By Greg Smith HOUSTON – Like many others, I was introduced to the Italian Radicals through the movement’s prodigal, commercially driven successor, the Memphis Group. I will always remember...
NEW YORK CITY — A late Eighteenth Century portrait of Napoleon I’s younger sister, titled “Madame Leclerc, nee Pauline Bonaparte,” went well above expectations when it brought $387,000 on a $70,000...
NEW HAMBURG, ONTARIO — The saying goes, “It’s all over when the fat lady sings;” however, the highest note in the Saturday, February 8 sale at Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd, was struck when...
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — An 18-inch-tall stoneware jug inscribed “Lm September 7 1857 / Dave” topped Brunk Auctions’ February 8 sale when it brought $184,500, which is believed to be a record price for a work...
Xiomáro was not always a visual artist – a prior life saw him working in entertainment law for musicians while performing with his own band. That all changed when cancer knocked on the door, and while...
Notable sales detailed in our February 21, 2020 issue include two items signed by Abraham Lincoln that sold at a University Archives auction for a combined $250,000. At least one Valentine will find love...
By Greg Smith NEW YORK CITY — More than 400 people filtered into a Christie’s sales room on January 22 as The Wunsch Americana Foundation, led by Peter Wunsch with sons Eric and Noah, honored the 2020...
NEW YORK CITY – The fifth annual Art, Design & Antiques Show returned to the St Ignatius Loyola Church January 24-26. As with previous shows, the three-day affair familiarly known as the Wallace...
Review by Laura Beach, Photos by Josh Nefsky and Laura Beach NEW YORK CITY – Longtime Winter Show exhibitors Olde Hope Antiques stepped away from the show scene for a moment to welcome lovers of American...
Review and Onsite Photos by Madelia Hickman Ring, Catalog Photos Courtesy Christie’s. NEW YORK CITY – Christie’s sale of Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver on Friday, January...
Review and Onsite Photos by Greg Smith, Catalog Photos Courtesy Doyle NEW YORK CITY- About 50 people engaged the auctioneer in the gallery on January 23 as Doyle sold a 404-lot single owner collection...
Review and Onsite Photos by Laura Beach, Additional Images Courtesy Sotheby’s NEW YORK CITY – “To flourish, pretty people and pretty things need to be seen.” Thus Thatcher Freund...