Emily Carr Painting Bought for $50 at Barn Sale Fetches $250,000
Artnet News
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
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Artnet News
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
The post Emily Carr Painting Bought for $50 at Barn Sale Fetches $250,000 appeared first on Artnet News. That's a 500,000 percent return on investment.
Artnet News
JULY 11, 2024
The post Three Valuable Paintings at a Berlin Museum End Up for Sale Against Late Donor’s Wishes appeared first on Artnet News. Two Warhols and a Twombly that Erich Marx bequeathed to Hamburger Bahnhof have hit the art market in in New York.
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OCTOBER 10, 2024
Million David Hockney Painting Leads Low-Key Sotheby’s London Sale appeared first on Artnet News. Only 10 of the 22 lots sold for within or above their estimates, but there were a few bright spots. The post $17.2
Artnet News
OCTOBER 4, 2024
The post A $50 Painting Bought at a Barn Sale in the Hamptons Could Fetch $150,000 at Auction appeared first on Artnet News. The masterpiece by prominent Canadian artist Emily Carr has been rediscovered after nearly a century.
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A high-tech analysis conducted by a data science firm suggests the work was painted by the Post-Impressionist in 1889. The post Could This $50 Garage Sale Find Be a $15 Million Van Gogh? appeared first on Artnet News.
Artnet News
JULY 30, 2024
Take a closer look at some of the sale's top lots ahead of the sale, taking place August 13, 2024. The post From Surrealist Painting to American Craft Furniture, See Inside John Moran’s Art and Design Summer Sale appeared first on Artnet News.
Auction Central News
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Copley Fine Art Auctions has an amazing 49 lots of his work in its upcoming two-day Sporting Sale scheduled for Thursday, July 11 and Friday, July 12. Elmer Crowell decoys and paintings dominate Copley’s Sporting Sale July 11-12 appeared first on Auction Central News. The […] The post A.
The Art Newspaper
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
The firm's first major sale in its new Hong Kong headquarters saw spirited bidding for contemporary works and regional records for paintings by Van Gogh and Monet
The Art Newspaper
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
The Carr painting was one of the star attractions at the Heffel Fine Art Auction House’s marquee autumn sale, alongside works by Tom Thomson, Marcelle Ferron, Kenojuak Ashevak and Chief 7IDANsuu James Hart
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DECEMBER 17, 2024
The artist's auction sales topped $10 million this year. The post Why There’s a Bull Market for Lucy Bull’s Psychedelic Paintings appeared first on Artnet News.
Antique Collecting
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Important oil paintings, including examples by Edward Seago, from the Guernsey home of philanthropist John ‘CJ’ Burley are tipped to excel The post Edward Seago paintings in Guernsey sale appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Artnet News
OCTOBER 9, 2024
million Lisa Yuskavage, and Lehmann Maupin found a buyer for a painting that Billy Childish made on site. The post Sales Are Slow at Frieze London, But Focus on Fresh Talent Thrills appeared first on Artnet News. David Zwirner placed a $2.2
Auction Central News
JULY 16, 2024
MONROVIA, CA – All eight paintings by American Western artist Marjorie Reed (1915-1996) offered in the June 4 Art of the American West sale at John Moran found new homes. But the five that depicted stagecoaches – the subject that made Reed’s reputation – all beat their estimates.
Auction Central News
MAY 7, 2024
DETROIT, MI – Not just a trick of the eye, DuMouchelles’ sale on Thursday, May 16 and Friday, May 17 does include a private collection of a dozen American trompe-l’oeil paintings. The 12 oils come for sale from ‘a prominent Grosse Pointe Park collector of American art.’
Artnet News
JUNE 17, 2024
From the top sales at Art Basel to the surprise closure of New York's Center for Italian Modern Art. The post Paint Drippings: Everything You Missed in the Art Industry Last Week appeared first on Artnet News.
Auction Central News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
NEW YORK – On Wednesday, September 18, starting at 11 am Eastern time, Jasper52 will present its next Exquisite Fine Art Paintings and Prints sale, consisting of 197 lots. Absentee and Internet bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
The Art Newspaper
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Nine bidders competed for the 15th century painting of a Virgin and child at Sotheby's, while Zoffany, Tiepolo and Van Dyck topped auctions at Bonhams and Christie's
Auction Central News
AUGUST 5, 2024
CHICAGO — The Circus, Sideshow, and Oddities sale at Potter & Potter July 11 proved that recent gains in vintage, hand-painted sideshow banners is not only no anomaly but likely a growing area of collecting in the American market. Complete results are available at LiveAuctioneers.
Maine Antique Digest
MAY 13, 2024
Doyle, New York City Photos courtesy Doyle Only at Doyle on Manhattan’s Upper East Side can you buy a sterling silver child’s highchair tray, a silver dog bowl, and a silver terrapin tureen and soup bowls in an Americana sale. The April 10 sale featured paintings, prints, furniture, silver, and decorative art.
The Art Newspaper
JUNE 19, 2024
The collector and textiles entrepreneur Carl Sachs sold the painting after fleeing to Switzerland from Nazi Germany in 1939
Maine Antique Digest
MAY 21, 2024
Swann Galleries, New York City Photos courtesy Swann Galleries For its April 4 sale of African American art, Swann Galleries offered 239 lots of paintings, watercolors, prints, photography, and sculpture and featured a special evening session called “Art for Life” of contemporary works sold to benefit the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation.
The Art Newspaper
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
If it goes for the auction house's estimate, "L'empire des lumières" (1954), from the collection of late interior designer Mica Ertegun, would set an auction record for the Surrealist artist
Auction Central News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
The sale is now open for early bidding at LiveAuctioneers. Flower VI is an undated oil on canvas that was first […] The post Heavily exhibited Dorothy Hood painting leads at Simpson September 21-22 appeared first on Auction Central News.
Maine Antique Digest
JUNE 10, 2024
Doyle, New York City Photos courtesy Doyle Doyle held its semiannual sale of American paintings and prints live in its salesroom on East 87th Street in Manhattan Wednesday, April 10. Most of the sales went to online bidders. Only a few bidders were present. The auction also featured American furniture, silver, and
Antique Collecting
MARCH 27, 2024
A work by self-taught Irish painter James Dixon (1887–1970) has sold for £6,000 at auction, topping the best-sellers in The The post James Dixon painting leads sale appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Antique Collecting
APRIL 29, 2024
A group of four works by Tom McGuinness will be sold in the Modern & Contemporary Art Sale at Tennants The post Tom McGuinness mining paintings in sale appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Artnet Auctions
MARCH 25, 2024
The painting 'Sugar Moon' reach a new record in last month's GEMS: Collecting Post-War Abstraction sale. The post AbEx Pioneer Kikuo Saito Achieves a New Record in Artnet’s Post-War Abstraction Sale appeared first on Artnet News.
Antique Collecting
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A number of remarkable Scottish Colourist paintings will come home to Bonhams Scotland to be offered in the Scottish Art The post Scottish Colourist paintings come home for sale appeared first on Antique Collecting.
The Art Newspaper
MAY 14, 2024
The sale's hammer total fell short of its estimate, but also represented an increase of 24% over the equivalent auction in 2023
Antique Collecting
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
A private collection of 13 watercolours and sketches by Louis Wain (1860-1939), famous for his depictions of humorous cats, is The post Louis Wain collection in Surrey sale appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Auction Central News
AUGUST 12, 2024
The first sale will disperse the effects of the Monastery of the Carmelite Nuns of Danvers, Massachusetts on the site of the monastery, which […] The post Stained glass and fittings from Carmelite nuns’ monastery as well as choice paintings headline at Kaminski August 17-18 appeared first on Auction Central News.
Maine Antique Digest
JUNE 3, 2024
Barridoff Auctions, South Portland, Maine Photos courtesy Barridoff Auctions On Saturday, April 13, Barridoff Auctions, South Portland, Maine, offered 280 lots of paintings, prints, and photographs to what nowadays would be considered a large crowd of retail buyers and the trade. It was not a sale of high-powered artworks—only 15 lots sold
The Art Newspaper
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Fairgoers flock to stand dedicated to the Surrealist artist after Sotheby’s sale of painting last month for $28.5m
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WorthPoint
AUGUST 21, 2024
Fresh off its acquisition by eBay as part of a larger deal with Collectors, Goldin Auctions remains a leading collectibles auction house and home to many record sales, including several in its recent Goldin 100 auction in August. The post Goldin Breaks Boba Fett Prototype Record with $1.34M Sale appeared first on WorthPoint.
The Art Newspaper
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JULY 29, 2024
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The Art Newspaper
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The Art Newspaper
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
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Antique Collecting
APRIL 23, 2024
Rare paintings by the Essex designer of the iconic wartime Keep Calm and Carry On poster will feature in Colchester-based Reeman The post East Anglian art leads Essex sale appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Auction Central News
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The sale includes native and non-native artists identified with the Volcano School, surf culture, and the Metcalf Chateau. LOS ANGELES — Bonhams is bringing its annual The Art of Hawai’i timed auction to market Sunday, July 28 with bids ending Wednesday, August 7.
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Antique Collecting
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A rare six-foot abstract work by John Piper (1903-1992) Painting, 1936 (Forms on Dark Blue), was the top lot at The post John Piper abstract is top lot in sale appeared first on Antique Collecting.
Art Appraisal Resources
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
All art has wonderful provenance and comes with the original sale receipts and documentation from the galleries purchase. This particular painting was purchased through Modernism Gallery in San Francisco. We chose LA Modern Auctions because of their history and expertise with John Register paintings.
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