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Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century
ArtfixDaily / June 27th, 2010
The High Museum of Art will host “Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century,” the first major retrospective in the U.S. in more than 30 years of one of photography’s most original and influential masters. On view from February 19 through May 29, 2011, the exhibition comprises more than 250 ...
Fusco & Four to relaunch Ellis Boston Antiques Show
ArtfixDaily / June 24th, 2010
The Ellis Antiques Show, Boston's premier fair which ran for 49 years through 2008, will be resurrected for a comeback, October 13 to 16, 2011. Show producers Fusco & Four will relaunch the show at The Cyclorama, Boston Center for The Arts, with 40 exhibitors of the highest quality, drawn ...
A decadent Meissen tea set unveiled in London
ArtfixDaily / June 24th, 2010
The ultimate high tea accessory for summer is part of an extensive Meissen collection assembled by London's David Brower Antiques in celebration of the German porcelain manufacturer’s 300th anniversary. Nestled on quaint Kensington Church Street, amongst the largest collection of ...
Qianlong Period bronze censer hammered to over $1 million
ArtfixDaily / June 23rd, 2010
A heated bidding battle sent a two-foot high Qianlong Period gilt bronze censer to a final sale price of $1.38-million (with buyer's premium) on June 22 at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco. An Asian private buyer secured the rare bell-form vesssel in a strong Asian Art auction ...
Impressionist and Modern art sale a subdued record-breaker
New York Times / June 23rd, 2010
The star lot at Christie's on Wednesday evening in London eluded its $60 million high estimate in a sale that totaled $226.4 million (£152.5m), much less than its low estimate of $242.8 million. Yet, the auction represented a record art sale total for the U.K., according to the Guardian. The ...
Sotheby's scores with Polaroid Collection
ArtfixDaily / June 22nd, 2010
The Sotheby's sale of 1,200 photographs from the collection of bankrupt Polaroid Corporation whipped up $12.47 million, well past its $10.7 million high estimate. Self-portrait photographs by artists were among the works soaring past estimates. Andy Warhol's image of himself with ...
Fauvist landscape brightens London auction
New York Times / June 22nd, 2010
The first of two major Impressionist and Modern art sales this week in London brought a total of $165.2 million at Sotheby's, within the $148.4 million to $217.5 million estimated range. Sixteen of the 51 works did not sell. The highly-publicized Manet self-portrait went up to 20 million ...
“Beauty Rediscovered: The Paintings of Adeline Albright Wigand and Otto Charles Wigand”
ArtfixDaily / June 21st, 2010
The elegant and graceful portraits, domestic scenes and landscapes of Adeline Albright Wigand and Otto Charles Wigand, two overlooked late 19th–early 20th century New York artists, will be celebrated in a new exhibition at the Staten Island Museum. Many of 45 works in the exhibition are on loan ...
Art Basel: The blue-chip art bonanza ends on a high note
ArtfixDaily / June 21st, 2010
The 41st edition of Art Basel wrapped on Sunday, June 20, with rave reviews and strong sales. The world's largest modern and contemporary art fair, held along the Rhine in Switzerland, attracted more than 62,500 artists, collectors, curators, and art enthusiasts from around the globe, a new ...
Beatles' lyrics score record $1.2 million
ArtfixDaily / June 20th, 2010
The handwritten lyrics for one of the Beatles’ most popular songs fetched a record $1.2 million (with buyer's premium) at a Sotheby's auction Friday. John Lennon's words to “A Day in the Life,” which had a pre-sale low estimate of $500,000, went to an unidentified American collector, who outbid ...
Romancing the West: Alfred Jacob Miller in the Bank of America Collection
ArtfixDaily / June 20th, 2010
In 1837, Baltimore portraitist Alfred Jacob Miller accepted an invitation to join Scottish nobleman Capt. William Drummond Stewart on a six-month adventure to the Rocky Mountains. The expedition, along the Oregon Trail to the annual gathering of the fur trade, transformed Miller into an artist ...
Patek Philippe tops $10 million Christie's watch sale
ArtfixDaily / June 17th, 2010
An Asian private buyer won an extremely rare platinum Patek Philippe perpetual calendar minute-repeating tourbillon wristwatch with a black dial, for $602,500 (including buyer's premium), at Christie's sale of Important Watches Featuring the Leo Collection, on June 16. ...
Strong sales at Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show
ArtfixDaily / June 17th, 2010
Jewelry, gemstones and watches took center stage during Jewelry Week in Las Vegas from June 3 to 6. Attendance increased by 15% at the Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show, an annual trade-only event, held over four days at the MGM Grand. Discerning dealers came to buy antique and ...
Pinocchio tops Bonhams' entertainment sale
ArtfixDaily / June 16th, 2010
A rare preliminary watercolor from the 1940 animated classic Pinocchio brought on fierce bidding up to $30,500 at Bonhams & Butterfields' June 13 entertainment memorabilia auction in Los Angeles. The crisply detailed watercolor was created by famed children's book and cartoon ...
Modigliani sculpture sets record price in France
CBC News / June 15th, 2010
Another early twentieth century master is trending mightily upwards on the auction market. Amedeo Modigliani's (Italian, 1884-1920) limestone sculpture of an elongated head with almond-shaped eyes, titled Tête, sold for more than $50 million at a Christie's auction in Paris Monday night. While ...
The visionary art of Charles Burchfield
ArtfixDaily / June 15th, 2010
Two exhibitions in New York City this summer explore the extraordinary landscape art of Charles Burchfield (American, 1893-1967), a curiously under-appreciated master watercolorist. Celebrated during his lifetime for his nature-inspired artwork, Burchfield, who was active in Upstate New York ...
The buzz at Art Basel
Bloomberg / June 14th, 2010
A $25 million Giacometti sculpture, “Trois Hommes qui Marchent I,” offered by the Montreal-based dealer Landau Fine Art is one of the classic modern pieces already causing a stir at the 41st Art Basel. The modern and contemporary art fair in Basel, Switzerland, opened its marketplace to VIPs on ...
June Auctions: 10 hot lots
ArtfixDaily / June 14th, 2010
A dazzling array of artwork is coming to the auction block this June. Sellers are seemingly confident that the upper level of the market is steady and ready for top tier works of art to be sold. "The best of the best" in all categories is in high demand. So far, 2010 has seen the world record ...
Big Change: World's largest gold coin hits the market
ArtfixDaily / June 13th, 2010
A massive coin of the finest, purest gold will be offered by Vienna-based auctioneer Dorotheum on June 25. The 2007 Canadian $ 1,000.000 Maple Leaf weighs a staggering 100 kilos (about 220 lbs.) and measures 53 cm (20 in.) in diameter. According to the Austrian auction house, its made of ...
Functional Beauties: Hooked rugs cover Maine this summer
ArtfixDaily / June 13th, 2010
Antique hooked rugs are a folk art form prized by collectors for their originality and artistry. This summer, both the Farnsworth Art Museum and renowned textiles specialist Laura Fisher are celebrating the best of historic hooked rugs in separate, special exhibitions on the Maine coast. Since ...