The American Folk Art Museum (AFAM) in New York has acquired a significant gift from the collection of Museum Trustee Laura Parsons and her husband, Richard Parsons. The Parsons’ gift has .
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers to hold Fine Art + Furniture & Decorative Arts on June 9
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LOT 440: Thomas Francis Dicksee, Lily Langtry as Viola in 12th Night, 1866. Estimate $10,000-20,000
On Wednesday, June 9, Toomey & Co. Auctioneers will offer close to 400 lots in
Fine Art + Furniture & Decorative Arts. With material drawn from distinguished artists and makers who worked primarily during the early 20th century, the auction includes paintings, prints, sculpture, furniture, lighting, metalwork, silver, jewelry, and textiles. Logistical details and bidding instructions are provided below the sale highlights.
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Painting, Prints & Sculpture
The auction on June 9 boasts an oil on canvas portrait with a Shakespearean theme of
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers to hold Modern Design + Post-War & Contemporary Art on May 19
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On Wednesday, May 19, Toomey & Co. Auctioneers will present its second
Modern Design + Post-War & Contemporary Art sale of 2021, with an impressive selection of art and design by individuals who have shaped their respective fields during the mid-to-late 20th century. The auction features a variety of sculptures, paintings, works on paper, ceramics, glass, furniture, lighting, metalwork, and more. Among the examples available are works by European and American innovators as well as those who made their mark in Chicago specifically. Logistical details for the sale and bidding instructions are provided below.
Installation view of Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning On view at Shin Gallery, curated by Scott Ogden as part of the Outsider Art Fair 2021 Photo: Olya Vysotskaya
A trickle of intrepid visitors made their way through the various venues of the Outsider Art Fair in New York on its VIP preview day yesterday. In addition to online viewing rooms, this year’s edition of the cult fair is taking place across four galleries in Manhattan, as well as the legendary Electric Lady recording studio, with two solo exhibitions and five broadly themed group exhibitions.
“It would have been easy to roll over and do just the OVRs but we’re scrappy, we’re sort of the renegade fair,” says Andrew Edlin, the fair’s owner, who is hosting one of the group exhibitions in his gallery and notes that the in-person exhibitions offered another low-cost opportunity for participating galleries. “The fair exists for our dealers and we want them to stay in the game until this a