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Alexander Calder will finally get a prime museum site
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A little more than two decades after a Calder museum was first proposed for the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the long-dormant idea has blossomed again, funding has materialized, and backers say that, by spring 2021, construction should get underway between 21st and 22nd Streets across from the Barnes Foundation and the Rodin Museum.
Alexander Calder painting sells for $81,250 at Moran’s
MONROVIA, Calif. – The temperatures may be cooling but Moran’s 20th Century Art + Design auction Nov. 19 was white hot, with furious phone bidding and strong prices realized achieved throughout the night. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
Alexander Calder sterling brooch shines at Woodbury Auction
WOODBURY, Conn. – An Alexander Calder hand-hammered sterling silver brooch that fetched $22,140 was the top item at Woodbury Auction presented its Early Fall Fine Estates Auction on Sunday, Sept. 16. The auction had a diverse offering of 537 lots of estate material from three prime estates and numerous other estates and consignors. A standing […]
Art-loving fashionistas are wild about Harry Bertoia’s jewelry
NEW YORK — Harry Bertoia is best known for his furniture and his wildly inventive sculptures, but jewelry aficionados are wild about Harry’s bold designs that transformed ornaments into wearable art.