pre-columbian art

Aspire Auctions, Inc., is offering a portrait by 20th century Chicago area artist Louis Frederick Grell. Grell was a muralist, a teacher at the Art Institute of Chicago, and made his home and studio at the historic Tree Studio Building. The beautiful portrait, which is part of the February sale, is of the artist’s wife and was painted in 1922. Aspire Auctions’ February online auction catalogue will be posted for viewing on January 27th at www.aspireauctions.com  Bidding opens ...

Introducing a new art market website, The Curator’s Eye (www.curatorseye.com). Launched in September of 2011, the site is a scholarly online exhibition connecting museums, collectors, and dealers with the finest art and antiques available on the market. Co-founded by technology entrepreneurs and art market veterans Frederick Patzman and Sarah Vallely, the site has attracted the attention and participation of seventy dealers to date, with 2,200 items worth approximately ...

The Winter Antiques Show celebrates its 58th year as America's most prestigious antiques show, providing museums, collectors, dealers, design professionals and first-time buyers with opportunities to see and purchase exceptional pieces showcased by 75 exhibitors. This year, specialists in 18th and 19th century folk art paintings, 17th through 19th century American furniture, early American arms and armor, 20th century furniture and decorative objects, 20th century fine art photography, ...

One of the most exciting pieces in the December is a sculpture of a Standing Woman from 1945 by the 20th century Costa Rican artist Franciso Zuniga (1912 – 1998). The piece is museum quality and has been in a private collection since it was purchased in 1946.  The one of a kind carved wood sculpture is typical of the artist’s sculptures of women who are grounded to the earth through the power of their form, as well as, the wood, stone, and bronze materials used to create them.  ...

Traditonal art from Africa, Oceania and the Americas will take center stage in Miami during Art Basel week with the first ever AOA Tribal Art, Miami show coming to the Adrienne Arsht Center November 30 - December 4. Explore how modern art was conceived. At the end of the 19th Century famous artists work from the likes of Picasso, Matisse and Braque were all profoundly influenced by the Art from Africa, Oceania and the Americas. This is the First exhibition ever in Miami during Art Basel ...

The Birmingham Museum of Art is excited to announce a new, interactive children and family gallery in the space formerly housing the popular Town of A Creek Nation installation. Expanding to cover both the Hess and Sonat Gallery spaces, the new gallery will be an enjoyable, colorful, ever-changing way for kids and their parents to learn about art. The Hess and Sonat family gallery is expected to open around Spring Break 2012, a gift to the  Birmingham community as the Museum celebrates its ...

Bidding is going on right now at Aspire Auctions current online auction with lots closing this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There are 1500 lots in this auction; the catalogue, registration and bidding is all done online through their website.  There are 16 catagories ranging from paintings, silver, watches, jewelry, ivories, glass and more. A very rare 1918 Patek Philippe watch is being offered with an estimate of $30,000-$50,000 and it's lot 497.  Lot 118 is a lovely Paul Signac conte ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Thursday that 5.68 million people visited the Met during the fiscal year that ended on June 30. The number, which includes attendance at The Cloisters museum and gardens, is the highest recorded in 40 years. The total was more than 400,000 greater than in Fiscal Year 2010. “We are delighted by this extraordinary response to our collections and programs, especially in the context of ongoing fiscal challenges faced by both the Museum and the public,” ...

Landmark Auction for Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. LLAES, Ltd. conducts first million dollar sale with their June 18th Summer Catalogue Auction.  Gross sales hit 1.15 million dollars. Held at LLAES, Ltd.'s new auction gallery in Hillsborough, North Carolina, this record sale garnered an international audience and a packed house.  Over 1000 bidders registered through Live Auctioneers, with a sell through rate of 24% for online bidders.  1350 bidders were pre-registered ...

Aspire auctions just had back to back million dollar auctions; the highest grossing auction was in March with total of $1,145,003.25. The most recent auction ending May 28th made it just over the cusp of a million with sales totaling $1,009,251.50. Of the May auction 94% of lots sold, having 1119 participating bidders. The biggest surprise of the May auction was lot 1289, which sold for $68,453.75, including the 15% buyers premium. This Chinese yokeback armchair was resting at a high bid of ...

Traditonal art from Africa, Oceania and the Americas takes center stage in New York City during the second annual New York Tribal Art Week® with a wealth of gallery exhibitons, auctions, and events focused on tribal art. From May 9 to 15, coinciding with tribal art auctions at Sotheby’s and Bonhams, a consortium of leading specialists offered traditional African, Asian, Oceanic, American and Asian works of art of the highest quality, including rare masterpieces as well as more affordable ...

William Roland and Robert Roland, co-founders of Roland Antiques Gallery, Inc. have formally announced the opening of their new auction gallery, Roland Auctions, in New York City's Greenwich Village.  Established late in 2010, Roland Auctions specializes in estate auctions. The next is slated for Saturday, June 4 in the gallery at 80 East 11th Street and simultaneously online at LiveAuctioneers.com. William (Bill) Roland, one of New York's foremost appraisers and antique dealers since 1975 ...

Featuring over fourteen hundred lots, Aspire Auction's May 2011 sale will run from Friday, May 20th to Saturday, May 28th. Though bidding is only done online, Aspire will host an on-site preview party at their Cleveland, Ohio-based gallery on the 20th. This event will give clients a chance to experience the property amidst a backdrop of champagne, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and good company. The gallery will be open to the public through May 25th and welcomes visitors to Cleveland Ohio.   ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ________________________________________________ 2nd Annual New York Tribal Art Week May 9-15 ,2011 Showcasing traditional works of Art from Africa, Oceania and the Americas   WHO - For the second time in the United States the world’s leading tribal art galleries and dealers will participate in the New York City Tribal Art Week.. The selection of participants, each with their own unique areas of expertise, will provide a tribal art experience of the highest ...

Pacific Galleries Auction House in Seattle, Washington, is hosting an Asian auction session to be held May 16 starting at 5:30 p.m. PST. This session includes works by noted Chinese master artists, including Xu Beihong (1895-1953), Qi Baishi (aka Qi Huang and Qi Weiging, 1864-1957), Liang Guan (1899-1986), Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010) and Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997). The auction also includes numerous lots of carved ivory and jade, temple deities and architectual elements, porcelain and cloisonne ...

Art Miami, LLC & Nick Korniloff, Director and Founder of the Florida International Fine Art Fair (FIFAF), have announced the Fair will launch President's Day Weekend, February 16 - 21, 2012 in Miami.  The Fair will be held in the Art Miami Pavilion located in the Midtown Miami Wynwood Arts District which attracted more than 46,000 attendees this past December during Art Miami, which runs concurrently with Art Basel Miami Beach. The repositioning of the fair dates will align FIFAF with the ...

Following a very strong start to TEFAF Maastricht, which took place at the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre) in the city of Maastricht in the Southern Netherlands  between March 18-27, 2011, sales continued throughout the first week with visitor numbers remaining high and dealer confidence strong.   The Fair is regarded as a unique and essential opportunity to view some of the finest works of both fine and decorative arts available on the market and is therefore an important ...

  Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. is proud to offer over 700 lots of fine offerings from regional estates at their upcoming March 18th & 19th two day Spring Catalogue Auction.  Floor, absentee, telephone, and live online bidding through Live Auctioneers will be available both days.  The sale will be conducted at the LLAES, Ltd. Gallery, located at 620 Cornerstone Court, Hillsborough, NC. 2010 was a record sales year for the gallery, both in sale volume and quality.  2011 ...

The Winter Antiques Show celebrates its 57th year as America's most prestigious antiques show, providing museums, established collectors, dealers, design professionals and first-time buyers with opportunities to see and purchase exceptional pieces showcased by 74 exhibitors. This year, specialists in 17th to 19th century American furniture and decorative arts, old master drawings and European sculpture, and Southeast Asian art join this fully vetted show, which runs from January 21-30, 2011. ...

As the holidays descend upon us all, Cleveland-based Aspire Auctions offers lovers of decorative and fine art a chance to enjoy the giving spirit of the season with its 2010 November auction.   Lots will be available for preview November 12 - 17th (but closed on Sunday).  Bidding opens this Friday Nov. 12th starting at 10am. Aspire will have a preview party that evening from 5-8 pm complete with champagne and hors d'oeuvres. Lots close over a three day period: November 18th, 19th and ...

Antique Helper Auctions is pleased to announce a partnership with The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis through a sponsorship of the museum’s Collectors Connection group. This partnership celebrates the cross-over appeal between Antique Helper collectors and members of The Children’s Museum Collectors Connection and The Children’s Museum’s emphasis on its role as a collections-based institution. “The Children’s Museum is one of only a handful of children’s museums in the world with a large ...

Even after decades of leadership in the international art and antique fair arena, Anna and Brian Haughton continue to imbue a sense of excitement and discovery to their flagship fair, the IFAADS, which runs from October 22-28, 2010 at the Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue at 67th Street, New York City.  The venerable show is a top destination for collectors, dealers and interior designers year after year, gratifying visitors with a stunning visual mix of art and antiques of the highest quality ...

  Aspire Auctions, based in Cleveland, Ohio, ushers in the fall with a September 2010 auction.  Opening for online bidding on Friday the 17th at 10 am, this dazzling array of nearly 1700 lots includes paintings, furniture, jewelry, antiquities, decorative arts and much more.   Highlighted in this auction are pieces by 16th century Dutch artist Jean Baptiste van der Meiren.  Hailing from an old South Carolina estate on Dawtaw Island, these works are fresh to the market.  In both of these ...

  New York and London, June 28, 2010  Haughton International Fairs have announced a superb roster of 62 world-class exhibitors -- with an unprecedented dealer return rate– for the 2010 edition at the Park Avenue Armory.  The prestigious “International Show” – the flagship fair organized by Anna and Brian Haughton, has retained its position as the premier platform in America for top dealers from Europe and the United States for the past twenty-two years.  It is a must for collectors, ...

Quality, rarity and provenance have become the hallmarks of TEFAF Maastricht and the world’s most influential art and antiques fair has an extraordinary range of important works on show at the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre) from March 12-21, 2010. Highlights of the 23rd edition of the Fair in the southern Netherlands include a bed that once belonged to the great French diplomat Talleyrand, the Italian Expressionist Marino Marini’s greatest picture, one of the last major ...