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(Issue Story)The Promise of Spring
In March 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an image of daffodils that artist David Hockney had executed on his iPad was widely shared on social media. Hockney titled the artwork Do remember they can’t cancel the spring. It was a sorely needed message of hope in a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Antiques Show in Frederick, Maryland
The Early Settlers Antique Show will debut on Saturday, June 5, at the Great Frederick Fairgrounds in Frederick, Maryland. The one-day show, promoted by Jill Peterson and Christina Hummel, will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The show will occupy two temperature-controlled buildings with dealers from 19 states. Food ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Cole Collection Surpasses $2.5 Million
Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Bertoia Auctions
Märklin cars and locomotives set the tone during the very successful May 21 and 22 selling of the collection of Paul Cole (1931-2020). The sale total topped the $2.5 million mark (with buyers’ premiums), showing that interest in rare, wonderful toys continues.
Bertoia defined ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, June 2021
Karl Bodmer, Hotokáneheh, Piegan Blackfoot Man, 1833, watercolor and graphite on paper. Collection of Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska.Gift of the Enron Art Foundation, 1986.
—Through July 25 —New York City
Karl Bodmer: North American Portraits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art depicts Native North Americans through watercolors created in the 1830s ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Brooks Cigar-Store Indian Sells for $61,500
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
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The Americana and international sale at Pook & Pook on May 21 in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, had a few predictable high prices for works long off the market, some household gear estimated at a few hundred dollars that brought several thousand, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two Online Sales at Skinner
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc.
Skinner’s quarterly paintings auction was bifurcated, with the sale of American and European works of art taking place online on May 21 and paintings, sculpture, and works of art on paper sold online from May 11 through May 20. That format is in place ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fairfield Porter Tops American Paintings Sale
Bonhams, New York City
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Bonhams held its American art sale on Thursday, May 20 at its customary 4 p.m. time slot. Christie’s and Sotheby’s sales were held Tuesday and Wednesday of that week, respectively, and the Just Off Madison gallery walking event and an abbreviated online American Art Fair, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Nine Pieces of Revere Silver Sold at Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Paul Revere Jr. was best known for his midnight ride on April 18, 1775, to warn the Colonial militia that British troops were coming, ahead of the battles of Lexington and Concord that marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
Revere might be most remembered ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Freeman’s Sale Feeds Hungry Buyers
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
Freeman’s jewelry and watches auction on May 19 contained antique and contemporary jewelry, including a large group from the collection of a prominent Philadelphia woman. Virginia Salem, vice president, head of jewelry and watches, said the group “was exciting to work with. We had sold ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art at Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s midweek sale of American art on May 19 saw a handful of bidders in the salesroom for the category’s first live sale in over a year. The auction house offered 61 lots, several of which came from the Newark Museum of Art, Newark, New ... (Read More)
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