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5 Hot Lots Coming to Auction in July

WorthPoint

In the late 20th century, collector interest in the valentines led to contemporary artists like Moran embracing the art form. Case Auctions of Nashville, Tennessee, is offering another of his pieces during its Summer Fine Art & Antiques on July 12 and 13. CASE AUCTIONS Case Auctions, estimate: $60,000 – $70,000.

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A quartet of key art market players join forces to form ‘super group’ consultancy

The Art Newspaper

They are collaborating with Wong’s business partner Phillip Hoffman who runs the London-based advisory, The Fine Art Group. Old models no longer working Gorvy thinks that traditional platforms including auctions and art fairs are no longer functioning like they used to. What should I be buying?”

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From Stage to Canvas (and vice versa): Theatre and Opera in Fine Art

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Sold for $1,950,000 via Christie’s (November 2021). Cirque Calder (1926-1931) is made up of wire models rigged to perform the various functions of the circus performers they represent, from contortionists to sword eaters to lion tamers and is todaypart of the permanent collection of theWhitney Museumin New York.

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Marcel Breuer: From Bauhaus Visionary to Furniture Design Icon

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He studied and then taught at the Bauhaus School , revolutionizing fine arts, craft, and industrial design. Breuer s Bauhaus Beginnings: A New Vision for Design The Bauhaus was an influential avant-garde school of design, architecture and applied arts that was founded in Germany in 1919 by Walter Gropius.

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The Art of War: Japanese Samurai Armor and Weaponry

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Imbued with profound symbolism and great significance in Japanese culture, Samurai armor and weaponry transcend their function as tools of war. Equipped with the same functionality, Samurai armor married practicality with delicate artistry developed over the course of many centuries.

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5 Hot Lots Coming to Auction in October

WorthPoint

Their functional simplicity gave carvers unlimited freedom to use their imaginations when making these pieces, and as such, the styles, subjects, and materials used differ widely, making them highly collectible. Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers, estimate: $2,000-$3,000. Leonard Auction, estimate: $100,000-$150,000.

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Textile Art & Racial Identity

MIR Appraisal

Butler’s work is considered quite revolutionary because it is a fusion of the traditionally African American craft of quiltmaking with the traditionally upper class European fine art of portraiture. Similar to Bisa Butler, Cave’s work helps to uplift traditional handicrafts such as beadwork and sewing to the realm of fine art.