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May 23, 2016PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Maureen and John Boyd sold a large collection of artwork, rare books and antiques from the Connecticut home of descendants of J. Alden Weir. Leading the collection was a portrait by Weir...
May 23, 2016THOMASTON, MAINE — Seven phone bidders competed for a Greek 22K or 24K gold and emerald ring dating approximately from the First Century BC at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries May 21–22. From the estate...
May 23, 2016COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The Fenimore Art Museum will present a new exhibition featuring the work of the famous French painter and illustrator in “Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in Bohemian Paris,” on view...
May 22, 2016DENVER, PENN. — Robert Newman’s 1,800-plus collection of advertising crosses the block at Morphy Auctions on May 21 & 22. Here he talks about one of the sale’s many highlights. For more...
May 20, 2016NEW YORK CITY — Selby Kiffer, senior vice president of Sotheby’s Books & Manuscripts department, discusses two Civil War era documents in the upcoming New York sale entitled “Two Centuries of American...
May 20, 2016PALM BEACH, FLA. — The Palm Beach Show Group has announced it will take over ownership and production of the Palm Beach Fine Craft Show, carrying on a tradition in the Palm Beach arts season. Building...
May 20, 2016NEW YORK CITY — At Christie’s spring sale of American art on May 19, a large-scale painting by Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986), “Lake George Reflection,” painted circa 1921–22, from the collection...
May 20, 2016NEW YORK CITY — European and American artists have long been fascinated by the grandeur and the mythology of the American West. From Bierstadt to Remington, this imagery was important in the construction...
May 20, 2016NEW YORK CITY — The top lot at Bonhams American art sale on May 18 was William McGregor Paxton’s (1869-1941) pensive oil on canvas titled “The Yellow Jacket,” which brought $413,000. The artist...
May 19, 2016By Greg Smith The carved leg has evolved for centuries of furniture making to become a hallmark of style across the ages. These picks stretch across periods to bring you some of the finest examples of furniture...
May 19, 2016GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Christie’s Magnificent Jewels sale on May 18 concluded the firm’s 48th spring season with a combined total of $169,528,430 and combined sell-through rates of 89 percent by lot....
May 19, 2016MOUNT VERNON, VA. — The 2016 Mount Vernon Art and Architecture Symposium, “Brushstrokes and Buildings: Art, Architecture, and the Promise of America,” will draw together leading curators, historians,...
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