Fine artwork, Russian objects, more will be auctioned Feb. 25 by Elite Decorative Arts in Boynton Beach, Fla.

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Two-day, three-session multi-estate sale planned for Jan. 19-20 by Philip Weiss Auctions in Oceanside, N.Y.

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 December 2011 09:35 Written by External Post Thursday, 22 December 2011 09:35

(OCEANSIDE, N.Y.) – A huge two-day, three-session multi-estate sale featuring hundreds of quality, fresh-to-the-market lots of original artwork, fine porcelain, Hollywood memorabilia, movie posters, pop culture and rock ‘n’ roll items and more will be held Jan. 19-20 by Philip Weiss Auctions, in the firm’s gallery facility located at #1 Neil Court in Oceanside.
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Original Rolling Stones Album Artwork for ‘Let it Bleed’ on Sale at Bonhams

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 November 2011 03:05 Written by External Post Tuesday, 22 November 2011 03:05

Rolling Stones album cover ‘Let it Bleed’

Design Includes Cake Created by Delia Smith

The original cover artwork for Let it Bleed, the Rolling Stones album which has been described as one of the greatest covers of all times, is a highlight of Bonhams next Entertainment Memorabilia auction on Thursday 15th December…
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Von Dutch And Ed Roth Collections Go To Auction

Last Updated on Friday, 11 November 2011 03:05 Written by External Post Friday, 11 November 2011 03:05

Art from the legends of Kustom Kulture featured in Bonhams’ upcoming
Classic California Sale in Los Angeles.

This weekend at the famed Petersen Auto Museum in Los Angeles, Bonhams
will once again have the distinct pleasure of offering significant works from Kenneth Howard a.k.a. Von Dutch and Ed Roth a.k.a. Big Daddy at their Classic California Sale.Included are motorcycles, original artwork, firearms and personal items…
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Williamsburg, France

Last Updated on Thursday, 3 November 2011 01:10 Written by a2e Thursday, 3 November 2011 01:10

Rummaging through our corner showroom for things to put in the auction on November 13, I came across this maquette:

First, a little dip into the poster lingo pool: a maquette is the original, hand-done artwork for a potential poster.
Knowing that, sit back and steep in this painting’s simple glory.
It might not seem like [...]
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Skinner to host Discovery Auction November 16th and 17th

Last Updated on Thursday, 3 November 2011 02:10 Written by a2e Thursday, 3 November 2011 02:10

Skinner, Inc. will host a Discovery auction on November 16th and 17th in its Marlborough gallery. Featured in the two-day event is an impressive grouping of artwork produced by some widely recognized and other lesser-known artists, with more than 500 pieces going up for bid. With such a diverse offering of paintings, prints, works on [...]
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Add Some Color to Your Comic Art Collection with Color Guides from Sketch Maven

Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 09:43 Written by a2e Wednesday, 29 September 2010 09:43

Long before the days of Photoshop, a special breed of comic book artist would meticulously hand color every panel of every page of art, bringing that black & white drawing to life. These artists were comic book colorists who created their own masterpieces, color guides. Yet Marie Severin, Jack Adler, or Glynis Wein never received the household name recognition among comic book fans that their penciling counterparts, like Jack Kirby, John Buscema and George Perez, did. While comic book colorists are still integral in the comic book creative process, the time honored tradition of hand coloring every page has long since past.

“Color guides are a gateway to a simpler time,” comments Mike Todasco, founder of Sketch Maven, the World’s Greatest Original Comic Art Marketplace. “Since colorists, like Steve Oliff, led the revolution to computer coloring starting in the late 1980s, hand colored color guides have disappeared. It is an art form that has been lost to the digital world.”

To make a color guide, the penciled and inked original art is first photocopied. Then the colorist colors that page using special inks and dyes, adding depth and shadowing while also making the page more vibrant. It is called a color guide because it does just that, it “guides” the engraver to what colors to use when creating the printing plate for the comic. Most of the pages will even have the “color codes” written in the margins to depict the actual colors used for that part of the page. For original comic art collectors this is the closest piece of artwork to what was finally published in the comic book.

“Color guides present a unique opportunity to collectors to own a piece of one-of-a-kind artwork featuring art by their favorite creators, at an affordable price,” says Todasco. “Buying the penciled and inked original art for John Byrne on the Fantastic Four, Dave Cockrum on Uncanny X-Men, or Frank Miller on Daredevil could cost hundreds or thousands of dollars. But color guides of pages from those same creators often cost just $20-$100 on Sketch Maven.”

There are thousands of color guides available from the 1970s-1990s on Sketch Maven; prices start as low as eight dollars per piece. Users can buy, sell and learn more about original comic art, color guides, cartoon art, and sketches by visiting www.sketchmaven.com.

Christie’s: Lehman Brothers: Artwork and Ephemera

Last Updated on Saturday, 28 August 2010 11:20 Written by a2e Saturday, 28 August 2010 11:20

Lehman Brothers: Artwork and Ephemera
Sep 29, 2010
Christie’s: London, UK
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Historic samplers, original artwork, period furniture, more to be sold Sept. 6 in Flowery Branch, Ga.

Last Updated on Friday, 20 August 2010 09:11 Written by a2e Friday, 20 August 2010 09:11

Between 400 and 500 quality, mostly fresh-to-the-market lots from prominent local estates and private collections will be sold Labor Day Monday, Sept. 6, by Flowery Branch Auction & Antiques.
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Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Vintage Photography, Childrens Books, Artwork, First Edition

Last Updated on Monday, 7 June 2010 12:20 Written by a2e Monday, 7 June 2010 12:20

Vintage Photography, Childrens Books, Artwork, First Edition
Jun 17, 2010, 11:00 AM GMT
Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Near Cirencester, UK
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