On May 3 at Sotheby's, Pablo Picasso's "Dora Maar au chat," sold to an anonymous buyer for $95,216,000, making it the second most expensive painting ever sold at auction.
On May 18, the Museum of Arts & Design will premiere a focused exhibition on the design, production, social history and cultural impact of the Eames lounge chair.
"Treasures from Olana: Landscapes by Frederic Edwin Church" will join 18 paintings, never before seen together outside of New York State, by the Nineteenth Century landscape painter (1826-1900).
It may be possible that folks in the West have never heard of William Ranney but that will change with the Buffalo Bill Historical Center's new exhibit on the artist.
Cornelia "Corky" Hadsell Mott, a longtime antiques dealer who helped revitalize the the Cannondale section of Wilton, Conn. while maintaining its architectural history, died on April 27.
"This should be the star of the show," commented Gene Shannon of Henri Fantin-Latour's oil on canvas, "Bouquet d'Hiver," shortly before it crossed the auction block.
Judging from the activity at the New York Botanical Gardens recently, visitors were at the Antique Garden Furniture Show to spiff up their gardens and landscape.
Nearly 40 important works on paper, including watercolors, pastels and pencil drawings, by leading American artists will be shown at Adelson Galleries May 9-June 30. ...
A late arrival to Randy Inman Auctions' Spring Toy Sale, a 1930s Buddy L bus in 8+ to 9 condition, took the blue ribbon at the event when it sold for $12,100.
Chocked full of Americana consigned from a variety of local New York State homes, Copake Auction's recent cataloged estate sale attracted attention from throughout the country.
"I am thrilled," Jeffrey R. Brown said simply after he outlasted all comers for a stunning painting of Gloucester Harbor by William Morris Hunt for a record $391,000 at Grogan & Company's recent sale....