CINCINNATI, OHIO — An album of 25 salt print photographs of Native Americans by Joel Whitney (1822–1886), one of Minnesota’s pioneer photographers, sold for $131,250 at Cowan’s Auctions’ June...
NEW YORK CITY — Leading Swann Galleries’ June 20 Pride sale — and setting a record for the artist in the process — was Peter Hujar’s “David Wojnarowicz: Manhattan-Night (III),” which sold...
PHILADELPHIA — A Gorham Mfg Co, silver presentation punch bowl in the Japonesque manner rose to the top of the single-owner Victor Niederhoffer sale at Freeman’s Auction June 19 as it sold for $106,250....
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — Joan Waters Keefe, 98, passed away peacefully on May 12, 2019. She was born on February 22, 1921 to the late Charles and Jane Waters in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where Joan spent many summers...
By Laura Beach COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – With their exaggerated features and angular contours, stoneware face jugs rival Picasso portraits in their expressive force. But unlike the well-documented paintings...
Review by Anne Kugielsky CINCINNATI, OHIO – Sam Cowan said before his company’s June 7-8 fine and decorative art and Americana auction, “While there are several high value lots in the auction,...
Review and Photos by Jackie Sideli EAST FALMOUTH, MASS. – There was a sizeable group of customers lined up for the opening of the 2019 Spring Antiques Show at the Cape Cod Fairgrounds on Saturday,...
Review by Laura Beach, Photos Courtesy of Thornwillow Press and the Metropolitan Museum of Art NEWBURGH, N.Y. – One of the great puzzlements of the Chippendale story is how Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779)...
Review and Onsite Photos by R. Scudder Smith, Catalog Photos Courtesy of Bertoia Auctions VINELAND, N.J. – Shortly after 10 am on May 23, Tim Luke, the longtime auctioneer for Bertoia, wrapped up the rules...
NEW YORK CITY — On June 5–13, Christie’s brought to auction an archive of more than 50 letters from Canadian poet, singer-songwriter and novelist Leonard Cohen (1934–2016) to his most famous muse,...
CLARENCE, N.Y. — Among the more than 700 lots, including several items from the Strong Museum, crossing the block at Schultz Auctioneers on June 15 was a coal hod by Charles Rohlfs (1853–1936) that...
Review and Photos by W.A. Demers WILTON, CONN. – Returning for its second year at the Wilton Historical Society, Objects of Desire: Style for the Garden and Home on June 1-2 brought a varied showcase...