Maine Antique Digest
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine Photos courtesy Thomaston Place Auction Galleries On November 8, 9, and 10 auctioneer Kaja Veilleux and his team at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries held a three-day sale in Thomaston, Maine, offering the buying public a large variety of goods in 1475 lots.
The Art Newspaper
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
The Arts and Minds campaign, which is supported by artists including Bob and Roberta Smith and Helen Cammock, seeks to put creativity front and centre within British school curriculums
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Artnet News
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
In 1900, Vienna was at the forefront of science. Klimt was captivated. The post The Scientific Breakthrough That Revolutionized Gustav Klimt’s Art appeared first on Artnet News.
Sarasota Antique Buyers
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Sterling silver trays have a long beautiful history, often associated with tradition and classic elegance, class and beauty. Over the years, they have become the perfect gift at important ceremonial events such as weddings, christenings, and graduations, and they have found a special place in the homes of millions of people, whether it was an original gift or something that has been passed down in the family.
Maine Antique Digest
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Freemans | Hindman, Cincinnati, Ohio Photos courtesy Freemans | Hindman Almanac having five pages of handwritten journal entries by the Reverend Samuel Kirkland (1741-1808), the accounts spanning a period likely beginning in 1803 and concluding in March 1804 and including details of Kirklands work with Oneida Indians, $28,575 (est. $600/800).
The Art Newspaper
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
At least six museums and multiple historic sites have suffered looting or damage as a result of the conflict
Artnet News
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
He edited influential outlets, made alluring appropriation art, and with a rare, wry sensibility, helped define his era. The post Maverick Painter and Critic Walter Robinson, Who Helmed Artnet Magazine, Is Dead at 74 appeared first on Artnet News.
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Maine Antique Digest
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyers premium when charged. Were always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R.
The Art Newspaper
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Conservators at London's Courtauld Institute used x-ray and infrared images to reveal the previously unseen works
Artnet News
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
The Chinese artist-activist called the situation "unreasonable and dehumanizing." The post Ai Weiwei Denied Entry to Switzerland appeared first on Artnet News.
Artnet Auctions
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Surprise your loved one this Valentine's Day with one of these iconic photos from Artnet Auctions Select Photographs sale. The post Discover the True Stories Behind These 6 Famously Romantic Photographs appeared first on Artnet News.
Maine Antique Digest
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Cagle Auction Co., Bogart, Georgia Photos courtesy Cagle Auction Co. Although outstanding material always comes to its block, Cagle Auction Companys pottery sales are still under the radar. This has resulted in significant examples being purchased by astute collectors at great prices.
The Art Newspaper
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Long-obscured and forgotten, the burial plots of more than two dozen people enslaved by the seventh president of the US are located and honoured
Artnet News
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz have gifted the museum more than 2,000 works spanning the 16th to 19th century. The post Art Institute of Chicago Lands a Staggering Haul of Neoclassical Masterpieces appeared first on Artnet News.
Antique Collecting
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
An historic letter from Bonnie Prince Charlie stars in Colchester’s Reeman Dansies February Fine Art sale, together with a miniature The post Bonnie Prince Charlie letter star of sale appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Maine Antique Digest
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Briggs Auction, Inc., Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania Photos courtesy Briggs Auction Four framed needlework potholders estimated at $200/400 sold for $43,050 (with buyers premium) at Briggs Auctions online-only sale December 6 in Garnet Valley, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. These are not your ordinary potholders.
The Art Newspaper
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
The sale has sparked backlash from critics who say AI programmes exploit human artists
Artnet News
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
The missive said the sale incentivizes the "mass theft" by A.I. companies of artists' works.
Antique Collecting
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
A letter written jointly by the great Victorian actor Sir Henry Irving and the creator of Count Dracula, Bram Stoker, The post Bram Stoker autograph – will bidders bite? appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Maine Antique Digest
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
The Decorative Arts Society, Inc. (DAS) recognized scholarly works produced in 2023 by presenting its Charles F. Montgomery Prize and Award and Robert C. Smith Award on November 12 at the Explorers Club in New York City.
The Art Newspaper
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
New research has overturned conventional wisdom about the provenance of artists famed painting Adoration of the Shepherds
Artnet News
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
The museum had sued to keep the headless artifact, but inspection tied it to a looted site. The post Cleveland Museum Will Send $20 Million Statue Back to Turkey After Years-Long Battle appeared first on Artnet News.
Antique Collecting
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
A dolls house and its contents, once owned by childrens author Beatrix Potter, has gone back on display in the The post Beatrix Potter’s doll’s house back on display appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Maine Antique Digest
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Fairhaven, Massachusetts, resident Thomas E. Linzee Jr. has donated an 18th-century silver tankard with an unusual characteristic to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The tankard, which descended in Linzees family over the last 260-plus years, was made in the 1750s by Boston silversmith Samuel Minott (1732-1803).
The Art Newspaper
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
The picture shows the ward where the artist slept after mutilating his earI witnessed the rooms tragic demolition
Artnet News
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
New research into the artist's early Blue Period work has revealed an underpainting hidden for over a century. The post Picassos Early Masterpiece Conceals a Long-Lost Secret appeared first on Artnet News.
Antique Collecting
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
A significant collection of prints from German-born art historian Klaus Hinrichsen (1912-2004), a key figure in promoting migr art in The post Hinrichsen print collection at Rosebery’s appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Maine Antique Digest
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Brian Anthony DAmbrosio, 50, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was sentenced December 16 to six months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, and fined $4000. DAmbrosio pleaded guilty in July to theft of major artwork.
The Art Newspaper
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
The discovery adds to evidence that preparatory drawings were common practice for Venetian artists as well as for their Florentine peers
Artnet News
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
The painting could set an auction record for portrait of a male sitter by the Polish artist. The post ‘Seductive’ Tamara de Lempicka Portrait Resurfaces on the Market After 40 Years appeared first on Artnet News.
The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Hidden History We are a civilization inspired by discovery, whether that leads us to look upwards to the heavens, underground for what time and nature has buried, or to the [.] The post March 2025: Hidden History appeared first on The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles.
Maine Antique Digest
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Canfield, Ohio For many the holidays refers to the time between Thanksgiving and the end of the year. For collectors of any and all things holiday, that time period is way too limiting.
The Art Newspaper
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
At the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve, a new project seeks to update the antiquated archaeological records of thousands of ancient motifs
Artnet News
FEBRUARY 8, 2025
The show at Hollis Taggart in New York delves into the forgotten artist's personal archives. The post Abstract Expressionist Michael West Was Overlooked for Decades. A New Show Revives Her Lost Legacy appeared first on Artnet News.
Antique Collecting
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Il Penseroso by Sir John Everett Millais (British, 1829-1896) leads Bonhams 38-lot sale of The Guy Bailey Collection of Victorian The post Sir John Everett Millais ‘Il Penseroso’ at Bonhams appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Maine Antique Digest
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Piainted with Silk: The Art of Early American Embroidery on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) opened on December 13 and continues through June 15. It is mostly a loan exhibition of 69 samplers and pictorial embroideries and memorials from three private collections.
The Art Newspaper
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
The head of Creative Australias visual arts department and the board member and artist Lindy Lee among those who have reportedly left their posts
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