Top Auction HIghlights: April 2017

: BeSpoken; FindArtExperts; 11 May 2017; Rating:

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Auction Central News columnist Ken Hall gathers top auction highlights from around the United States and beyond.
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“Invisible Man” movie poster, $274,850, Heritage Auctions

A poster for the 1933 Universal movie The Invisible Man sold for $274,850 at a Vintage Movie Posters Auction held March 25-26 by Heritage Auctions in Dallas. Also, a poster for Casablanca (Warner Bros., 1953, 4-Fogli) realized $107,550; a poster for Bordertown (Warner Bros., 1935, 4-Fogli) fetched $33,460; a poster for It’s a Wonderful Life (RKO, 1948, 4-Fogli) finished at $28,680; and a one-sheet poster for the 1946 Columbia movie Gilda changed hands for $22,705. Prices include the buyer’s premium

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How To Buy Art in 4 Simple Steps

: BeSpoken; FindArtExperts; 09 May 2017; Rating:

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Choosing art for your home can be challenging. Here are four tips to get started:

1. Know Your Intention

Have a project in mind when you start. Once you know what you are looking for, it makes it much easier to find something you love

2. Know Your Budget

Before you decide what you want to buy, determine how much you can afford to spend. If you have champagne tastes on a beer budget, consider buying work from an emerging artist, or asking for a gallery discount

3. Buy Something You Love

No matter how inexperienced you are, if you find something you love and it works within your budget parameters, buy it!

4. Go Shopping Online

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Did You Buy a Fake?

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Norman Rockwell Sets World Record at Heritage

: BeSpoken; FindArtExperts; 04 May 2017; Rating:

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DALLAS, Texas (May 4, 2017) – Norman Rockwell’s Study for Triple Self Portrait, an oil study for the artist's self-described 1960 Saturday Evening Post "masterpiece", sold for $1,332,500, a new world record for an oil study by the artist Wednesday during Heritage Auctions’ American Art Auction in Dallas.

Heritage Auctions is the largest fine art and collectibles auction house founded in the United States, and the world’s largest collectibles auctioneer. Heritage maintains offices in New York, Dallas, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, Chicago, Palm Beach, Paris, Geneva, Amsterdam and Hong Kong.The Internet’s most popular auction-house website, HA.com, has over one million registered bidder-members, and searchable free archives of four million past auction records with prices realized, descriptions and enlargeable photos

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What Percentage of a Museum’s Holdings are Fakes?

: NOAH CHARNEY; FindArtExperts; 12 April 2017; Rating:

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It is not the aristocracy who rejoices when the emperor has no clothes

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The Onus of Inheriting a Collection

: Paul Sullivan; FindArtExperts; 14 March 2017; Rating:

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Experts advise taking time and being cautious in assessing the treasured possessions of a loved one

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How Not to Buy Stolen, Looted or Forged Art

: Noah Charney; FindArtExperts; 14 March 2017; Rating:

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Should Art & Artifacts be Returned to the Country of Origin?

: Bespoken; FindArtExperts; 14 March 2017; Rating:

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Some say the country of origin has the right to possess its own cultural artifacts and exhibit them in museums located in the homeland. Others claim museums provide scientific research on these precious objects, along with a venue that allows more people to view them.