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May 12-14, 2016: Featured Collections: Thalhimer, Moore, & Zelle

May 12-14, 2016: Featured Collections: Thalhimer, Moore, & Zelle

Estate of Charles G. Thalhimer, Richmond, Virginia Lots 0234 – 0386 Charles Thalhimer, whose family founded the former Thalhimers Department Stores in 1842, has been custodian of a private art collection that is largely unknown outside of Virginia. Two generations of Thalhimer collectors traveled the…

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About the Collection: Corporate Contemporary

About the Collection: Corporate Contemporary

If the term, “Corporate Collection” conjures up images of portraits of founding fathers and perhaps some fine and useful furniture, then this collection will surprise you. Brunk Auctions will be liquidating the Contemporary art holdings of a regional corporation. Also included in the auction are…

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Record Auction Price for Southern Modernist: Maud Gatewood

Record Auction Price for Southern Modernist: Maud Gatewood

Blues, an oil on canvas painted in 1986, belies the decade in which it was created – and sold over the weekend of March 18, for a record price of $28,320. Maud Gatewood has a body of work ranging from complete abstraction in the 60’s…

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Southern Paintings, Chinese Works, Antiquities Shine at Brunk Auctions March Sale

Southern Paintings, Chinese Works, Antiquities Shine at Brunk Auctions March Sale

A new auction record for North Carolina artist, teacher, and activist Maud Gatewood was set over the weekend. The previous record at auction, set in 2011, was eclipsed when her 40 x 36 inch acrylic entitled Blues sold for $28,320. It sold to a private…

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