NEW YORK, NY.- The top lot in Swann Galleries’ June 9 auction of American Art and Contemporary Art was Jared French’s Siren, an egg tempera painting, circa 1945, which remained in the artist’s possession until his death. The richly symbolic work s…
Works by Jared French, Mary Nimmo Moran and Thomas Hart Benton Bring Strong Prices at Swann Galleries
NEW YORK, NY.- The top lot in Swann Galleries’ June 9 auction of American Art and Contemporary Art was Jared French’s Siren, an egg tempera painting, circa 1945, which remained in the artist’s possession until his death. The richly symbolic work s…
The Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art Shows Nebraska’s Artist ~ Dale Nichols
David City, NE.- “Dale Nichols: Transcending Regionalism” a major retrospective exhibition will be available to a national audience over the next fourteen months at museums in Nebraska, Georgia, and Alabama. Curated by the Bone Creek Museum of A…
1951 Flood Painting Sells for Nearly $1.9M in NYC
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- A poignant 1951 painting by American artist Thomas Hart Benton depicting a devastating flood in Kansas and Missouri sold for nearly $1.9 million on Thursday. The price for “Flood Disaster” exceeded its pre-sale estimate of $1.2 m…
1951 Flood Painting Sells for Nearly $1.9M in NYC
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- A poignant 1951 painting by American artist Thomas Hart Benton depicting a devastating flood in Kansas and Missouri sold for nearly $1.9 million on Thursday. The price for “Flood Disaster” exceeded its pre-sale estimate of $1.2 mill…
Important American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture Offered at Sotheby’s New York
NEW YORK, NY.- The 19 May auction of American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture at Sotheby’s New York will offer works by important American artists and genres, spanning Impressionism, Modernism, 19th Century Paintings and Western Art. The sale is h…
Important American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture Offered at Sotheby’s New York
NEW YORK, NY.- The 19 May auction of American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture at Sotheby’s New York will offer works by important American artists and genres, spanning Impressionism, Modernism, 19th Century Paintings and Western Art. The sale is h…
Artnet Auctions Sale Features Thomas Hart Benton’s Exceptional Painting Ten Pound Hammers
NEW YORK, NY.- From May 3–10, artnet Auctions will offer paintings of prints of leading American Scene Painting artists including Thomas Hart Benton, Reginald Marsh, Grant Wood, and Martin Lewis with estimates ranging from $1,500–$300,000. Th…
Westervelt Collection To Highlight Christie’s American Paintings Sale May 18
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Christie’s announce it has been entrusted with the sale of selected works from one of the most important corporate collections of American paintings ever to appear at auction. On May 18, as part of its sale of Important American Pa…
Collector Jane Batten Donates Nine American Masterpieces to the Chrysler Museum of Art
NORFOLK, VA.- In addition to his extraordinary success as a businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist, the late Frank Batten, Sr. was also a distinguished art collector. Now, thanks to the generosity of Jane Batten, nine works from the Batten Coll…