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High Museum Appoints New Curator of African Art, Lauren Tate Baeza

/ October 29th, 2020

The Art of Westeros Comes to Heritage Auctions with the First-Ever Sale of ‘Game of Thrones’ Storyboards and Conceptual Paintings

/ October 29th, 2020

Lot 20. Varnette P. Honeywood, Jesus Loves Me, 1983, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 in., $10,000-20,000

Grogan & Company Supports Boston's Artists for Humanity in The Fall Auction

Grogan & Company / October 30th, 2020

There were four oil on board paintings in the auction by the Canadian artist Homer Ransford Watson (1855-1936). They sold for prices ranging from CA$3,835 to CA$4,425.

Paintings by John J. Kenyon, Homer Watson perform well in Miller & Miller's Oct. 24 online auction

Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd. / October 30th, 2020

Archibald Knox (1864-1933) FOR LIBERTY & CO., LONDON RARE EXTRA-SIZE 'TUDRIC' PEWTER CLOCK, CIRCA 1900 the circular dial enclosed within tapered case inlaid with abalone shell tablets, stamped maker's marks to base TUDRIC/ 0252 25cm high Estimate: £20,000-£30,000 ($26,000-$39,000)

Lyon & Turnbull Nov. 2-3 auction boasts British design icons Archibald Knox & Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Lyon & Turnbull / October 30th, 2020

Alex Katz new auction record

/ October 29th, 2020

Clyfford Still’s “1957-G” (1957) was estimated to bring $12 million to $18 million at Sotheby's. City & County of Denver, Courtesy Clyfford Still Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Baltimore Museum of Art Reconsiders Deaccessioning 3 Major Works, Puts 'Pause' On Sotheby's Sale

/ October 28th, 2020

Only known example of a showstopping Caille Bros., ‘Triple Centaur Jackpot’ musical upright slot machine. Accepts nickels/quarters/nickels in its three separately operating sections. Original condition, including metal castings. Working, with keys. One owner since the 1970s. Estimate $200,000-$300,000

Esteemed Mel Getlan collection is star attraction of Morphy’s Oct. 29-31 Coin-Op & Antique Advertising Auction

Morphy Auctions / October 29th, 2020

Legacy Diamond Earrings by Beauvince Jewelry. 8.55 cts. diamonds, set in 18K white gold. 3 in. length

Diamond cuts blend for timeless holiday jewels, with Beauvince Jewelry

Beauvince Jewelry / October 28th, 2020

Anila Quayyum Agha (b. 1965), All the Flowers Are for Me (Red), laser-cut lacquered steel and lightbulb, 60x60x60 in, Alice Bimel Endowment for Asian Art, 2017.7

Cincinnati Art Museum to show Anila Quayyum Agha’s immersive light installation from Dec. 5–Feb. 7

/ October 28th, 2020

One-page letter signed by George Washington just a few months prior to his retirement from his second presidential term, on Oct. 12, 1796 (est. $13,000-$14,000).

Items signed by many of history's most famous names are in University Archives' Nov. 11 online auction

University Archives / October 28th, 2020

Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983), ‘Sculpture et Ceramics,’ 1973, artist's proof on Arches paper, pencil-signed by artist with additional notation “H.C.” Created as signature art for Miro exhibition at Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, June 1973. Size: 41½ by 31½ inches (framed), 33¾ by 23¾ inches sight. Provenance: Galerie Maeght (Paris), private US collection since 1988. Estimate $6,000-$12,000

Large, long-held 1973 Joan Miro artwork leads Stephenson’s Oct. 30 Fine & Decorative Arts Auction

Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers / October 28th, 2020

Four-volume set of books titled Abstract Expressionism (Tiber Press, 1960), a post-World War II American artist book featuring collaborations between artists and poets, estimate $3,000-$5,000

Quinn’s October 29 auction is packed with rare signed books, works on paper, documents, Americana

Quinn's Auction Gallery / October 27th, 2020

Josef Albers, Anni Albers, Mitla, México, ca. 1936-1937 (Detail) Courtesy of The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation 1976.7.1161 Photo: Tim Nighswander / Imaging4Art © The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation / Artists Rights Society, NY. DR © Josef Albers / BILDKUNST / SOMAAP / México / 2020.

Museo Jumex Examines How Travel to Mexico Influenced the Work of Anni Albers

/ October 26th, 2020

Nigel Freeman, Director, African American Art

Swann Appoints Nigel Freeman & Rick Stattler as Vice Presidents

/ October 26th, 2020

Innuendo by Darian Mederos, Oil on linen (48 inch)

HOFA Gallery presents new works by contemporary artist, Darian Mederos, in a solo exhibition titled, 'God is a Woman' (Press Preview 9 Nov 2020)

HOFA Gallery (London) / October 26th, 2020

Res. Erik’s Roses, 2020 Archival Pigment Print, 12 1/2 × 10 in (31.8 × 25.4 cm). Edition of 3 + 2 AP. Courtesy of the artist and Zeit Contemporary Art, New York

Photography and Interiority

Zeit Contemporary Art / October 26th, 2020

Original handwritten lyrics to the classic 1956 Elvis Presley hit song Heartbreak Hotel, written in 1955 by Mae Boren Axton, a high school teacher, and Tommy Durden, a singer-songwriter.

The original handwritten lyrics to Elvis Presley's hit song Heartbreak Hotel will be auctioned Nov. 19-20

Weiss Auctions / October 26th, 2020

Double Monologues I-The Celia Series by Loretta Kaufman https://lorettaanakaufman.artweb.com

Loretta Kaufman Receives Medal of Honor in the National Association of Women Artists’ 131st Annual Members’ Exhibition

/ October 8th, 2020

Original artwork for what is widely regarded as the very first psychedelic rock poster – created in 1965 for the grand opening of the Red Dog Saloon in Virginia City, Nev. (est. $10,000-$15,000).

Holabird's 'Spooktacular' auction, Oct. 29-Nov. 2, has more than 3,600 lots in many collecting categories

Holabird Western Americana / October 23rd, 2020

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High Museum Appoints New Curator of African Art, Lauren Tate Baeza

The Art of Westeros Comes to Heritage Auctions with the First-Ever Sale of ‘Game of Thrones’ Storyboards and Conceptual Paintings

Grogan & Company Supports Boston's Artists for Humanity in The Fall Auction

Paintings by John J. Kenyon, Homer Watson perform well in Miller & Miller's Oct. 24 online auction

Lyon & Turnbull Nov. 2-3 auction boasts British design icons Archibald Knox & Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Alex Katz new auction record

Baltimore Museum of Art Reconsiders Deaccessioning 3 Major Works, Puts 'Pause' On Sotheby's Sale

Esteemed Mel Getlan collection is star attraction of Morphy’s Oct. 29-31 Coin-Op & Antique Advertising Auction

Diamond cuts blend for timeless holiday jewels, with Beauvince Jewelry

Cincinnati Art Museum to show Anila Quayyum Agha’s immersive light installation from Dec. 5–Feb. 7

Items signed by many of history's most famous names are in University Archives' Nov. 11 online auction

Large, long-held 1973 Joan Miro artwork leads Stephenson’s Oct. 30 Fine & Decorative Arts Auction

Quinn’s October 29 auction is packed with rare signed books, works on paper, documents, Americana

Museo Jumex Examines How Travel to Mexico Influenced the Work of Anni Albers

Swann Appoints Nigel Freeman & Rick Stattler as Vice Presidents

HOFA Gallery presents new works by contemporary artist, Darian Mederos, in a solo exhibition titled, 'God is a Woman' (Press Preview 9 Nov 2020)

Photography and Interiority

The original handwritten lyrics to Elvis Presley's hit song Heartbreak Hotel will be auctioned Nov. 19-20

Loretta Kaufman Receives Medal of Honor in the National Association of Women Artists’ 131st Annual Members’ Exhibition

Holabird's 'Spooktacular' auction, Oct. 29-Nov. 2, has more than 3,600 lots in many collecting categories

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