Public Painting Project Aims to Paint the Town

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MURAL, MURAL ON THE WALL. Sylvia Annelise Hecht, the artistic force driving downtown Eau Claire’s “Sanctuary” mural, recently assisted make the Public Portray Task to persuade related initiatives. Eau Claire website visitors and natives alike have been taken with downtown’s newest mural, “Sanctuary,” on the facet of The Fire Property. […]

our pick of the highlights from May’s sales

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Philip Guston, Nile (1958)Contemporary evening auction, Sotheby’s New York, 17 MayEstimate: $20m-$30m This Abstract Expressionist portray carries the best ever estimate for a get the job done by Philip Guston—his auction document stands at $25.9m, for To Fellini (1958) at Christie’s New York in 2013. Nile has been in the […]

Largest Painting by Howardena Pindell to Come to Auction Features Famous Hole-Punched Paper Dots, Glitter, and Sequins

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  A MONUMENTAL WORK by Howardena Pindell is coming to auction at Christie’s New York this week. “Untitled #24” (1978-79) is a grid-based work composed of several hundred squares painted, sewn together, and embellished with glitter, sequins, and Pindell’s signature hole-punched paper dots. “Untitled #24” is the largest painting by […]