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Public art in Boston has an impact on the design of the city. Courtesy of Boston Art Review.

8th Annual Boston Design Week April 28-May 9 Offers 50+ Virtual and Outdoor Events

/ April 19th, 2021

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Ronald J. Scott (Lafitte, La., 1922-2003), ‘Sea Wing,’ mixed-media boat model. Initialed on captain's quarters. Size: 32 x 56 x 14 inches. Collection of Betty-Carol Sellen and Martha Burt. Estimate $2,000-$4,000

Quinn’s to auction folk art from prestigious Sellen-Burt collection, April 20

Quinn's Auction Gallery / April 15th, 2021

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Americana online, open for bidding through April 12. Visit www.skinnerinc.com

April Americana at Skinner: Old Surfaces Abound; Two Connecticut Collections Featured

/ April 5th, 2021

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Gerhard Richter, Abstraktes Bild (940-7), 2015, oil on canvas, 140x160 cm Estimate: HK$ 75,000,000 – 95,000,000

Phillips and Poly Auction Announce Unprecedented Beijing-Hong Kong Dual-Location Joint Auctions in June

Phillips Hong Kong / March 31st, 2021

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AFAM Trustee Julia F. Alexander

AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM ELECTS NEW TRUSTEES JULIA F. ALEXANDER AND LUC M. VOLATIER

/ March 25th, 2021

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Original tintype of George Armstrong Custer in a non-political case, 3 ¼ inches by 3 ½ inches, taken in 1865 by Matthew Brady, the famous Civil War-era photographer ($5,750).

Original 1865 tintype of Custer by Matthew Brady brings $5,750 in Holabird's huge Feb. 11-15 auction

Holabird Western Americana / March 5th, 2021

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Oil on canvas board painting by Adolf Dillens (Belgian, 1821-1877), titled Family, signed lower right and measuring 21 ½ inches by 16 ¾ inches (est. $1,500-$2,500).

Paintings by Dillens, Loir, van der Plas, Coumomt, others are in Crescent City's March 12-14 auction

Crescent City Auction Gallery / March 3rd, 2021

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Jean Dubuffet La féconde journée, 16 May 1976 acrylic on paper collaged on canvas 204.5 x 210.5 cm (80 1/2 x 82 7/8 in.) Estimate: £2,000,000-3,000,000

Monumental Jean Dubuffet Work from Théâtres de mémoire Series to Star in Phillips’ 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

Phillips / March 2nd, 2021

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Oil on canvas painting titled Sunset on the Thames by James Webb (English, 1825-1895).

Oil paintings by James Webb, Oscar Rabine are in Nye & Company's online Estate Treasures auction, March 10-11

Nye & Company / February 26th, 2021

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A top lot was a circa 1905-10 Tiffany Studios “Dragonfly” table lamp having a “Pepper” base and measuring 18 inches tall that fetched $87,725

Fontaine’s Auction Gallery Kicks Off 2021 With Back-to-Back Auctions

Fontaine's Auction Gallery / February 21st, 2021

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Jack Lenor Larsen (American, 1927-2020) for Directional, patterned sectional sofa, midcentury modern. Estimate $300-$500

Rivich to host Feb. 21 midcentury and postmodern design auction from Madame Zuzu’s tearoom in Chicago, with online feed via LiveAuctioneers

Rivich Auction / February 10th, 2021

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William Henry Clapp, (1879–1954) Neptune Beach no. Oil on board, 16 x 19 in. Bequest of Richard M. Scaife, 2016.9.

Pattern Makers Exhibition Opens February 7 at The Westmoreland

/ February 1st, 2021

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Attributed to Richard Nisbett (1753-1823) / Indian Encampment / Watercolor on paper / Circa: 1822 / Size: 13" (w) x 7 3/4" (h).

Steven S. Powers: The Design His Own - Winter 2021 Launch

/ January 27th, 2021

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Bill Traylor, “Two Dogs Fighting; Man Chasing Dog,” realized $293,750.

Paul Revere, Bill Traylor Works Among Top Lots in Christie's $9.2 Million Americana Sales

/ January 24th, 2021

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Arctic maritime gouache on paper by William Bradford (Mass./Calif., 1823-1892), of three large sailing vessels between icebergs and frozen waters, and three smaller boats (est. $2,000-$3,000)

Arctic marine gouache by William Bradford will be in Bruneau & Co.'s online auction, January 28

Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers / January 18th, 2021

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