Sotheby’s will offer a magnificent and extremely rare polychrome wood and gesso Sculpture of Guhyasadhana Avalokitesvara Ming Dynasty, Xuande period, at its Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art including Chinese and Japanese Art from The Collection of Frieda and Milton Rosenthal on September 16.
Although the iconography of the present statue is drawn from […]

James D. Julia’s spectacular antiques & fine art auction at the Samoset Resort in Rockland, Maine, has long been the pinnacle of the summer auction season. With each passing year, the Fairfield, Maine, auction firm amazes and delights auction goers with an even greater offering of fine antiques than the previous year, consistently exceeding the […]

Heritage Auction Galleries’ latest auction of rare comic books and original comic book art realized $3,987,557 for 1,111 lots offered, although after auction sales are still ongoing, and are expected to raise the final total to even higher levels.
Highlights of the auction included:
Charles Schulz Peanuts Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 9-8-57 (United Features Syndicate, […]

The Mattress Factory, a museum of contemporary installation art located in Pittsburgh, is known internationally for presenting exhibitions that push artistic boundaries. Since its founding in 1977, the museum has served as an international launch pad for more than 300 artists including James Turrell, Kiki Smith, Damien Hirst, Greer Lankton, Rolf Julius and Raqs Media […]