May 30, 2024Pandora AuctionsLUCKNER LAZARD (Haiti, 1928-1998) Fishermen on Boats 1964 Oil on Sugar Cane Bag Painting$375(2 bids)
Jun 07, 2024Ethnika Home Decor & Antiques1970's Haitian Naive Painting Oil on Canvas 20" In. High x 24" In. Wide$100
Haitian art prompts robust bidding at Benefit Shop saleMOUNT KISCO, N.Y. – The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc. tested the waters with a single-estate auction format on Oct. 7 and was so pleased with the results, it will likely offer more of these auctions in the future. Featuring the art collection of the Orentreich Foundation of Cold Spring, N.Y., with a portion of the […]
UNESCO fears pillaging of Haitian treasures, calls for banDAVOS, Switzerland (AP) – The United Nations’ culture and education agency called Friday for a ban in the trade of Haitian artifacts to prevent the pillaging of cultural treasures in the aftermath of its devastating earthquake. The director-general of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, said in an interview with The Associated Press that the agency is launching […]
Outsider art gets the spotlight at Material Culture April 29PHILADELPHIA — Set as a no-reserve auction, Material Culture brings more than 500 lots of Outsider art to the block Monday, April 29 with Fine Folk Outsider. The complete catalog is now open for bidding at LiveAuctioneers. Hector Hyppolite (1894–1948) has been called the ‘Grand Maître of Haitian Art.’ Entirely self-taught, Hyppolite was discovered by […]
Diego Rivera work commissioned by Irving Berlin could exceed $400K at Doyle March 13NEW YORK – It’s not every day that a Diego Rivera work unseen for decades comes to auction, but that is exactly what will happen on Wednesday, March 13 at Doyle. Its 20th Century Abstraction / Latin American Art sale contains four works once owned by Irving Berlin, and the Diego Rivera among them was […]