17. Proceeds went to the Knobloch Family Foundation, which makes grants to benefit conservation of natural ecosystems.
The live sale totaled $21,175,140 (including buyers’ premiums). ... (Read More)
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Christie’s, New York City
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Christie’s offered 81 lots in its May 17 morning sale of American art for a sale total of $9,455,340 (includes buyers’ premiums). The sell-through rate was 78%. The presale estimates were $15,933,000/23,790,000.
A mixed offering of 20th-century Modernism, Impressionism, and illustration art was on the block. ... (Read More)
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New York City
Returning to a live event and celebrating its 15th year, The American Art Fair opened to an enthusiastic crowd happy to view art and see one another in person.
The much-appreciated art fair, under the helm of art dealer Thomas Colville of Thomas Colville Fine Art, Connecticut and New ... (Read More)
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It was an astounding and history-making moment at Miller & Miller’s May 14 Canadiana and decorative arts auction when the hammer finally came down at $350,000 Canadian ($270,974 U.S.) for Black Truck, a rare Maud Lewis painting, originally estimated at $30,000/35,000 Canadian. Selling at ten times ... (Read More)
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A pair of Remington New Model Army revolvers presented to Civil War general and 18th U.S. president Ulysses S. Grant sold for $5,170,000 (est. $1/3 million) May 13 at Rock Island Auction Company, Rock Island, Illinois.
Numbered 1 and 2, the set features the work of L.D. Nimschke, a master engraver ... (Read More)
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Virginia Pickers Antiques & Collectables Show, Glen Allen, Virginia
Galoshes, duck boots, umbrellas, and ponchos were the preferred apparel accessories of the day when the eighth installment of the semiannual Virginia Pickers Antiques & Collectables Show opened for business at Gilman’s Farm in Glen Allen, Virginia, May 13. Weather forecasters reported ... (Read More)
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In May 2019 dealer Richard Thorner of Manchester, New Hampshire, was in Pennsylvania for a wedding when he got a call from his friend Bob Lucas, a dealer who was set up at the Forks of the Delaware Historical Arms Society show in Allentown, Pennsylvania, commonly called the “Gun Show.” ... (Read More)
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Photos courtesy Christie’s
Two paintings—both in collecting fields covered by M.A.D. — that in past years would have been headliners in daytime sales provoked the most spirited bidding at Christie’s May 12 evening sale of 20th-century art in the company of van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, Pollock, Warhol, and a dinosaur skeleton. ... (Read More)
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Rago/Wright/LA Modern Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey
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When it Wworks, don’t change it. Three times a year, in January, May, and September, Rago/Wright/LA Modern Auctions (LAMA) offers two-day sales of 20th- and 21st-century design in Lambertville, New Jersey. The first day, early 20th-century design, always begins with art pottery, followed ... (Read More)
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