The directors of international fine arts auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields are pleased to announce the appointment of Heather O’Mahony to the position of Regional Representative of the firm’s Seattle, Washington office. In her new position Mrs. O’Mahony will act as an advisor and liaison between the auctioneers and collections, estates and business opportunities in that city and its surrounding area. Mrs. O’Mahony’s background and knowledge of the art and ... Read More

Public Reception Jan. 12, 2008 6-9 PM. Exhibit continues through Feb. 16. Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat. 11 AM-6PM. A resident of Butler, PA, McCrady fuses eastern influence into western style, modern oils. His series of works, “Penn’s Woods”, “Penn’s Mountains” and “Penn’s Waterways” are rich, rhythmic statements of depth and texture. Carl McCrady studied at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Chicago and Sophia University, ... Read More

This November, top art school Academy of Art University hosts the most highly anticipated emerging art charity event of the year: the 12th Annual Faculty & Alumni Fine Art Auction. In partnership with Bonhams & Butterfields, the Academy offers guests an exceptional opportunity to support emerging art students by bidding on works by some of the finest internationally collected Bay Area artists. Many of the featured Academy Faculty and Alumni, including Jo Babcock, Brian Blood, ... Read More

To be held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from 21 – 24 November 2007 and at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from 12 – 15 December, the fair is the first of its kind in the UAE as it is the first time that all the exhibits will undergo a comprehensive vetting procedure by an exclusively appointed Standards Committee to ensure only the highest quality genuine pieces are exhibited. The role of the Standards Committee is to ensure that all items ... Read More

For the first time in public auction history, over $1,000,000 of “Pre-code” 1920s and 1930s Hollywood glamour photography will be made available for auction. On November 7 and 8, Profiles in History, the world’s leading dealer of authentic Hollywood artifacts presents over 1,000 fine art photographs featuring history’s most legendary actresses including Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard, Clara Bow, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, Louise ... Read More

This year De’Longhi, leader in premium bean-to-cup coffee machines, has partnered with Macmillan Cancer Support to host the first ever Macmillan De’Longhi Coffee Art Auction. Taking place on the 8th November, the prestigious event in aid of Macmillan, is being held at The Arts Club, Mayfair, and is sure to attract a ‘who’s who’ of the art world. The auction will feature a series of unique coffee inspired art works from both established and up and coming artists and designers. ... Read More

Raleigh-based abstract expressionist Jason Craighead has now added Bucks Gallery of Fine Art in Newtown, Pennsylvania to his roster of gallery representation. His work first appeared in the gallery’s “Fifth Annual Fall Exhibition of Gallery Artists: Impressionism, Modern Art & Sculpture” September 29 through October 17. Located in Bucks County in the heart of historic Newtown Borough, Bucks Gallery of Fine Art showcases traditional and modern painters and sculptors throughout ... Read More

The 11th Annual Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS) takes place Thursday – Sunday, November 15-18, 2007 at The Cyclorama at The Boston Center for The Arts (BCA). BIFAS is the only art fair of its kind in New England, and features 40 outstanding galleries from the United States and Europe, offering both traditional and contemporary fine art. Close 4,000 people attend the show, which saw sales estimated in excess of $2 million last year, with prices for original works of fine ... Read More

Author and Artist Connie Houser Shares the Charming True Account of Two Modern Artists’ Passion for Art, Life, and Each Other Have you ever wondered how a modern artist deals with life, love and his art? The Letters: Portrait of an Artist, Jim Houser by Connie Houser, portrays the creative lives of two modern artists and the successes they’ve accomplished during their hectic lives. How Jim Houser works within the framework of everyday life while producing his personal ... Read More

Hertfordshire-based Fine Art Professional (UK) Ltd – newly-formed supplier of professional moving head luminaire technology – made its UK company debut at this year’s PLASA Show. The complete Fine Art UK product range was available for demonstration on stand and provoked plenty of interest. Fine Art UK MD, Robert Owen, commented: “The PLASA Show provided a great introduction for the company into the UK and to many potential customers across Europe. There was a lot of interest ... Read More

Just emerging from beta mode, Bond & Bowery (www.bondandbowery.com) — the visionary new online address for antiques and fine art — is filling its virtual showrooms with unique pieces from dealers around the globe. Bond & Bowery integrates the latest technology with decades of best practices, offering dealers and buyers alike an unprecedented marketplace for the world’s finest antiques and fine art. Among the distinctive offerings this week: Frederick Kiesler ... Read More

New York – Sotheby’s October 15-16th various-owners sale of Photographs will feature a number of masterworks by blue-chip American photographers from the first half of the 20th-century, including Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham, Dorothea Lange, Paul Strand, and Walker Evans, as well as an assortment of notable 19th-century and contemporary photographs. The sale is expected to bring $6.7/9.9 million*. A press release for the single-owner offering of photographs, Photographs from the ... Read More

Sotheby’s fall sale of 19th Century European Art in New York will be held on October 23, 2007, and will feature offerings of works by two of the most important 19th century artists, the great French academic painter William Bouguereau, known for his figure paintings, and the French landscape painter Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. Furthermore, this sale offers paintings and sculpture of the highest quality across all areas of the categories, including French Academic, French Realist, ... Read More

Sotheby’s New York, sale of Mid-Season Prints achieved a total of $2,130,088, well above its high estimate ($1,437,200). Many works in this sale far exceeded their high estimates in extended bidding. Ellsworth Kelly’s Red/Blue (est. $2,500/3,500) sold for $64,000, nearly twenty times its high estimate. Joan Miró’s Le Lézard aux Plumes d’Or (est. $22/28,000) sold for $49,000, nearly double its high estimate. Other strong prices were achieved by Roy Lichtenstein’s Art Critic, ... Read More

In conjunction with the annual and much-anticipated San Francisco Fall Antiques Show, the West Coast’s longest-running international antiques event, auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields bring a wonderful selection of American and European furniture and decorative arts to auction on 29 October 2007. Previews will open in San Francisco on October 26th in the auctioneer’s salesroom and gallery. Vice President and Furniture Department Director Jeffrey Smith commented that from ... Read More