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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Sold for $8,000 via Artemis Gallery (October 2021) Ancient Greek and Roman mythology has for hundreds of years provided rich and exciting inspiration for art and sculpture. Through sculptures, paintings, and pottery, ancient stories of gods, heroes, and monsters have been immortalized, allowing these tales to transcend time.

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Alfie's Antique Market

MARCH 1, 2018

This exhibition revives the golden age of ocean travel, from ground-breaking engineering and fashionable interiors, to the lifestyle on board and their cultural impact on art, architecture, design and film. With over 250 objects including paintings, sculpture, ship models, fashion, photographs and posters.

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Coronado Appraisal

MAY 16, 2024

In honor of Mother’s Day and the first of Spring we have decided to share, with you, a few Still Life Paintings which, we believe, inspire Romance, Serenity, and Beauty. The last 30 years of his life he painted many Water Lily paintings. 1769 A nne Vallayer-Coster is known for her still-life paintings.

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MIR Appraisal

MAY 5, 2021

Alebrijes Alebrijes are brightly colored and densely patterned painted papier mâché or wood sculptures of imaginary creatures, often consisting of an amalgamation of components from different animals. He started making diablito sculptures, which were an immediate hit at artisan markets.

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Jerry's Antiques and Estates

AUGUST 1, 2023

Look for wear and patina, which are indicators of age and use. Genuine antique frames could include gilding loss, cracks, or other age-related flaws that add to their charm and worth. Knowing more about these marks might help you determine the piece’s age and authenticity.

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Invaluable

JANUARY 29, 2025

Tang Dynasty Innovations Considered one of Chinas golden ages, the Tang Dynasty was a period of military strength and economic prosperity for a newly unified culture. Sculpture With images of the Buddha populating from the 3rd century onward, sculpture was a thriving field of Tang dynasty art.

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Invaluable

APRIL 29, 2024

For over 500 years, the interconnecting Ming and Qing Dynasties left a lasting legacy on the landscape of Chinese art during a golden age of cultural renaissance and craftsmanship that saw the two distinct eras fuel artistic innovations that contributed to a rich and diverse Chinese cultural heritage. Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (r.1402–1424)

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Art Advisor's Blog

APRIL 24, 2020

Kadir Nelson’s new painting, “After the Storm” is a perfect example of the theme. Nelson was just interviewed while unveiling this latest painting on last week’s CBS Sunday Morning. His latest painting reminds me of Norman Rockwell’s “Golden Rule.” His latest painting reminds me of Norman Rockwell’s “Golden Rule.”

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Michael Rose Fine Art

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Some of the most treasured artworks of the middle ages were tapestries that could be rolled and taken away. Originally richly colored with polychrome, most medieval ivories were denuded over the centuries and now exist primarily as sculptural objects and testimonies of religious faith and artistry. mid1300’s, carved ivory, 10.5

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Antiques Dealer

MARCH 9, 2023

This can involve collecting works from emerging artists alongside established names and investing in a range of mediums, including painting, sculpture, and photography. When evaluating the condition of a work, it’s important to consider factors such as age, materials, and any restoration work that has been undertaken.

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The Art Newspaper

JUNE 28, 2024

An East Village fixture for a half-century, Van Dalen created stylised drawings, paintings, sculptures and performances documenting his surroundings

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Invaluable

JUNE 19, 2024

The required awe and wonder was achieved through elaborately decorated domes often painted in trompe-l’œil and echoing theatrical techniques. The more ornate the decorations, the more frescoes and gilded sculptures, the better. Sold for €180 via Bertolami Fine Art s.r.l. April 2024). Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

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Invaluable

JULY 10, 2024

This venture spawned a revolutionary style of abstractionism that would come to be known as Color Field Painting. “We What is Color Field Painting? Color field painting represents a style of abstract painting that emerged during the 1950s and ‘60s in New York City. Sold for $84,165,000 via Christie’s (May 2014).

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Fine Art Estates

JANUARY 7, 2022

Over the years, I have spent a lot of time on the phone trying to help people determine if the painting they found in a garage sale is worth anything. I took no pleasure in having to explain that they had one of the many reproductions of the painting and their hopes of having won the art lottery was only a lovely dream.

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WorthPoint

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Leonard Auction of Addison, Illinois, is giving collectors the opportunity to own one of Hunt’s dynamic sculptures during its October Online Auction on October 13. Lot 50 , his “Active Hybrid, Second Growth” welded bronze sculpture, is from his “Hybrid Figures” series, 1984-1993. Eldred’s, estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

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Mark Hill

JULY 4, 2022

Ron Hitchins in front of one of his sculptures. Ron Hitchins (1926-2019) was a British born artist, sculptor, and flamenco dancer whose life and soul was rooted in Hackney, East London from age 13. Detail of a large panel of carved and painted terracotta tiles, by Ron Hitchins.

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Invaluable

APRIL 14, 2024

Used as a device to catch the eye and create rhythm, repetition is a common technique in Minimalism, with paintings often emphasizing the flatness of the canvas. The main thing wrong with painting is that it is a rectangular plane placed flat against the wall.”

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Invaluable

APRIL 24, 2024

Some of the most celebrated of the American folk artists include: Shaker Furniture: Simplicity and Functionality Rare Shaker Red-Painted Pine and Figured Maple Two-Drawer Work Table, Probably New Hampshire, c. Set of Seven Round Polychrome Painted Masonite Pennsylvania Dutch-style Hex Signs. Sold for $148 USD via Skinner (July 2010).

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Invaluable

APRIL 24, 2024

Some of the most celebrated of the American folk artists include: Shaker Furniture: Simplicity and Functionality Rare Shaker Red-Painted Pine and Figured Maple Two-Drawer Work Table, Probably New Hampshire, c. Set of Seven Round Polychrome Painted Masonite Pennsylvania Dutch-style Hex Signs. Sold for $148 USD via Skinner (July 2010).

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Appraisal Group USA

DECEMBER 17, 2022

In 1496, twenty year old Michelangelo forged a sculpture of Cupid and sold it to a cardinal. In 1995, the British authorities arrested John Mayatt for forging paintings by van Gogh, Monet, Matisse and other blue-chip artists. That was 1938.

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Jewelry Judge

JULY 9, 2024

Singh met his untimely death in 1843 at the age of 43). Credit: Painting of Maharaja Sher Singh by August Schoefft , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Photo of Timur sculpture by user:shakko , CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons.

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MARCH 27, 2024

At the same time, artists in Eastern Asia like Chinese talents Shen Zhou and Chen Hongshu similarly channeled historic figures into dynamic silk scroll paintings. A renewed artistic vigor for historicism emerged in the 18th century and resultantly proved foundational for rising artistic movements of the period.

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Invaluable

JUNE 3, 2024

Trailblazing Through History Born in rural Bordeaux in 1822, she moved to Paris with her family at age 7 and was immersed in the French capital’s cultural circles through her father, a landscape painter and art teacher. At the young age of 14, she was sent to study painting and sculpture at the Louvre.

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International Society of Appraisers

JANUARY 22, 2025

1/22/2025 12:00:00 AM Back in December, some pranksters put googly eyes on public sculptures in Bend, Oregon. A signature trait of Corten metal panels is that they weather and age over time: the patina becomes part of the visual appeal. “Oh, come on, you’re gonna get mad about that?”

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WorthPoint

MARCH 4, 2025

Few mid-century lighting designs are as renowned as the Akari light sculptures made by Isamu Noguchi. As part of its Angular View auction on March 8, Public Sale of Hudson, New York, is offering several Akari light sculptures, including Lot 78 in style 16A, which has a creased paper ovoid body. Public Sale, estimate: $300-$600.

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WorthPoint

JANUARY 29, 2025

A new generation is appreciating art decos glamorous roots, driving demand for antique and vintage fashions, jewelry, lighting, hand-carved and hand-painted case pieces, other furniture, and decorative objects. For the past five years, art deco has consistently been one of the Top 10 collecting categories in all age groups.

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WorthPoint

APRIL 4, 2025

Collectors avidly seek his work not only for its artistry but also its scarcity: his career was tragically cut short at age 42 after a motorcycle accident left him badly injured. After his accident, Da took up painting and never returned to making pottery.

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WorthPoint

JANUARY 24, 2025

Typically, youd expect to find similar bells made in bulk as souvenir trinkets in the ’80s, but this one is a rare findespecially for its age. USM, the Swiss maker behind this beauty, is still going strong today, although Im not sure of the exact age of this particular model.

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Invaluable

MARCH 19, 2025

And this was achieved with unvarnished honesty, as these new buildings stripped away ornamentation, blurred interior and exterior space, and celebrated the buildings construction in a glorious nod to a new machine age. Bauhaus: Bauhaus School, Dessau. Sold for 900 EUR via Bassenge Auctions (June 2020). Le Corbusier LC4 Chaise Longue, Cassina.

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WorthPoint

APRIL 2, 2025

He would not create a full drawing before adding paint; instead,he chosed to begin from any point on the canvas and block in color. Then, he would use his fingers to scrape away excess paint and add definition. This almost 3D style of painting was more akin to sculpture. Frazettas technique was unusual, to say the least.

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Invaluable

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In the school manifesto, Gropius stat ed that “the Bauhaus strives to reunite arts and crafts – sculpture, painting, applied art, and handicrafts – as the permanent elements of a new architecture”. When the school moved from Weimar to Dessau he began to teach a class in painting. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

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Reagan Upshaw Fine Art

MARCH 31, 2025

Chanler was born in New York, NY in 1872, a scion of several noted families of Americas Gilded Age, including the Astors and the Delanos. After moving there in 1893, Chanler studied sculpture with the famous French sculptor Alexandre Falguire, but he also began to study painting at the Acadmie Julian and other institutions.

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Invaluable

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The Medieval Menu: Symbolic Spirituality Through Food Food in art continued to carry symbolic freight into the Middle Ages as its visual meaning expanded. Surviving scroll paintings from Chinas Song Dynasty (960-1279) reveal equally sumptuous banquet scenes often set in elaborate and expansive landscapes.

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Invaluable

APRIL 28, 2025

What started from the homes and studios of a radical group of artists and designers in 1860s England would prize beauty above all else as they sought to escape the ugliness and materialism of the Industrial Age. Whistler, Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Old Battersea Bridge, color lithograph, c. Frederic, Lord Leighton – The Bath of Psyche.

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WCG

JANUARY 10, 2025

The collaged object is made up of two newsprint silhouettes of men, attached to secondary paper supports that are adhered to a painted board. The aged rubber cement adhesive adhering one of the newsprint silhouettes had failed in most places and had left dark yellow orange staining on the front of the newsprint.

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WCG

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The collaged object is made up of two newsprint silhouettes of men, attached to secondary paper supports that are adhered to a painted board. The aged rubber cement adhesive adhering one of the newsprint silhouettes had failed in most places and had left dark yellow orange staining on the front of the newsprint.

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