Following the success of the full sized Batman Patina statue, DC Direct are launching a miniature version featuring the popular faux-bronzed finish. The model has Batman standing ever vigilant atop a gargoyle watching over Gotham City.
Other News
SHAG WDW 40th Anniversary Map Collection Premiere
Artist SHAG will be at Walt Disney World on the 24th and 25th June to launch his signature art style map collection based on iconic Disney designs.
Sotheby’s to Auction Oil Study by Sir Anthony Van Dyck
Sotheby’s is to auction the oil study A Bearded Man with Hands Raised by Sir Anthony Van Dyck (estimated at £200,000-300,000) in its 6th July 2011 sale of Old Master and British Paintings.
Royal Copenhagen Flora & Flowers
Royal Copenhagen’s Flora Danica is one of the world’s most prestigious and luxurious porcelain collections. Now Danish Designer Anja Vang Kragh has done a stunning and new interpretation of the precious dinner ware named Flora. A collection of eight stunning hand-crafted cups that convey your feelings with unique interpretations of beautiful blooms.
Original Charles Schulz Peanuts Strips
Three original, signed Peanuts daily comic strips from the 1960s by the late renowned illustrator Charles Schulz sold for a combined $40,115 at a multi-estate sale held on non-consecutive weekend days (June 9 and 11) by Philip Weiss Auctions.
Baseball Cards Records Galore
1910 Joe Jackson Card Sells For Record $200,000; Lou Gehrig Jersey $329,000; T206 Wagner hammered down at $188,000; Countless Baseball Card Auction Records Shattered At Robert Edwards Auctions.
Joan Miro Surrealist Paintings
Three works by Joan Miró one of the greatest Surrealist painters are to be auctioned at Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art sale on Tuesday 21st June, New Bond Street, London.
L.S Lowry Hidden Self Portrait
A L.S Lowry painting featuring a hidden self portrait of the artist highlights the 29th June, New Bond Street, Bonhams sale of 20th Century British Art sale.
Raiders of the Lost Ark Memorabilia
Bonhams & Butterfields‘ Entertainment Memorabilia auction on June 26, 2011 in Los Angeles will feature a wide variety of items related to Hollywood, Rock ‘n Roll and Animation Art. Highlights will include pieces connected to Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Nightmare Before Christmas and the grand dames of old Hollywood: Barbara Stanwyck, Ethel Merman and Norma Shearer.
Josef Albers Study for Homage to the Square Makes
A work by Bauhaus master Josef Albers, Study for Homage to the Square: Stucco Setting, 1958, brought $262,900 as the top lot in Heritage Auctions’ $1,552,954 Signature® Modern & Contemporary Art Auction, providing the principal fireworks in an auction that saw strong prices realized across the board for a wide array of 20th century masters.
