HUDSON, N.Y. — Stair Galleries’ February 17 sale saw an astronomical and record-setting price for a work by Agnes Pelton (American, 1881-1961) when it sold for $276,000, approximately ten times the previous...
What do you do when you’re offered a full scholarship to Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris? Turn it down, of course, and become a renowned, world traveling daredevil circus performer. Meet Conn Baker, the American...
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Bringing together people of all ages who appreciate wildlife, conservation and sporting education, as well as the related art exhibitions and auctions, the three-day Southeastern Wildlife...
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Once again celebrating wildlife art and the sporting life, the 2018 edition of the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) presented a three-day showcase, February 15–17, devoted...
Elizabeth Stewart, PhD, describes herself as a “30-year ‘stuff’ veteran” in the appraisal business on two coasts (offices in Santa Barbara and Atlanta). She is a certified member...
Coetzee Mixed Media Work Is Top Lot At Michaan’s Auction ALAMEDA, CALIF. – Michaan’s February 10 gallery auction offered diverse estate property to buyers with a traditional hands-on...
SALISBURY, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND — A teapot attributed to the John Bartlam factory at Cain Hoy in South Carolina — the only known porcelain teapot by the Bartlam concern and therefore the earliest known...
ALEXANDRIA, VA. – A collection of French antiques from an oil baron’s West Coast estate pushed Potomack Company’s January 27 sale to a total of $2.3 million, a new high for the firm and positioning...
Review and Onsite Photos by Madelia Hickman Ring, Catalog Photos Courtesy Carlsen Gallery FREEHOLD, N.Y. – Carlsen Gallery’s February 11 sale featured three prominent local family collections,...
By James D. Balestrieri KANSAS CITY, MO. – Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) must have seen the forms of faces everywhere he looked, faces looking back at him, faces he suspected were masks that he wanted...
SAN FRANCISCO – The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is hosting “Philippine Art: Collecting Art, Collecting Memories,” an exhibition devoted to historic and modern artworks from the Philippines,...
Review and Onsite Photos by Rick Russack, Additional Photos Courtesy James D. Julia FAIRFIELD, MAINE – The February 8-9 fine arts and Americana sale was Jim Julia’s last such event. Having...