Spring is in bloom in #StanleySpencer’s ‘Wisteria at Englefield’ – his third of five paintings of Englefield House, known for its stunning gardens. The finely detailed foliage highlights Spencer’s skill & analytical eye, as well as his love of Cookham https://bit.ly/39ule0V
Know anyone making ends meet as a free-lancer? Even legends like #MarilynMonroe have done freelance work.
Just a few mins left to bid-Marilyn Monroe Signed Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. Screen Actors Guild Minimum Contract for Free Lance Players (1950)
https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/entertainment-and-music/marilyn-monroe-signed-twentieth-century-fox-film-corp-screen-actors-guild-minimum-contract-for-free-lance-players-1950-/a/7217-89512.s?type=social-twitter-entertainment-marilynmonroesignedcontract-rw-7217-040420
Concert and festival posters from the last generation are enormously popular, but paper featuring the likes of #JimiHendrix, #JanisJoplin AND #TheWho is a must-have for any serious collector. https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/entertainment-and-music/jimi-hendrix-janis-joplin-the-who-1967-large-monterey-pop-festival-poster-aor-35-/a/7217-89187.s?type=social-twitter-entertainment-jimihendrixposter-rw-7217-040420 || #ConcertPoster #FestivalPoster
No, none of us can sing like the late, great #WhitneyHouston. But imagine having something uniquely hers, something that no other person can claim to have from this incredibly gifted star – the winning bidder on her wedding dress can say exactly that. https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/entertainment-and-music/whitney-houston-s-one-of-a-kind-marc-bouwer-designed-wedding-gown-worn-during-her-wedding-to-entertainer-bobby-brown-july-18-/a/7217-89398.s?type=social-twitter-entertainment-whitneyhoustonweddinggown-rw-8002-040420
So hard to let go – defending their country meant emotional goodbyes for families across the country.
In our Photographs Signature Auction: Alfred Eisenstaedt Farewell to Servicemen, Pennslyvania Station, New York City, 1943 https://fineart.ha.com/itm/alfred-eisenstaedt-american-1898-1995-farewell-to-servicemen-pennslyvania-station-new-york-city-1943-gelatin-sil/a/8002-73033.s?type=social-twitter-entertainment-alfredeisenstaedt-rw-8002-040420 | #Photography
Missing the outside while cooped up inside? Bring the outside to you with 12+ lots by one of the greatest landscape photographers of all time in our Photographs Auction
Top lot: #AnselAdams Clearing Winter Storm https://fineart.ha.com/itm/ansel-adams-american-1902-1984-clearing-winter-storm-yosemite-valley-california-1944-gelatin-silver-1980-15-1-/a/8002-73081.s?type=social-twitter-entertainment-anseladams-rw-8002-040420 | #Photography #blackandwhitephotography
"Symbolically, its #architecture evokes the #desert, its silent and eternal dimension, but also the spirit of #modernity and daring that have come along and shaken up what seemed unshakeable."
– Jean Nouvel on designing the National #Museum of #Qatar.
In 1994, hip-hop legend #Tupac Shakur was issued this floor locator card after arriving at Bellevue Hospital's prison ward.
According to the printed tag attached to it, Shakur's address was "Homeless."
Headline as history.
https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/entertainment-and-music/tupac-shakur-signed-floor-locator-card-with-picture-and-fingerprint-1994-/a/7217-89473.s?type=social-twitter-entertainment-tupachomeless-rw-7217-040420
A plaster life mask of Michelle Pfeiffer's head as Catwoman from Batman Returns.
From the Warner Bros.' costume department to your house. Purrrrfect.
https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/entertainment-and-music/batman-returns-model-of-michelle-pfeiffer-s-head-as-catwoman-circa-1992-total-2-items-/a/7217-89492.s?type=social-twitter-entertainment-catwoman-rw-7217-040420 || #Catwoman #Batman #MovieBuff
From Yoshitomo Nara to George Condo, Invader and Yayoi Kusama, join Head of Sale Ashkan Baghestani, as he presents highlights from our 'Contemporary Curated' online sale.✨
👀Watch the video here: https://bit.ly/2UUnNnm
Bids open from 14-21 April.
#SothebysContemporary
Is whisky your tipple of choice? Our Spirits specialist Jonny Fowle explains why certain whiskies are so sought-after and collectible: http://bit.ly/348hxNl
#SothebysWine #SothebysSpirits
A collection that spans nine decades. https://hypebeast.com/2020/4/sothebys-dc-comic-batman-superman-auction?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=twitter_post&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1585961780
6 Key Pieces to Start Your Jewellery Collection. Our specialist Frank Everett shares essentials from our Fine Jewels Online sale, open for bidding until 7 April #SothebysJewels https://bit.ly/2Xf19sZ
This April, we announced a new series of rolling Watch auctions, meaning you can buy a watch on our website at any time! 🙌 Join specialist Charlie Foxhall at home as he introduces our inaugural auction: https://bit.ly/2yyrp7e #SothebysWatches
Thanks to rapidly evolving #technology, many #auctionhouses are still open for business – including @morganodriscoll, whose exemplary online #artauction is taking place this month.
Learn more:
This tranquil scene by Raphael von Ambros showing a Nubian guard awaiting the hour of prayer outside a mosque is one of more than 50 works in our online Orientalist Sale, open for bidding until Tuesday 7 April. Browse catalogue here: http://bit.ly/34aqmWL #SothebysMiddleEast
Sotheby’s Taps Fashion Designer Margherita Missoni to Curate London Contemporary Curated Sale https://www.artmarketmonitor.com/2020/04/03/sothebys-taps-fashion-designer-margherita-missoni-to-curate-london-contemporary-curated-sale/
John Lennon. @PaulMcCartney. George Harrison. Ringo Starr.
On April 9, 1963, The Beatles signed this Parlophone Records promo card.
What a fab item to bid on this weekend.
https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/entertainment-and-music/the-beatles-signed-and-inscribed-parlophone-records-promo-card-1963-/a/7217-89089.s?type=social-twitter-entertainment-beatlesparlophone-rw-7217-040320 || @ringostarrmusic #JohnLennon #GeorgeHarrison #TheBeatles
Art rock, meet art world.
Everyone who listened to the #VelvetUnderground formed a band. Here’s the VU’s first record, from 1967. Designed by Andy #Warhol – and SIGNED by #AndyWarhol.
Available in the April 4-5 Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature. https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/entertainment-and-music/andy-warhol-signed-the-velvet-underground-and-nico-vinyl-lp-verve-v6-5008-/a/7217-89481.s?type=social-twitter-entertainment-velvetundergroundandywarhol-rw-7217-040320
Taming “The Monster” | David Hall shares his vast knowledge of collecting T206 cards: https://bddy.me/2yAjhDn || #DavidHall #BaseballCards #CardCollecting #T206 #HASports
The most popular Hendrix poster ever made & one of the greatest images of the psychedelic era, this gorgeous gem from 1968, is going up for auction this weekend!
Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Sale | Dallas | No. 7217 #HeritageAuctions #JimiHendrix https://bddy.me/34afMze
New blog: A Look at the Work of Poster Designer Mike King https://bddy.me/2Rb6DRt || #MikeKing #ConcertPoster #VintageConcertPoster
This weekend, you have your chance to own some stunning photo documentation from the lens of #PatGraham. We have two prints of legendary Washington DC band #Fugazi playing at the Washington Monument in 1993, and both are signed by Graham: https://bddy.me/3aI9vgm
Lost crime scene photos from the legendary Weegee hit the market for the first time: https://blog.ha.com/2020/04/lost-crime-scene-photos-from-the-legendary-weegee-hit-the-market-for-the-first-time/?type=social-twitter-fineart-photography-hablog-auctionpreview-weegee-8002-040320
Never before have the 73 Weegee photos in Heritage’s April 4 Photography Auction been made available to the public. A year ago, no one knew they existed. #Photography
Here's another video @HopeEHarrell shot of me discussing various items in @HeritageAuction's auction this weekend. This time, I discuss an Amy Winehouse signed LP, a guitar signed by the Eagles, posters for early Rage Against the Machine shows, and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntdN1IA8Dj0
