BEVERLY HILLS (AP).- A trove of old glass negatives bought at a garage sale for $45 have been authenticated as the lost work of famed nature photographer Ansel Adams and are worth at least $200 million, an attorney for the owner said Tuesday. A team o…
Lawyer: Negatives Verified by Team of Experts as Ansel Adams’ Work
BEVERLY HILLS (AP).- A lawyer says a trove of old glass negatives bought in California for $45 has been authenticated as the work of iconic photographer Ansel Adams, worth at least $200 million. Attorney Arnold Peter says a team of experts has conclud…
U.S. Army Unveils a Trove of Soldiers’ War Paintings
WASHINGTON (REUTERS).- An American soldier stands alone amid the long grass of a Vietnamese field accompanied by the helicopter that brought him there while a few other soldiers are seen in the background. “Landing Zone,” a somber depiction of the Viet…
Walker Art Center Invites Audience to Select Artworks for Exhibition
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- The Walker Art Center’s audience will share the spotlight with the museum’s curators when they jointly select the artworks for the upcoming exhibition 50/50: Audience and Experts Curate the Paper Collection. Visit the kiosk …
Lackluster Bidding for John Steinbeck’s New York City Archive
NEW YORK (AP).- An auction of a trove of author John Steinbeck’s letters, manuscripts and photographs from his New York City apartment produced lackluster bidding on Wednesday, with half of the items failing to sell or fetching prices below their pre-s…
Lackluster Bidding for John Steinbeck’s NYC Archive
NEW YORK (AP).- An auction of a trove of author John Steinbeck’s letters, manuscripts and photographs from his New York City apartment produced lackluster bidding on Wednesday, with half of the items failing to sell or fetching prices below their pre-s…
Buyer in North Carolina Defends Photo Thought to Show Slave Children
RALEIGH, NC.- A collector is defending his recent purchase of a century-old photo believed to depict children born as slaves after similar images found online called its rarity into question. The photo found in a North Carolina attic in April was part …
John Steinbeck’s Apartment Archive to be Auctioned at Bloomsbury Auctions
NEW YORK (AP).- John Steinbeck kept his California roots close when writing such masterpieces as “The Grapes of Wrath” and “East of Eden,” but the Nobel Prize winner also loved New York and made it his home for much of his life. Now, a trove of his per…
Modern Masterpieces Forgotten in Paris Bank Vault to Go on Sale at Sotheby’s
LONDON (AP).- A long-lost trove of
Impressionist
and Modern art not seen since World War II will be offered at auction in
London
and Paris, Sotheby’s said Friday. The 140 works — including paintings,
prints
and drawings — belonged …
Modern Art Found in Paris Bank Vault Not Seen Since World War II to Go on Sale at Sotheby’s
LONDON (AP).- A long-lost trove of Impressionist and Modern art not seen since World War II will be offered at auction in London and Paris, Sotheby’s said Friday. The 140 works — including paintings, prints and drawings — belonged to Parisian…