Native American influences on 20th century art at Peter Blum Gallery in Soho

NEW YORK, NY.- Peter Blum Soho presents the exhibition Kindred Spirits, Native American Influences on 20th Century Art on view October 29, 2011 through January 14, 2012. The exhibition features works of indigenous peoples from the Southwest region of the United States of America that illustrate their strong and often neglected influence on Modern and Contemporary art. Funerary vessels, paintings, pottery, weavings, and baskets from fourteen tribes including the Apache, Hopi, Mimbres, Navajo, and Zuni are exhibited alongside Modern and Contemporary works [...]

Select Offering of Fine Photographs at Auction this Month at Swann Galleries in N.Y.

NEW YORK, N.Y.- On Thursday, March 24, Swann Galleries will conduct an auction of Fine Photographs that features early photographic images and photobooks, classic modern images and examples of contemporary art. Susan Derges, “The Observer and the Observed #6,” silver print, 1992. Copyright Susan Derges. Estimate: $9,000 to $12,000. Photo: Courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries. A selection of 19th-century albums kicks off the sale with Linnaeus Tripe’s Photographs of the Elliot Marbles; and Other Subjects; In the Central Museum Madras, a [...]

Rare Photographic Albums and Portfolios Break Records at Swann Galleries’ Auction

NEW YORK, NY.- The top lots at Swann Galleries’ October 19 auction of Fine Photographs & Select Photobooks were scarce or unique photographic albums and portfolios that captured cultures on the brink of extinction. Adam Clark Vroman’s A Trip to Snake Dance, Moqui-Indian-towns, and Petrified Forests of Arizona, an album with 76 platinum print photographs of southwestern Native American culture, 1895, sold for a record $48,000. The album was once owned by Senator Barry Goldwater. Another record-setting album was Roman Vishniac’s [...]