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Plein-Air Painting Leads Sale
by Alice Kaufman

Bonhams, Los Angeles, California Photos courtesy Bonhams Bonhams’ fine art specialist Scot Levitt said he was pleased with the auction house’s California art auction held April 25 in Los Angeles. “There were lots of people at the previews”—held in Los Angeles and San Francisco—“which is always a good sign. We set five ... (Read More)

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Costume Jewelry
by Mary Ann Brown

Antique Jewelry & Gemology Photos courtesy John Moran Auctioneers John Moran Auctioneers, Monrovia, California, held a costume jewelry, coins, and luxury accessories online auction on Valentine’s Day, February 14. Much of the jewelry was from the estate of Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree of Santa Barbara, California, and the Maria Domont collection, West Hollywood, ... (Read More)

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The Wolf Family Collection: “America without Reserve”
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Sotheby’s, New York City Photos courtesy Sotheby’s “America without Reserve,” part of Sotheby’s sale of the collection of Erving and Joyce “Joy” Wolf, was for treasure seekers who hoped to find an undercataloged lot and get a bargain. They had fierce competition for some lots at this unreserved online sale held without ... (Read More)

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Entire Range of Self-Taught Art Offered by Slotin
by Susan Emerson Nutter

Slotin Auction, Buford, Georgia Photos courtesy Slotin Auction Slotin Auction, Buford, Georgia, keeps getting it right. Steve Slotin and his wife, Amy, have been at this for years. They have seen the confusion as to just what Outsider or self-taught and folk art is. They’ve also witnessed the enlightenment, awareness, and ... (Read More)

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Eclectic Offerings from CRN
by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo

CRN Auctions, Cambridge, Massachusetts Photos courtesy CRN Auctions Eclectic is the watchword for any sale held by CRN Auctions. Principals Carl R. Nordblom and Karin J. Phillips of the Cambridge, Massachusetts, auction house really laid it on for their April 23 auction. The sale presented a wide and deep array of objects ... (Read More)

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Early Country Antiques and Primitive Goods
by Don Johnson

Simple Goods, Berlin, Ohio Simple Goods, which describes itself as an “Early Country Antiques & Primitive Goods Show,” held its spring edition April 22 near Berlin, Ohio. Specializing in country antiques with a handful of high-quality contemporary handmade items, the show featured 52 dealers in 50 booths. That’s normal. “We can’t ... (Read More)

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Going Back to Earlier Times
by Don Johnson

Earlier Times Antiques & Folk Art Show, Millersburg, Ohio The semiannual Earlier Times Antiques & Folk Art Show held its spring edition April 21 and 22 in Millersburg, Ohio. The event featured 44 dealers in 42 booths. “That’s up a little bit, which is a good thing,” said promoter Cheryl ... (Read More)

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Exhibitions, May 2023
by M.A.D. Staff

Whitfield Lovell (b. 1959), Kin I (Our Folks), 2008, conté crayon on paper, found paper flags, and string, 30" x 22½". Collection of Reginald and Aliya Browne. Courtesy American Federation of Arts, the artist, and DC Moore Gallery, New York. —Through May 21 —Boca Raton, Florida Whitfield Lovell: Passages at the Boca ... (Read More)

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The Wolf Family Collection: “Building America”
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Sotheby’s, New York City Photos courtesy Sotheby’s “Building America,” the Friday, April 21, afternoon sale of the collection of Erving and Joyce “Joy” Wolf at Sotheby’s in New York City, offered Americana, silver, needlework, furniture, and paintings. Some furniture, sculpture, and paintings sold above estimates, much of it to the trade, and ... (Read More)

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The Wolf Family Collection: “Cross-Currents in America”
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Sotheby’s, New York City Photos courtesy Sotheby’s Sotheby’s “Cross-Currents in America” sale April 21 in New York City dispersed most of Erving and Joyce “Joy” Wolf’s Chinese porcelain. Much of it went to Chinese buyers on the phone or online, and all but two lots sold. The 149 lots of the 151 ... (Read More)
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