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[Korea News] 한국 경매시장 흔드는 소더비… 인수설 이어 한국사무소 설립

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한국 경매업계에 지각 변동이 일어날 진동이 감지되고 있다. 진원(epicenter)은 글로벌 메이저 경매사 소더비다. 소더비는 한국 선두 경매사 ‘서울옥션’과 인수 협상을 진행하고 있는 가운데 한국 진출을 공식 선언했다. 이 같은 소더비 행보를 놓고, 한국 미술·경매업계는 촉각을 곤두세우고 있다.소더비에서 경매하는 모습(출처: 소더비 홈페이지)지난 8일 소더비는 ‘아시아에서 새로운 50년: 50년의 유산과 미래 비전’이라는 영상을 공개했다. 이 영상은 1970년대 홍콩 사무소 개설부터 지금까지 과정과 향후 비전 등을 담았다. 이 과정에서 아시아 고객 확대 전략과 함께 한국 신규 사무소 개소를 밝혔다. 다만, 개소 시점은 공개하지 않았다.지난해부터 한국 사무소 개소를 추진해온 소더비는 필립스옥션 한국 사무소 대표를 역임한 윤유선씨(Jane Yoon)를 신임 대표로 임명하고 인력 충원 등을 통해 개소를 준비하고 있다. 소더비의 이 같은 행보가 주목받는 이유가 있다. 소더비는 1990년 한국에 진출했다가 기대와 달리 시장이 무르익지 않아1996년 철수한 바 있다. 이후 2018년 필립스옥션이 한국에 사무소를 개소했고, 소더비는 재도전에 나선다. 크리스티는 1995년 한국에 사무소를 열어 지금까지 유지하고 있다.소더비의 한국 재진출 배경에는 한국 미술시장의 급성장이 있다. 코로나 시기를 거치며, 한국 미술시장은 크게 성장했다. 정확한 통계는 나오지 않았지만, 문화부는 지난해 한국 미술시장이 사상 첫 1조원 시대를 열었다고 밝혔다. 또 지난해 9월에는 세계 3대 아트페어 중 하나인 프리즈가 아시아에서 처음 서울을 택했고, 홍콩 정치상황 등에 맞물려 서울은 아시아 미술시장 허브의 유력 후보중 하나다. ‘아트바젤 리포트’는 한국을 신규 컬렉터 증가세가 가파른 나라 중 하나로 지목한 바 있다.미술업계 관계자는 “소더비가 20여년전 철수했다가 다시 돌아왔다는 측면은 중요하다. 소더비는 K-Pop을 필두로 한국 문화예술 시장이 크게 성장했고, 지난해 ‘프리즈 서울’이 호황을 기록한 것에도 관심을 갖고 있었을 것”이라며 “길게 보면 홍콩, 도쿄를 이을 아시아 미술시장 허브로 서울을 주목하고 있을 수도 있다”고 분석했다.미술 시장 정보 분석업체인 프랑스 아트프라이스는 최근 발표한 보고서에서 한국의 경매 매출 규모를 세계 9위로 분석했다. 아시아에서는 중국(2위), 일본(7위)에 이어 세번째다.  또 MZ세대들이 미술품과 경매에 큰 관심을 갖고 있다는 점도 주목받는 지점이다. 온라인 경매와 대체불가토큰(NFT) 등 새로운 경매 시장이 열리면서 자산 증식에 관심을 갖는 한국 젊은 층이 경매에 뛰어들거나 관심을 보이고 있다.서울옥션에서 경매하는 모습(출처: 서울옥션 홈페이지)매물로 나온 서울옥션

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Striking 19th- and 20th-Century Art by John Constable, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Available at 500 Gallery

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Fine art from some of the most talented and respected artists of the 19th and 20th centuries will be available in 500 Gallery’s upcoming Connoisseur’s Collection: March Sale. The event will take place live on March 22, 2023 in Franklin, MA, and online bidding is available via Bidsquare.John Constable, Attributed: Blackberry PaysageLeading this 201-lot sale is a landscape painting attributed to English artist John Constable (lot #66; estimate: USD 100,000 – $200,000). Titled Blackberry Paysage, this work is presented in an elaborate frame. 500 Gallery notes that the painting remains in overall very good condition with only slight areas of retouching and scattered areas of light craquelure. Constable lived and worked in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is primarily known for the lush landscape paintings that he completed while residing in east England. Despite becoming one of England’s most famous and revered painters, Constable never achieved financial security from his art during his lifetime. His art reflects the ups and downs of his life, including an element of emotional expression that was uncommon for his era.Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Attributed: Two FacesAnother notable item in this sale is a painting titled Two Faces, attributed to Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (lot #178; estimate: $40,000 – $60,000). This oil on panel painting was completed around 1914 and formerly belonged to a North Carolina estate. It shows a woman’s face in profile, while a second ghostly, hatted face blends into the background behind her. Schmidt-Rottluff was one of the four founders of the Die Brücke, a group of German Abstract Expressionist artists who embraced emotion, unrealistic color palettes, and “crude” drawing techniques. Schmidt-Rottluff and his fellow painters were determined to create works unlike anything that had been made before.Sam Francis, Attributed: Abstract Expressionist CompositionAlso on offer is an Abstract Expressionist composition attributed to Sam

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Blackwell Auctions Presents Rare Portrait of Sitting Bull and Teddy Roosevelt’s Pocket Watch in Upcoming American Sale

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Blackwell Auctions of Clearwater, FL will present nearly 400 curated lots in The American Sale, to be held on March 18, 2023 starting at 12:00 PM EDT. This event features fine art, collectibles, ephemera, and other historical items relating to figures such as Theodore Roosevelt, Sitting Bull, Mickey Mantle, and Annie Oakley.THEODORE ROOSEVELT’S POCKET WATCHLeading this event is a pocket watch given to Theodore Roosevelt by his sister, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, in 1898 (lot #250; estimate: USD 100,000 – $200,000). An American Waltham watch in a coin silver case, this item bears a personalized engraving and Roosevelt’s name in block letters. The 26th American president took the watch with him to Cuba and possibly on later trips to Africa and Brazil. The piece formerly belonged to a Buffalo, NY collector, purportedly since the 1980s. ANNIE OAKLEY, Engraved Carriage ClockAnother notable clock in this sale is an engraved French carriage clock gifted to Annie Oakley on the occasion of her birthday (lot #200; estimate: $10,000 – $20,000). A member of the European royalty likely presented the gift to Oakley during the 1887 American Exposition in London. By this time, Oakley had already joined Buffalo Bill’s Wild West as a sharpshooter and performer. She had become a star both at home in the United States and abroad. This clock, with a courting scene painted on the face, was reportedly with Oakley during a serious train accident in 1901. Portrait of SITTING BULL, Caroline Weldon, 1890A portrait of Sitting Bull, the Lakota Sioux leader and Oakley’s colleague from Wild West, is another notable item in the sale (lot #100; estimate: $40,000 – $80,000). This oil on canvas was completed by Caroline Weldon. A Swiss-American artist and activist, Weldon was Sitting Bull’s personal secretary and confidante during the late 1880s. Beyond the available work, she completed

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Current and coming: Helen LaFrance at the Speed

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River Baptism by Helen LaFrance (1919–2020). Collection of Bruce Shelton; photograph courtesy of the Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky. While not exceedingly well known, Kentucky native Helen LaFrance was one of the most gifted and prolific self-taught artists of the past century. She created paintings, hand-carved sculptures, and collages; in addition, she crafted quilts and made dolls. The art and life of LaFrance, who passed away in 2020 at the age of 101, is being honored in a retrospective at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville. “Helen LaFrance’s work provides an intimate look into a century of local history through the eyes of a Black woman living from Jim Crow through the turn of the new millennium,” says the museum’s chief curator, Erika Holmquist-Wall. “LaFrance was an influential artist whose gifts were recognized by communities and collectors alike, and this exhibition is designed to introduce new audiences and longtime fans to her life’s work. It’s an important step in further cementing her artistic legacy, and we hope this display helps foster more interest in LaFrance’s unique perspective.” Barn Dance by LaFrance, 1997. Collection of Kathy Moses; Speed Art Museum photograph. LaFrance is said to have spent almost the entirety of her life within ten miles of her birthplace in Graves County, where she grew up the daughter of farmers who raised tobacco and corn. Though she received little schooling beyond home instruction, LaFrance loved to draw when she finished her chores and her mother taught her how to paint and to make pigments from handy sources like wild berries, dandelions, and laundry detergent. LaFrance painted throughout her life while working jobs that ranged from hospital cook to retoucher in a photo studio, and

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[Korea News] 올해 첫 대규모 아트페어 BAMA, 부산서 개막

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올해 한국 미술시장 분위기를 읽을 수 있는 첫 아트페어가 2일 부산 해운대 벡스코에서 열렸다. (사)부산화랑협회가 주최한 ‘2023 BAMA 제12회 부산국제화랑아트페어’는 올해 한국에서 열린 첫 대규모 아트페어다. 지난해 경기하강 등으로 한국 미술시장이 침체기에 들어선 가운데, 이번 부산국제화랑아트페어(BAMA)는 향후 한국 미술시장 흐름을 전망하는 가늠자가 될 것으로 보인다.지난해 열린 2022 BAMA 전경 (사진제공. 부산화랑협회)3월 5일까지 관람객과 만나는 BAMA는 해외 갤러리 6곳을 포함한 153개 갤러리가 참여했고, 미술작품 4000여 점을 선보였다. 부산화랑협회는 이번 아트페어에 국내외 300개 이상 갤러리가 신청했다고 밝혔다. 2012년 시작한 BAMA는 지난해 165개 갤러리, 5000여 점이 나왔으나 올해는 규모가 약간 줄었다. 특히 지난해는 개막 전부터 줄이 늘어서고 ‘오픈 런’ 현상까지 빚어졌다. 이에 관람객 약 10만 명, 약 250억 원 판매고를 올려 한껏 달아오른 한국 미술시장을 대변했었다. 부산화랑협회는 BAMA에 앞서 지난달 10일부터 열흘간 40여 갤러리가 참여한 BAMA 프리뷰에는 약 5만 명이 찾았다고 말했다.BAMA는 본 행사와 함께 다양한 특별 프로그램을 마련했다. 우선 한국 여성주의 미술을 대표하는 윤석남 작가의 작품세계를 훑는 ‘윤석남 마스터 전’을 선보였다. 1939년 만주에서 태어난 윤석남은 40대 나이에 미술을 시작해 여성, 생태, 역사를 현대미술 매체와 결합하는 등 독창성이 돋보이는 작가다. 한국 여성주의 미술의 대모로도 불리며 2022년 제23회 이인성 미술상을 수상했다. 지역 예술가 육성을 위해 부산에 있는 예술대학 졸업작품을 모은 ‘디그리쇼(Degree Show) 특별전’도 열린다. 향후 한국 미술을 이끌 청년 아티스트 작품을 만날 수 있는 자리다. 또 예술의 미래를 보여줄 수 있는 ‘2030 NEXT ART’도 볼 거리다. 카카오그룹의 블록체인 계열사 그라운드엑스와 함께 미술작품의 NFT(대체불가능토큰), 디지털 아트 등을 다룬다.2023 BAMA 포스터. (제공. 부산화랑협회)이 밖에도 다양한 도슨트 투어 프로그램을 비롯해 부산의 여러 관광지와 문화예술 복합공간을 방문하는 아트버스 투어, 특별 강연회 등도 진행한다. 윤영숙 부산화랑협회 회장은 “BAMA는 부산, 울산, 경남 등 지역미술 시장 확대에 기여하는 한편 미술의 방향성을 제시하는 아트페어의 본래 취지를 잃지 않는 브랜드 이미지를 구축하고 미술문화 생태계의 선순환을 이끄는 아트페어가 되겠다”고 말했다.

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Blackwell Auctions’ March 18 American Sale features what made America great, as seen in art, documents signed by historical figures, and other iconic American cultural objects

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Highlights: Teddy Roosevelt’s pocket watch, Sitting Bull portrait, Annie Oakley’s clock & library items, early photographica, letters & docs signed by presidents and notablesCLEARWATER, Fla. – America’s rich cultural history is laced with heroes and scalawags, blue-blooded entrepreneurs and immigrant achievers who rose from the humblest beginnings. All who contributed to the colorful tapestry of our 246-year-old nation – whether saintly or scurrilous – are part of our nation’s story, which serves as the backdrop for Blackwell Auctions’ March 18 event titled “The American Sale.”Theodore Roosevelt’s American Waltham pocket watch in a coin-silver case. Gifted to him in 1898 by his sister Corinne Roosevelt Robinson and engraved inside cover: ‘THEODORE ROOSEVELT’ and ‘From D.R. and C.R.R.’ Watch is referenced in detail in a thank-you letter published in Corinne Roosevelt Robinson’s 1924 book ‘My Brother Theodore Roosevelt.’ Estimate $100,000-$200,000The 395-lot auction contains art, historical objects, and highly important signed ephemera, along with many other near-apocryphal pieces that will stun collectors. Highlight categories of the sale include a collection of deaccessioned early American through 20th century presidential documents, letters and autographs; and a collection of legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley’s personal possessions (with family provenance). In addition, there are two single-lot items that qualify as unique American treasures: a silver pocket watch gifted to Theodore Roosevelt by his sister, and a portrait of Chief Sitting Bull whose back story served as the basis for the 2017 motion picture Woman Walks Ahead, starring Jessica Chastain. The Teddy Roosevelt pocket watch, a Waltham production in a coin-silver case, is well documented as having been one of the 26th president’s most cherished assets. It was gifted to him in 1898 by his sister Corinne Roosevelt Robinson and her husband Douglas Robinson and is engraved inside the cover: THEODORE ROOSEVELT and From D.R. and C.R.R. The watch is

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[Korea News] 조선시대 명품 백자 달항아리 3월 뉴욕서 경매… 20억 넘을까?

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한국 고미술이 뉴욕에 등장한다. 특히 18세기 만들어진 명품 백자 달항아리가 영롱한 빛을 발하며 시선을 끌 것으로 보인다. 오는 3월 21일 열리는 크리스티 뉴욕 경매에 한국 고미술 작품 20여점이 선보인다. 가장 관심을 끄는 주인공은 조선시대 만들어진 달항아리다. 전 세계를 통틀어도 20여점밖에 남아있지 않은 달항아리 중에서 이번 경매 출품작은 돋보인다. 높이는 45.1com. 전 세계에 남은 달항아리 중에서도 꽤 큰 편에 속한다. 달항아리는 클수록 가치를 높게 평가받는다. 가마에서 구울 때 공이 많이 들어가기 때문이다. 높은 온도와 장인의 숙련된 기술을 필요로 한다. 경매 추정가는 100만~200만 달러(한화 약 13억~26억 원)다.조선시대 명품백자 달항아리 (사진제공: CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LTD. 2023)달항아리는 조선시대 국가에서 운영한 가마에서 만든 까닭에 귀하다. 장인들의 엄격한 기준에 따라 실패작은 세상에 나오지도 못했다. 크리스티 코리아는 “최근 10년간 경매에 나온 달항아리 중 가장 훌륭한 작품”으로 추정했다. 보수한 흔적 없이 보존 상태도 매우 좋은 것으로 알려졌다. 현재까지 남아 있는 달항아리 일부는 영국박물관, 샌프란시스코 동양미술관, 오사카 시립 동양 도자 미술관 등에 전시돼 있다.진경산수화 대가겸재 정선의 ‘금강산팔경도’ (사진제공: CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LTD. 2023)이번 뉴욕 경매에는 달항아리를 묘사한 고영훈 작가의 ‘달 2020’도 8만~12만 달러(약 1억~1억 6천만 원)에 출품된다. 그리고 진경산수화 대가 겸재 정선의 ‘금강산팔경도’도 나온다. 금강산의 아름다운 모습을 담은 이 작품은 여덟 개 그림(각 27.9X26.4cm)이 그려진 네 폭 병풍이다. 추정가는 15만~20만 달러(약 2억~2억6천만 원)다. 박수근의 ‘앉아있는 세 여인’ (38.1X19.4cm, 1962)도 경매에 선보인다. 한국전쟁 이후 장삼이사들의 모습을 그린 작품이다. 한 유럽인이 소장한 미공개 작품으로 시장에 처음 나왔다. 이밖에 백자청화 수화문 각병(17세기), 백자청화 승문 육각병(19세기), 고려시대 만들어진 청자음각 유조문 정병 등도 약 8만달러(약 1억 원) 안팎에 경매에 나와 새 주인을 찾는다.뉴욕 경매에 앞서 서울 종로구에 있는 크리스티 코리아 전시장에서 일부 출품작이 먼저 선을 보인다. 2월 24일까지 달항아리를 포함한 금강산팔경도, 앉아있는 세 여인 등 10점이 전시되고 있다. 크리스티 뉴욕 경매는 3월 21일 크리스티 록펠러센터에서 열린다.

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Artists of Black History Month: Kerry James Marshall

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In 2018, American painter Kerry James Marshall rewrote art history by reportedly becoming the highest-paid Black American artist. His Past Times painting from 1997 was purchased by rapper Sean Combs or P Diddy for a record-setting USD 21 million at Sotheby’s New York. The event was historic and a long-overdue milestone in Black American art history: The New York Times described Past Times as a “monumental painting by Kerry James Marshall with a narrative centered on Black experiences.”Who is Kerry James Marshall, and why is his work so significant? Read on.Kerry James Marshall with one of his paintings. Image by Jurgen Schulzki.Kerry James Marshall was born in 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama. He later moved to Los Angeles, California. He is the second of three sons to a postal worker father and a homemaker mother. As a young boy, Marshall watched his father buy and fix broken watches from pawn shops. Marshall’s home in Los Angeles was close to the Black Panther Party’s headquarters, which instilled social responsibility in him at an early age.In his childhood and adolescence, Marshall was exposed to communal riots and violence relating to the Civil Rights movement. He witnessed the 16th St. Baptist Church bombing (1963) in Birmingham followed by the Watt Riots (1965) in Los Angeles. He was also actively involved in the Black Panther movement during his college days. The episodes of civil unrest triggered him to render powerful, stirring images with thought-provoking themes.Marshall started to draw under the guidance of Social Realist painter Charles White while in high school. At the start of his career, he created small abstract paintings and collages, some of which were displayed in 1985 at the Koplin Gallery in Los Angeles. In 1999, he created his own comic book series, Rythm Mastr, as an ode to superheroes. He

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Alice Baber’s Abstract Axe in the Grove Painting Leads John Moran Auctioneers’ Art + Design Auction

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John Moran Auctioneers will soon present Art + Design, a sale featuring works from prominent collections, institutions, and galleries. Highlights from the sale include fine art by Alice Baber, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Hans Burkhardt, and Ted Harrison. Design highlights include pieces by George Nakashima, Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, Frank Gehry, and George Nelson, along with fine art prints, paintings, sculpture, photography, furniture, design, and more. The sale will be held live on March 1, 2023. Collectors can view the complete catalog and place bids by visiting Bidsquare.Alice Baber, (1928-1982), “Axe in the Grove,” 1966, Oil on canvas, 48″ H x 64″ WAxe in the Grove, a 1966 oil on canvas by Alice Baber, is a leading lot in the Art + Design auction (lot #139; estimate: USD 50,000 – $70,000). Alice Barber (1928 – 1982) was an American Abstract Expressionist painter. Baber was often unwell as a child and regularly traveled to Florida to benefit from sunlight and the outdoors. Later, she traveled as an artist and collected art. She was fond of Latin American art and Asian art, in particular Japanese art. Shapes and colors always intrigued her. And for many, Baber’s art defied trends, inspired by sensuous movements and translucent colors. The available painting depicts a myriad of color dots. It was exhibited in A. M. Sachs Gallery, New York City. It was signed by Baber in 1966 and gifted to the present owner in 1980.Yves Klein, (1928-1962), “Table Monogold,” designed 1961/1963, Gold leaf, glass, Plexiglass, wood, and steel, 14.25″ H x 49.25″ W x 39.25″ DTable Monogold, a gold leaf table designed by Yves Klein, is a noteworthy furniture lot in the upcoming auction (lot #192; estimate: $12,000 – $18,000). It was made between 1961 and 1963 with gold leaf, sealed inside glass, plexiglass, wood, and steel.

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Current and coming: Art of the WPA at the Crocker

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Beauty and the Beasts by Julio de Diego (1900–1979), 1941. Collection of Sandra and Bram Dijkstra Such was its success, the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration has been invoked any number of times since Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s day. In 1975, for example, a New York Times article proposed a new WPA for artists to help the nation recover its “spiritual strength and national pride” after the twin traumas of Vietnam and Watergate. More recently, to assist artists trying to cope with the pandemic, in August of 2021 the WPA-inspired Creative Economy Revitalization Act was introduced in the House of Representatives. That bill went nowhere, underscoring just how astounding the government’s commitment to the Federal Art Project was. Soldier by Charles White (1918–1979), 1944. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California, gift of Sandra and Bram Dijkstra. Between 1935 and 1943, the WPA put thousands of artists to work producing murals, prints, paintings, posters, sculpture, renderings, and craft pieces. While the quality of the art produced varied, the project endures as a fascinating record of the times, both socially and aesthetically. Art for the People: WPA Era Paintings from the Dijkstra Collection, on view at Sacramento’s Crocker Art Museum from January 29 to May 7, offers another opportunity to consider that era and American artists’ place within it. Encompassing images of people at work—or lacking it—and at leisure, as well as portraits and landscapes, the output of WPA artists was at times celebratory, at times critical. The collection assembled by Bram and Sandra Dijkstra—the former a retired university professor, the latter a literary agent—represents the full range of subjects tackled by artists working under the aegis of the WPA. As well, it includes works by artists of color, such as Charles White and Miki Hayakawa,

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