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Oscar Floranius Bluemner (1867-1938), Illusion of a Prairie, New Jersey (Red Farm at Pochuck), 1915, sold for an artist record of $5.3 million at Christie's on Nov. 30.

Oscar Bluemner Tops $25.8 Million Christie's American Paintings Auction
ArtfixDaily Staff - December 1st, 2011 04:33

A signature work by American modernist Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938) blew past its presale estimate of $2 million to $3 million to fetch an artist auction record price of $5.3 million at Christie's Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture sale on Nov. 30. The auction totaled $25,806,550 with discerning buyers snapping up...

Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) Untitled, 1963. Oil, acrylic and ink on paper, 73.7 x 58.4 cm © Dedalus Foundation, Inc./Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. Asking price $135,000.

London Exhibition of Motherwell's Inventive Drawings Appeals to Collectors
Release Date: 30 November 2011
Private collectors, predominantly from the UK and Europe, have found the creative drawings by the American Abstract Expressionist artist Robert Motherwell irresistible. Of the 90 works in Robert Motherwell: Works on Paper (11 October to 26 November 2011), the first ever exhibition dedicated to ...

HENRI LEBASQUE (French, 1865–1937) Nu Assise sur canapé pres de la fenetre, 1934-35 Oil on canvas 21 5/16 x 25 5/8 in. (54.1 x 65.1 cm) Signed lower right: Lebasque

Embracing the Light: Post-Impressionist Masters Featured at Anderson Galleries-Beverly Hills for the Holidays
Release Date: 30 November 2011
Anderson Galleries, Beverly Hills, is pleased to present a special selection of works by Henri Lebasque, Henri Le Sidaner and Gustave Loiseau at the gallery through the month of December. These works have been acquired exclusively from private collections and have not been offered for sale in ...

Heritage Auctions’ $1.84 million Lalique & Art Glass Signature® Auction was led by a superb Tiffany Studios Daffodil table lamp that brought $56,763.

Tiffany Studios Daffodil table lamp brings $56,763 Heritage Auctions’ $1.84 million Lalique and Art Glass Auction
Release Date: 30 November 2011
Collectors were ready and willing to buy on Saturday, Nov. 19, during Heritage Auctions’ $1.84 million Lalique & Art Glass Signature® Auction, led by a superb Tiffany Studios Daffodil table lamp that brought $56,763. All prices include 19.5% Buyer’s Premium. “This beautiful lamp was ...

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