Showing posts with label Auction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Auction. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 30, 2014
POSTPONED: Christies Suspends Online Auction of Works by Jean-Michel Basquiat
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| This full page advertisement for Christie's planned auction of works by Jean-Michel Basquiat appeared in the March 2014 issue of Interview magazine. |
Text | Patricia Cohen for the New
York Times
Published | March 9, 2014
Christie’s
auction house postponed an online auction of Jean-Michel Basquiat works owned by a former roommate of
his after Basquiat’s sisters filed a federal lawsuit in early March
2014, arguing that some of the items may not be authentic. After
initially saying that the auction would proceed, Christie’s quietly reversed
itself, posting a notice on its website: “Our goal is to allow time for all
parties involved to reach an equivalent level of confidence in the validity of
these items, so that the sale may resume at a later date.”
Alexis
Adler, the owner of the auction items, said in an emailed statement that she
was disappointed by the decision and that she “looks forward to bringing the
Basquiat Estate to the same level of confidence that she and Christie’s share
in the unassailable authenticity of these early and seminal works which she
acquired from Jean-Michel.”
A
number of the items for sale were mentioned in a 1998 biography of the artist, “Basquiat:
A Quick Killing in Art,” by Phoebe Hoban, who visited the apartment that Ms.
Adler shared with Basquiat in the early 1990s. Malu Halasi, a friend of Ms.
Adler’s, said there were photographs from 1983 documenting his writings, the
notebooks and the scripts that were being offered for auction.
Basquiat
died in 1988 at 27 from a heroin overdose. His sisters, Jeanine Basquiat
Heriveaux and Lisane Basquiat, argued in their complaint, filed in Federal
District Court in Manhattan, that Christie’s did not consult with the estate on
the authenticity of the items. The estate, however, disbanded its authenticity committee
in 2012.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
AUCTION: Allan Rohan Crite Works Discovered in Storage Unit
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| Allan Rohan Crite, Set of Eight Narrative Drawings (Detail of one drawing) Pencil, color and black ink on paper; all signed Alan R. Crite, six dated 1974 and two dated 1975; sheet: 10 1/4 x 14 inches (each) Provenance: The Studio of Allan Rohan Crite; Private Massachusetts Collection. Image via groganco.com. Estimate $7,000-10,000 |
Posted June 5, 2013 on ArtfixDaily.com:
A story
right out of reality television has unfolded for a young couple from western
Massachusetts. Last year the couple
acquired the contents of an abandoned storage locker at a Boston auction. Little did they realize at the time that the
locker contained a selection of works by Allan Rohan Crite, dubbed in 2002 as "the
granddaddy of the Boston art scene" by the Boston Globe. The works were the content of Crite's studio
that was put into storage in the 1990s when he became ill. The works will again be put up for auction,
this time at Grogan & Company, Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers in Dedham,
Massachusetts on June 16th.
The
collection features a selection of autobiographical pencil sketches Crite began
in 1975 documenting the African American experience. The first of the series is
a self portrait of the artist bearing an inscription that begins with
"Such big chunks of this city has become a memory. Such big chunks of my
life is a memory..." The series of
eight narrative drawings bears a $7,000-10,000 estimate.
"As a
visual artist," Mr. Crite said in a 1998 interview with the Harvard
Extension School Alumni Bulletin, "I am . . . a storyteller of the drama
of man. This is my small contribution - to tell the African-American experience
- in a local sense, of the neighborhood, and, in a larger sense, of its part in
the total human experience." The
collection of works includes mostly prints and drawings, as well as the
artist's personal documents and studio materials, including a mannequin and his
mimeograph machines.
Another
highlight of the collection is a double ink and marker drawing titled "A
Few Words" and "More Words".
The view of Crite's Boston neighbors is signed and dated November of
1999, and is estimated to bring $4,000-6,000.
Many of Crite's lithographs will also be available.
The auction
will be begin at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, June 16th, with a three-day exhibition
opening on Thursday, June 13th. For a
fully illustrated catalogue or more information about Grogan & Company's
auction and appraisal services, visit www.groganco.com
or call 781.461.9500.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
FÊTE: Frank Bowling to receive Aljira Center’s First Lifetime Achievement Award on May 23
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| Dawoud Bey's 1990 portrait of Frank Bowling (Silver Gelatin Print, 11 x 14 inches) is available for bids at The Aljira Fine Art Auction 2013 in Newark, NJ on May 23. Click here for detailed item information. |
Aljira, a
Center for Contemporary Art celebrates 30th Anniversary with fine art auction
and tribute to renowned artist
On May 23,
2013 Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art
will proudly present internationally renowned artist, Frank Bowling and his artist partner Rachel
Scott with the center’s first Timehri Lifetime Achievement Award. In honor of Aljira’s
30th Anniversary Bowling has created Ahaahead!, a limited
edition etching and acquatint print.
Aljira is
also proud to honor Meme Omogbai, COO of the Newark Museum and Chair of the
Board of the American Alliance of Museums, and Lyneir Richardson, CEO of
Newark’s Brick City Development Corporation. Honorary Co-Chairs of The Aljira
Fine Art Auction are The Honorable Cory A. Booker, Barbara Bell Coleman and
Nina Mitchell Wells.
Aljira, a
Center for Contemporary Art’s annual, festive fine art auction features
original works of art by leading established and emerging artists of our time
and attracts a diverse audience from throughout New Jersey and New York in support
of the center’s programs.
INFORMATION:
Thursday,
May 23, 2013
Party and
Silent Auction: 5:30pm
Live
Auction Begins: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
VENUE:
Aljira, a
Center for Contemporary Art
591 Broad
Street
Newark, NJ
Purchase tickets here.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
AUCTION: "The Longshoreman" by Samuel A. Countee
1940 depiction of dockworker expected to fetch $60,000+ at November 15 Texas art auction
DALLAS – The Longshoreman, Samuel A. Countee’s evocative, museum-quality 1940 masterpiece -- a prime example of Texas talent and historical importance -- is the premier painting in Heritage Auction’s Nov. 15 Texas Art Signature® Auction in Dallas, TX. It is expected to bring $60,000+ and joins highlights from the Kelly Fearing estate along with works by other important Texas artists Porfirio Salinas, Frank Reaugh, Robert William Wood and William A. Slaughter.
The Longshoreman is among Countee’s greatest achievements as a painter.
“This is a very important historical painting,” said Atlee Phillips, Director of Texas Art at Heritage, “as important as the best works of his Texas contemporaries, and most certainly a standout example of Countee’s Regionalism. The work is uniquely Texas in every light and shows why Countee was one of the finest early Texas artists active in the twentieth century.”
It is likely that the scene derives from the many dockworkers active in Houston docks, which would have been a familiar scene to Countee. It remains a bold statement on the power and potential of African-American men, despite the fact Countee produced the work during troubled times for African-Americans in East Texas.
“The Longshoreman represents a coming of age to full personhood, dignified and fully present, for African-Americans in the mid-20th Century,” said Texas art scholar James Baker. “It’s no doubt influenced by Joe Louis and his victories in the boxing rings of the late 1930s and through the ‘40s, which gave African-Americans a great sense of pride and new visions of what was possible.”
The painting will be the subject of the Nov. 14 2nd Tuesdays @ Slocum, Heritage’s free monthly lecture series held at its Design District Annex, 1518 Slocum Street. Scholar James Graham Baker will explore The Longshoreman and Countee’s perseverance during an era of racial adversity.
Biographical information from Swann Galleries:
Biographical information from Swann Galleries:
Samuel Countee (1909-1959) was born in Marshall, TX, and grew up in Houston. He studied art through high school and college--he graduated from Bishop College in Marshall in 1934. His career was launched with his painting Little Brown Boy's acceptance to an exhibition of the Harmon Foundation in 1933 and later published in Alain Locke's seminal The Negro in Art. The Harmon Foundation also awarded him a scholarship to attend the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Monday, June 4, 2012
HOT LINKS: June 4, 2012
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| Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960-1988), Untitled, 1981, acrylic, oilstick and spray paint on canvas, 78 x 72in. (199.5 x 182.9cm.). To be auctioned by Christie's London on June 27, 2012. Estimate in the region of $20 million. Courtesy Christie's Images Ltd. 2012. Click here for auction details. |
Over the past few days the following items caught the attention of BlackArtistNews:
Monday, May 14, 2012
MEDIA NEWS: $16 Million Basquiat Sets New World Record At Phillips Art Sale
Hannah Elliot, Forbes Lifestyle reporter
Published: May 10, 2012
The contemporary art auction at Phillips de Pury on May 10, 2012 in New York set a new world record for a work by Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Untitled from 1981 sold for $16,322,500 including premiums to beat the previous record of $14.6 million set in 2007. The work went to a private bidder.
“We are very happy,” said Simon de Pury, the chairman of the auction house who led the auction. He said he was not surprised about the sale. “I thought it was a very solid sale. We are pleased.”
All told, Phillips evening sale culled $86,897,500 to hit between the $75 million – $110 million estimated totals for the night. That total was down from $94,823,000 last year but up considerably from $17,130,000 in 2010.
Top sellers of the night besides the Basquiat were Untitled VI by Willem de Kooning, which sold for $12,402,500; Untitled (Bolsena) by Cy Twombly for $6,242,500; Brushstroke Nude by Roy Lichtenstein for $5,458,500; and two by Andy Warhol: Mao ($10,386,500) and Gun ($7,026,500). Each of the top 10 lots sold went for more than $2.4 million including buyers premiums.
The [auction] mood was lively if not as electrifying as a certain diamond auction at Christie’s late last year. Women in Louboutin shoes and men with the long, artfully coiffed hair of European royalty milled around drinking champagne downstairs in the lobby before the sale started. Later in the main room they clapped appreciatively when the Basquiat sold. Most of the buyers were longtime art patrons, according to Michael McGinnis, Phillips’ worldwide head of contemporary art. Bidders from Russia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East are especially strong this year, he said.
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Friday, March 2, 2012
POST: Are Sales of African American Art Picking Up Or In Decline?
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| Nigel Freeman, Director of African American Fine Art at Swann Auction Galleries the only major auction house which conducts sales of such works. Photo via HarlemWorldMag.com. |
Huffington Post
March 1, 2012
"This is still a very young market, and we're adding new artists all the time," said Swann Galleries' Nigel Freeman. "This" refers to African American art, an area of dedicated sales that Swann pioneered back in 2007, holding twice-yearly auctions since then. Something else being added to this market is another auction house -- Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago -- which is holding its first ever African American sale on March 1st and similarly plans to hold two a year.
The idea for this inaugural sale developed last summer, after Leslie Hindman held a special sale in August of couture items from the collection of the Ebony Fashion Fair show, collected by the late Eunice W. Johnson and consigned to Leslie Hindman by her daughter, Linda Johnson Rice, chairman of Johnson Publishing Company, LLC, which is the publisher of EBONY and JET magazines. Linda Rice herself is African American, as were many of the bidders at the sale. "We made a lot of friends who collect African American art, and many of them asked us about African American art," Hindman said. "I thought, 'Hm, that's interesting.'"
The first sale is small, consisting of only 39 lots. While there only is a handful of higher estimated pieces -- an 1867 painting titled "The Apennines, Italy" by Robert Duncanson is estimated $30,000-$50,000, while two paintings by Hughie Lee-Smith (an undated "The Veil" and the 1984 "Acropolis II") are each estimated $20,000-$30,000) -- Hindman claimed that she "wanted to get the ball rolling" and that more and higher-value lots will come the auction house's way after word of this sale gets out.
If the auction world is discovering the appeal of African American art, a number of art galleries already had the news. "We've seen a consistent rise in prices and growing interest," said Michael Rosenfeld, a Manhattan gallery owner who began a series of African American art exhibits back in 1993, although he is more apt to mix the work of white and African American artists, based on thematic interests, in his more recent exhibits.
The gallery is currently (through April 7) exhibiting figurative paintings by three artists, Benny Andrews and Bob Thompson (who are African American) and Alice Neel.
He noted that there is "a finite number of great works" in the African American field, but for these pieces there has been a "consistent rise in prices." He claimed that the gallery has sold sculptural work by Elizabeth Catlett (b. 1915) for more than $300,000, and for sales of paintings by Charles White (1918-79) "$200,000-300,000 is commonplace." Last year, the gallery sold a tempera on wood design, part of a 26-foot mural titled "Web of Life" by John Biggers (1924-2001), to the Brooklyn Museum for over $200,000. Many of the highest prices for works in this category are from museums, which are "playing catch-up."
The largest auction houses have not wholly ignored the field of African American art ("We present African American artists across our various sales categories, including Post-War, Contemporary, Photography, Decorative Arts, etc.," a spokesman for Christie's stated), but Peter Rathbone, former co-director and now a consultant of American Paintings at Sotheby's, claimed that most of the lots in the Leslie Hindman auction are too inexpensive even for Sotheby's arcade sale, where the minimum estimate is no less than $5,000: "It's a question of economics. We wouldn't recover enough to make a profit on the sale."
At the higher end, however, Christie's and Sotheby's have included and sold works by significant African American artists in their American paintings auctions, including: Jacob Lawrence's 1947 tempera on board "The Builders" ($2,504,000, estimate $400,000-$600,000) at Christie's in 2007, Romare Bearden's 1975 collage and mixed media on board "Manhattan Suite" ($240,000, estimate $30,000-$40,000) at Sotheby's in 2007, Robert Scott Duncanson's 1852 oil "The Garden of Eden" ($343,500, estimate $300,000-500,000) at Christie's in 2003, and Henry Ossawa Tanner's 1924-7 painting "Nicodemus Coming to Christ" ($541,000, estimate $500,000-$700,000) at Christie's in 2008.
The fate of sales devoted to African American artists, such as those at Swann and Leslie Hindman, may become unnecessary as more auction houses include these artists in their American art sales. "It is good that this interest is expanding beyond New York, because it gives the public at large an opportunity to see the breadth and quality of the work that African Americans have contributed to American culture," said June Kelly, a Manhattan gallery owner who has featured the work of African Americans and other artists for decades. However, "I don't expect to see these dedicated sales in 10 years."
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| The Michael Rosenfeld Gallery has always opened its doors and walls to African American artists. BlackArtistNews photo. All rights reserved. |
Thursday, November 17, 2011
UPDATE: IRS art auction in Birmingham raises $144,000
Update to 11/09/11 post: Art, photo collection going up for bids after being seized from Birmingham attorney
Works sell for less than 29% of estimated value
Text: Martin Swant | The Birmingham News
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| The above work by Mickalene Thomas was auctioned off by the IRS in Birmingham, AL. |
Works sell for less than 29% of estimated value
Text: Martin Swant | The Birmingham News
Photo: Michelle Campbell | The Birmingham News
November 16, 2011
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The Internal Revenue Service raised around $144,000 through selling at an art auction nearly 330 pieces of artwork seized to settle tax debt. The artwork was obtained from a Birmingham attorney to collect unpaid taxes, the IRS said.
The auction, held this morning at the Embassy Suites off U.S. 31 in Birmingham, included paintings and photographs by some well known artists, including Kerry James Marshall, Hank Willis Thomas, Raymond Pettibon, Mark Flood and Mickalene Thomas. The total collection was appraised at a value over $500,000.
"Typically, we work out some kind of a payment plan with the tax payer," he said. " It is a last resort for us to seize and sell property."
The auction, held this morning at the Embassy Suites off U.S. 31 in Birmingham, included paintings and photographs by some well known artists, including Kerry James Marshall, Hank Willis Thomas, Raymond Pettibon, Mark Flood and Mickalene Thomas. The total collection was appraised at a value over $500,000.
Around 40 people were present for bidding, which began at 9 a.m. and ended around 12:15 p.m. The most expensive item sold was a piece by Mickalene Thomas, which was purchased for $18,000. However, many pieces sold for less than $100.
Dan Boone, spokesman for the IRS in Alabama and Nashville, said seizing and selling property isn't the the first option the agency tries when attempting to collect unpaid taxes. It's usually the last.
"Typically, we work out some kind of a payment plan with the tax payer," he said. " It is a last resort for us to seize and sell property."
The minimum bid for set by the IRS for the entire collection was $20,000. The winning bid for the collection was $90,000. However, during individual artwork bidding, the total sales surpassed that amount, so the pieces were sold separately.
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
AUCTION: Art, photo collection going up for bids after being seized from Birmingham attorney
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| It's the real thing by Hank Willis Thomas is being auctioned November 16th by the IRS in Birmingham, AL. |
IRS to auction off art, photo collection seized from Birmingham attorney
Published: November 1, 2011
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- A large collection of photographs and paintings, including many by emerging African-American artists, will be sold at an IRS auction later this month after being seized from a prominent Birmingham attorney to settle a tax debt.
The collection of about 250 paintings and photographs by artists including William Eggleston and Mickalene Thomas has been appraised at more than $500,000 and was seized by the IRS from Russell J. Drake, of the Birmingham firm Whatley Drake & Kallas.
Drake, in an interview Monday, said art is his passion, particularly the work of emerging young African-American artists, and he's saddened to see the collection go.
"I regret that I'm in this position," he said. "The recession had a devastating effect on me. It was sort of a perfect storm for a lot of lawyers."
According to documents on file in Jefferson County Probate Court, the IRS filed two liens against Drake totaling about $497,000. He said that's "an old number," and is no longer representative of what he owes the IRS.
Regardless, the collection could raise a substantial amount, said Roberta Colee, the IRS liquidation specialist handling the sale. About 50 different artists and photographers are represented, including Kerry James Marshall, Raymond Pettibon and Mark Flood.
Marshall, a Birmingham native who grew up in South Central Los Angeles, was featured on the PBS program "Art 21" and is known for paintings and sculpture that pay tribute to the civil rights struggle. New York artist Mickalene Thomas is famous for her enamel and sequined paintings of women, which the New York Times called "as impenetrable as they are spectacular."
One of her works, a painting of a topless prostitute titled "She works hard for the money," was pulled from the sale after it was judged too provocative by the IRS. At least two other of her works remain in the auction.
To casual observers, though, the photographer Hank Willis Thomas may be the most recognizable. The collection includes at least two photos by Thomas, who is perhaps best known for his "Priceless #1," a satirical take on the "priceless" Mastercard commercials that makes a powerful statement about inner-city violence.
The piece includes text placed over a photo of a grieving African-American family. It says "3-piece suit: $250; new socks: $2; 9mm pistol: $79; gold chain: $400; bullet: 60 cents ... Picking the perfect casket for your son: Priceless."
Thomas, a graduate of California College of Fine Arts' masters program and artist in residence at Johns Hopkins University, once lectured at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
The art may be sold individually or in the aggregate, with a minimum bid of $20,000, the IRS said in a prepared statement.
DETAILS
What: IRS auction of about 250 paintings and photographs
When: 9 a.m. Nov. 16. Registration and viewing begins at 8 a.m. The art also can be viewed Nov. 15 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Embassy Suites Hotel, 2300 Woodcrest Place, Birmingham, AL
What: IRS auction of about 250 paintings and photographs
When: 9 a.m. Nov. 16. Registration and viewing begins at 8 a.m. The art also can be viewed Nov. 15 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Embassy Suites Hotel, 2300 Woodcrest Place, Birmingham, AL
© 2011 al.com. All rights reserved.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
AUCTION: Romare Bearden / Train Whistle Blues / Swann Galleries / October 6, 2011
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| Romare Bearden, Train Whistle Blues, watercolor, pen, pencil and collage on wove paper, circa 1979. |
Saturday, October 1, 2011
CLIP ART: Swann Galleries Auction Ad for African-American Fine Art
This advertisement announcing the Swann Galleries October 6, 2011 auction of African American Fine Art was clipped from the September 30, 2011 edition of the New York Times. Works by Edward Bannister, Richmond Barthé, Romare Bearden, Robert Scott Duncanson, Louis Mailou Jones, Hale Woodruff and more are included in the public auction sale.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
AUCTION: Jennifer Aniston Sets Record Price for Glenn Ligon at Artists for Haiti Auction
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| Glenn Ligon, Stranger #44 (2011), oil, charcoal and graphite on canvas, 72 1/4 by 60 1/8 in. |
Jennifer Aniston Sets Record Price for Glenn Ligon at $13.7 M Artists for Haiti Auction
Text by Dan Duray
Published September 22, 2011 on New York Observer web site
Despite the massive hype leading up to the event, Ben Stiller and David Zwirner’s Artists For Haiti charity auction at Christie’s [held September 22, 2011] exceeded expectations with the 27 works offered selling for a collective $13.7 million, beating an earlier estimate of $10 million. Most pieces exceeded high estimates, and four artists saw new record prices for their work at auction — Adel Abdessemed, Raymond Pettibon, Nate Lowman and Glenn Ligon, that last piece selling to Jennifer Aniston for $450,000. [Note: Chris Ofili's oil on canvas work Blue Smoke (Pipe Dreams) sold for $420,000.] The prices realized were all at hammer, as well, since Christie’s had waved its fees for the evening.
At $450,000, Ms. Aniston beat Mr. Ligon’s previous record of $434,500, realized at Sotheby’s in September 2010.
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Director and Chief Curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, Thelma Golden and artist Glenn Ligon in front of Stranger #44. Photo by Michael Plunkett/PatrickMcMullan.com/Sipa. Via Us magazine web site. |
Friday, August 5, 2011
AUCTION: Robert Scott Duncanson / Untitled (Landscape) / Swann Galleries / October 6, 2011
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Robert S. Duncanson, Untitled (Landscape), oil on canvas, late 1850s. Estimate: $60,000 to $90,000. At auction October 6, 2011 |
Friday, July 1, 2011
AUCTION: Jean-Michel Basquiat / Self Portrait / Phillips de Pury & Company (London) / June 27, 2011
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
Self-Portrait, 1985
Acrylic, oil stick, crown cork and bottle caps on wood.
142 × 153 × 15 cm (55 7/8 × 60 1/4 × 5 7/8 in).
142 × 153 × 15 cm (55 7/8 × 60 1/4 × 5 7/8 in).
ESTIMATED VALUE: £2,000,000-3,000,000
SOLD FOR: £2,057,250 or $3,246,690.00 USD
SOLD FOR: £2,057,250 or $3,246,690.00 USD
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, London
EXHIBITED: Fire Under the Ashes (from Picasso to Basquiat): Valencia, Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno, 5 May – 28 August 2005; Paris, Musée Maillol-Fondation Dina Vierny, 8 October 2005 – 14 February 2006
LITERATURE: E. Navarra, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paris, 2000, vol. II, no. 10, p. 230 (illustrated in colour)
EXHIBITED: Fire Under the Ashes (from Picasso to Basquiat): Valencia, Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno, 5 May – 28 August 2005; Paris, Musée Maillol-Fondation Dina Vierny, 8 October 2005 – 14 February 2006
LITERATURE: E. Navarra, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paris, 2000, vol. II, no. 10, p. 230 (illustrated in colour)
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Monday, March 21, 2011
AUCTION: Aaron Douglas Stenciled Placard / Swann Galleries / SOLD March 13, 2011
Swann Galleries Auction description:
Sale 2239 Lot 141
UNIQUE DOUGLAS STENCIL (ART.) [DOUGLAS, AARON.] THURMAN, WALLACE. Edward A. Blatt Presents "Harlem," a thrilling play of the black belt. Black and white stencil on composite board, 19-7/8 x 13-1/8 inches; some discoloration to the blank margins where originally framed. New York: Apollo Theatre, 1929.
Estimate $7,500-10,000
SOLD FOR $15,000
A beautiful stenciled placard by Aaron Douglas done for the opening of his good friend Wallace Thurman's play, "Harlem," at the Apollo Theatre. Quite likely unique. When the play opened on February 20, 1929, its title had been changed to "Harlem," a play of Negro Life in "New York's Harlem." So this placard, was probably never used. The silhouettes in th is placard are an artistic device frequently used by Aaron Douglas in the 1920s. Similar figures appear in Opportunity Magazine's portfolio of Langston Hughes's poetry (1926) and the dust jackets for several books including James Weldon Johnson's "God's Trombones" (1926) and Claude McKay's "Banjo" (1929)."Harlem" was anything but a success. In fact, it put Thurman, and William Jourdan Rapp, co-producers of the play in debt. Rapp was editor of True Magazine, a lurid publication for which Thurman occasionally wrote under various pseudonyms.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
AUCTION: Estate of Lena Horne / Doyle New York / February 23, 2011
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| Carl Van Vechten, Lena Horne (1941), Gelatin Silver print. © Estate of Lena Horne. SOLD FOR $3,438 |
On February 23, 2011 items that once filled the Manhattan apartment of the late Lena Horne were sold by her estate at Doyle New York auction house. The Lena Horne collection contained 200 lots of elegant costume jewelry, accessories, gowns, memorabilia, decorations, silver, furniture, books, and fine art.
Auctioned art included a beautiful abstract by Charles Alston:
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| Charles Alston, Abstract, Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches. © Estate of Lena Horne. SOLD FOR $20,000 |
A portrait of Miss Horne by Geoffrey Holder:
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Geoffrey Holder, Lena, 1959, Oil on masonite, 48 x 24 inches. © Estate of Lena Horne. SOLD FOR $10,625 |
Two photographs by James Van Der Zee:
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| James Van Der Zee, By the Pool (c. 1924), Gelatin Silver print. © Estate of Lena Horne. SOLD FOR $3,438 |
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| James Van Der Zee, Atlantic City, 1930, Gelatin silver print. © Estate of Lena Horne. SOLD FOR $9,375 |
Printed souvenir catalogue: $25. For catalogue orders, call 212-427-4141, ext. 203 or email subscriptions@DoyleNewYork.com
Source link: http://www.doylenewyork.com/
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