DALLAS, TX.- A Karl Müller-designed and signed Union Porcelain Works Centennial Vase, manufactured in Greenpoint, NY, circa 1876-1885, sold for $47,800 on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 to lead Heritage Auctions’ Signature® Decorative Arts & Design and Gent…
Miami Art Museum Appoints New Deputy Director of External Affairs
MIAMI, FL.- Miami Art Museum (MAM), a leading museum of modern and contemporary art located in Miami, FL, has named Leann Standish deputy director of external affairs. Standish, a seasoned arts development and communications professional with more than…
Birger Sandzén’s Late Moon Rising Brings $262,900 to Lead $2.597+ Million Heritage Fine Art Auction
DALLAS, TX.- Birger Sandzén’s Late Moon Rising (Wild Horse Creek), 1923, brought a stunning $262,900 as the top lot in Heritage Auction’s May 17 combined Signature® Fine American, European Art & Western Art sale, held May 17 at Heritage’s Design Dist…
Christie’s Names Brett Gorvy Chairman and International Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art
NEW YORK, NY.- Brett Gorvy has been named Chairman and International Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christie’s. In an expanded role, Gorvy will be the sole leader of the Post-War and Contemporary Art business on a worldwide basis and at…
Cupboards, Carvings & a Campus Queen Lead Garth’s Fifth Annual Ohio Valley Americana Auction
DELAWARE, OH.- Between the Midwest Antiques Forum, the Equal in Goodness exhibit, and Garth’s Fifth Annual Ohio Valley Auction, anyone who has an interest in Midwestern decorative arts, or even Americana in general, must plan a trip to Ohio this M…
AnArte Gallery Displays "Yvette Shadrock: Easrthsongs" in May
San Antonio, TX.- AnArte Gallery eagerly anticipates the opening of artist Yvette Shadrock’s newest exhibit, “Earthsongs”, on Thursday, May 12 from 6:00 until 8:00. The opening reception will feature live music by violinist Rob Jimenez, r…
Edward Burtynsky: Oil at the Royal Ontario Museum’s Institute for Contemporary Culture
TORONTO.- The Ryerson Gallery and Research Centre, the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, and Scotiabank Group present Edward Burtynsky: Oil at the Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC) at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), from April 9 through J…
Auctions America by RM Acquires Bator Vintage Motorcycle Auctions
AUBURN, INDIANA.- Less than one year after its formation, Auctions America by RM, a subsidiary of the world’s largest collector car auction house – RM Auctions, is expanding to include a vintage motorcycle division with the acquisition of Bator Vi…
Tracks of Two Prehistoric Birds Found in Alaska
By: Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE (REUTERS).- Fossilized tracks from two newly discovered prehistoric birds have been found in Alaska’s Denali National Park, according to findings released by an expert in Arctic paleontology. The previously unknown birds were…
Richard P. Townsend Steps Down as President and CEO of the Museum of Latin American Art
LONG BEACH, CA.- Mike Deovlet and Burke Gumbiner, Co-Chairmen of the Museum of Latin American Art’s (MOLAA) Board of Directors, announced today that Richard P. Townsend has stepped down as President and CEO of MOLAA to pursue other opportunities. …