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Baskets Quilt; Artist unidentified, United States, 1930–1940; Cotton, 85 1/4 x 72". Collection American Folk Art Museum, New York; Gift of Karen and Werner. Gundersheimer, 2018.2.16

WALL POWER! American Folk Art Museum Displays Gift of 21 Striking Quilts in Exhibition Opening This August

/ June 24th, 2019

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Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) Painting on Found Metal. Size: 60'' x 46'' Sold: $25,000 (Auction Record)

Painting on found metal by Mary Tillman Smith brings a record $25,000 at Material Culture auction

Material Culture / June 21st, 2019

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Jacob Wrestling the Angel, Nikita Andrejev.

Museum of Russian Icons presents Wrestling with Angels: Icons from the Prosopon School

Museum of Russian Icons / June 19th, 2019

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Sparking amid a bevy of fine jewelry pieces is this platinum engagement ring set with a central 5.25-carat emerald-cut diamond flanked by tapered baguettes ($30/50,000).

R.J. Horner Dining Set, Qi Baishi To Lead Clarke Auction Gallery June 30

Clarke Auction Gallery / June 18th, 2019

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Left to right: Richard Wright, CEO; David Rago, President; Suzanne Perrault, President

Rago and Wright are Joining Forces

Rago Arts and Auction Center / June 13th, 2019

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In the Gardens of Mount Olympus by Mara Sfara

Artist Mara Sfara Kinetic Sculpture Titled In the Gardens of Mount Olympus Acquired by The Springfield Museum to The Permanent Collection

/ June 10th, 2019

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Giant onion skin marble with mica, circa 1860s-1880s, two inches in diameter, a beautiful specimen with multi-colored splotches and mica flakes scattered throughout the body ($1,475).

Marbles were just one collecting category in Holabird's massive Don't Lose Your Marbles Auction, May 16-20

Holabird Western Americana / May 30th, 2019

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Brandywine’s 48th Annual Antiques Show to Host 26 Antiques Dealers at the Museum

/ May 21st, 2019

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Neo-expressionist painting by Hunt Slonem (American, b. 1951), titled Butterfly’s (2003), 30 inches by 40 inches, done in Slonem’s unmistakable sgraffito technique ($15,000).

Neo-expressionist painting by Hunt Slonem (Am., b. 1951), titled Butterfly's, brings $15,000 at Bruneau & Co. auction

Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers / May 10th, 2019

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Lot 2179: Jim Dine, “9 Little Flesh Paintings", 1959-1960

Millea Bros’ Spring “Select” Auction Arrives May 16, 17, and 18

Millea Bros. Ltd. / May 1st, 2019

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From Betty Krulik Fine Art, Ltd. (booth 12): Guy Pene du Bois, Woman at Dressing Table, 1916. Oil on panel, 25 x 20 inches.

57th Philadelphia Antiques and Art Show Features 60 Diverse Exhibitors This Weekend

/ April 23rd, 2019

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Portrait of a Mongolian attributed to Russian artist Alexandre Yakovlev sold for $72,000.

Top Prices in Historic Documents, Fine Art Spring Forth from Eldred's Spring Sale

Eldred's / April 12th, 2019

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The top lot of the auction was this Steinway Model D Centennial Concert Grand piano that topped its high estimate, going out at $169,400.

Steinway, R.J. Horner, Tiffany Dominate Top Lots At Fontaine’s Auction Gallery

Fontaine's Auction Gallery / April 8th, 2019

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Stacy C. Hollander

Stacy C. Hollander to Depart American Folk Art Museum After 34 Years

/ April 2nd, 2019

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This signed Robert Rauschenberg color lithograph ($700-1,500) embodies the artist’s signature collage style with layered images of sculptures, gates, and a motorcycle, 26 ½ by 22 ¼ inches.

Fine Art, Decorative Arts To Take Lead At Benefit Shop Foundation April 10

Benefit Shop Foundation, Inc. / April 2nd, 2019

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