Face and Figure: A Curated Auction of Self-Portraits-Daniel Cooney Fine Art & iGavel Auctions

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Auction ends 10/27/10


Face and Figure: A Curated Auction of Self-Portraits

Item No. 1967384 :      Eric Mc Natt, On Fairlane, 2002 D3CF

Presented by Daniel Cooney Fine Art & iGavel Auctions

October 11 - October 27, 2010

All lots available for viewing at Daniel Cooney Fine Art: Tuesday - Saturday 11 - 6 and by appointment.

Daniel Cooney Fine Art and iGavelauctions.com are proud to announce our first curated auction of Self - Portraits. The auction is curated by Daniel Cooney and includes images by emerging and mid career artists.

Inquiries: 212 255 8158 or dan@danielcooneyfineart.com.

Enjoy and Happy Bidding!!

Daniel Cooney Fine Art
511 West 25th Street, #506
New York, NY 10001
212 255 8158

Dan Cooney Fine Art Late Summer Emerging Art Action @ i-Gavel

I am very happy and proud to be part of Dan Cooney Fine Art Late Summer Emerging Art Auction. This photograph in particular is very special to me and dedicated to my friend  Igor Jong . This photograph is part of my new ongoing photography series Nightclubbing and it is the very first  photograph released from it.

Item No. 1909074 :      Ruben Natal- San Miguel, Igor - Up In The Clouds, NYC (Nightclubbing Series), 2009 D2CF

Description C print, signed and numbered "AP" in ink on the reverse. Estimate 500 - 1000 Provenance Directly from the artist. Measurements 11 x 14" Condition Artwork is in excellent condition. The beginning of this on going series was the Spring/Summer of 2009. With the current Economic Recession, there is a new resurgence in the nightclub scene in Manhattan, NYC. For a short while, the job loss, the closing of businesses, corporations and the Internet addiction has forced people to relocate, leave the city or stay home. All of the sudden, small club and at times obscure venues starting to open and with it a new wave of creative, in full costume galore crowd reminiscent of the 1980’s and 1990’s era. The new ‘’Lady Gaga generation’’ is out and proud.  This photo in particular is dedicated to my friend and club buddy, Igor Jong. We lost Igor this summer. His sudden and early death still haunts me… Place your bid! http://bid.igavelauctions.com/Bidding.taf?e=rb&id=1909074

Emerging Artists Auction Presented by Daniel Cooney Fine Art and iGavel Auctions April 22nd – May 13th, 2010

Peter Zachary Voelker, Coley and Fire, Two Photographs, 2007 D8DWA

Two Lambda Prints, each signed and numbered "1/3" on the reverse.

Estimate
500 - 1000

Provenance
Directly from the artist.

Measurements
30 x 20" each.

This auction has some great works and great prices. Time to put a bid and get some new work!

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Photographs and Fine Art Auction by Dan Cooney Fine Art @ i-Gavel

Larry Clark- Teenage Lust

Steve McCurry- Afgan Girl

Richard Misrach- The Beach
edition size: 100
image size: 43 1/2" X 34 1/2"
paper size: 43 1/2" X 34 1/2"
Signed


Item No. 1602772 : Group of Ten Signed Contemporary Art Posters D5WD

Daniel Cooney Fine Art is at it again at i-Gavel!

This time among the many great artwork deals, one of the items up for auction it is a great selection of limited edition of 10 posters and prints from :

1.Richard Misrach- The Famous Aperture,The Beach limited edition poster
2.Larry Clark-Teenage Lust
3.Steve McCurry- The iconic image of the Afgan Girl
4.Aleksandra Mir- Che Guevarra, 2007 one of a kind specially signed
5.Gregory Crewdson- Beneath The Roses one of a kind specially signed
6.Damien Hirst-The Illusive Truth
7.Gilbert & George- Dirty Words Pictures
8.Christo and Jean Claude- The Gates - Met Museum Special Print
9.Richard Serra-Gagosian show poster
10. Richard Misrach- Also from The Beach series

So the bids for all these 10 Gems starts only at $300.00 . The Richard Misrach limited edition poster retailed for $125.00 alone before it sold out, the Christo limited edition print retailed for $200.00 during 2005. just to give you an idea what kind of a bargain this is for you. A lot of this posters are quite large and valuable so go ahead and put a bid and a get a deal !

Happy Bidding!

http://auction.igavel.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=1602772&_UserReference=7F00000147E095CA7B823

Attention Emerging Artists!

Previously featured

Item No. 1251522 : Whitney Hubbs, Untitled from Between Erosion and Rupture, 2008 E1DA
This is a great opportunity for new up and coming artists to get your work out there into good art collections and for the art business to take notice of your work. Previous artists featured at Dan Cooney's iGavel Emerging Art Auctions like photographer Timothy Briner had gone into good collections and landed him a solo show at Dan Cooney Fine Art Gallery opening January 2010!

I highly recommend you to submit your work to the now only 4 times a year auctions . It is more affordable than most photography competitions!

You see it here first and trust me... I will be talking here about it.

Dan Cooney is one of the nicest people in the Art Business and Alana Celii has a very sharp eye (co-curator of the Humble Arts Guide)

Read this below carefully and go 4 it!

iGavel launching a call for emerging artists submissions. With Dan Cooney, we are expanding the auction to accept different mediums and will offer the auction four times a year. The new auction format is slated to launch in early 2010, and as I know you have a large following of emerging artists on your blog, I was wondering if you wouldn't mind posting the open call? Here is a little bit more info about it:

In participation with Daniel Cooney Fine Art and iGavel Associates, iGavel is pleased to present our Emerging Artists Auctions. These auctions include a curated selection of works of art by promising emerging talent. The auction is a showcase before an audience of collectors, dealers, museum professionals and gallery owners. To ensure equal and fair representation all works are presented with reserves set at $200.

Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis. To submit you must meet the following requirements:

- Undergraduate student works will not be accepted
- All mediums are welcome besides installation works
- Artists cannot have gallery or commercial representation
- Some prior exhibition or publication experience is required

To submit, please fill out the form below. Submit one image per work. Images must be at least 800 pixels on the longest side, jpeg saved for web, below 200kb in size, and SRGB color space. Each artist will be required to sign a contract with iGavel. Artists receive a 50% commission on all sold works. Shipping of accepted works to iGavel or the iGavel Associate is the responsibility of the artist, and the return shipment if not sold. After your submission is received, you will be contacted by email.

You can find the submission form here: http://www.igavel.com/aboutUs/emergingartists.php

Emerging Artist Auction by Dan Cooney Fine Art @ i-Gavel

Item No. 1566370 : Natasha Gornik, Alex, 2009 D4WD

Item No. 1566378 : Katie Koti, Kindle, 2008 D4WD
Here are two hot examples of the current Emerging Artist Auction by Dan Cooney Fine Art @ i-Gavel. For those who follow ARTmostfierce blog, be advised that several of the artists in this current auction, were featured here as pre- screening Photolucida Critical Mass 2009 picks. Now, they are finalist contenders, meaning , this auction might be the best time to bid and acquire their work at a very affordable prices.

In Addition Natasha Gornik (photo on top) photographed me several weeks ago and I have the pleasure to have her photo of us truly (yes me) on the blog header (see above). Natasha, has been also selected as part of a group curated by (who else me...again!) Ruben Natal -San Miguel titled UNSEEN: Emerging Photographs Series opening October 22, 2009 At Randall Scott Gallery in DUMBO NYC (more info coming up on that later) .

So put your bid on and get the work of all these rising stars NOW.

Kudos to Dan Cooney for finding all these great talent whose artwork makes this auction a pretty strong one!

Auction ends October 15, 2009

Happy Bidding!

http://auction.igavel.com/

Tracey Baran Memorial Auction

Tracey Baran, I Miss You Already, 2004
Ok folks, I can never have enough of Tracey Baran. Here is a pretty important auction by the SVA with very cool works at good starting estimated ...very affordable for such a great cause.

Happy Bidding!

Tracey Baran Memorial Auction
Presented by The School of Visual Arts
September 15 - 30, 2009

The Tracey Baran Memorial Auction has been arranged in order to provide proceeds for an annual grant, open by application, to an emerging female photographer from the US. It is in memory of Tracey Baran (1975-2008), as a celebration of her life and photographic work, and to encourage interest in her work by a broader public.

The lots in this sale are available for viewing by appointment at 229 East 120th Street, New York, NY 10035. For information please call or email: 212-289-5588 or info@igavel.com

http://auction.igavel.com/ClientInfo.taf?_function=info&skip=1&id=3104

Late Summer Emerging Artists- i-Gavel Auction by Dan Cooney Fine Art

Shawn Records, Sam, Ellen Aunt Liz, 2003 D3AC

Here is another one I like up for bidding folks!

This is one is from Shawn Records !

Shop , shop!

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Late Summer Emerging Artists- i-Gavel Auction by Dan Cooney Fine Art

Greg Krauss, Untitled (Phobias), 2008 D3AC

Samantha Cohn, Max, Brooklyn, NY, 2008 D3AC

The two photographs shown here are one of my favorities. Go ahead and place a bid!

AUGUST 12- SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

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6/9/09- Dan Cooney Emerging Artists Auction of Works on Paper and Photographs.

Well... lesss than 24 hours for the end of another Dan Cooney Emerging Artists Auction of Works on Paper and Photographs.
Some of my picks are shown below. FYI...The Debora Mittelstaed, Sunset Park photo is also on a group show currently NYmphoto at the Sasha Wolf Gallery. It is quite beautiful and the price there is a lot higher that is going at this cool auction. So Shop,shop and shop!!!

http://auction.igavel.com/ClientInfo.taf?_function=info&id=3049&skip=1

Joshua Hoffine, Balloons, 2004 D3AB

Debora Mittelstaedt, Sunset Park, 2005 D3AB

Elizabeth Fleming, Life is a Series of Small Moments, 2008 D3AB

ONE DAY LEFT...!!!

Vik Muniz, Mounds, Four Limited Edition, signed # 58/100

To bid for some amazing works @ Dan Cooney Photography auction @ i-Gavel

Auction ends Tomorrow, 5/13/09 !

Portfolio of Ten Brian Finke Images, 1997 D2WD

They are some amazing pieces that nobody has puts bids on them so far so, you might come away with a great deal!

Get on it!

The Current State of the ART Market Series # 1- Daniel Cooney, Gallery Owner

Daniel Cooney of Daniel Cooney Fine Art Gallery right at home in front of the current show on display-Christoph Gielen ARCADIA November 20 – January 31, 2009

Lucas Foglia, Alex's Magnolia Leaf Rain Hat, North Carolina, 2007
Currently part of  i-Gavel , Emerging Photographers Auction

This is the first interview/profile of the Current State of the ART Market Series. Artmostfierce had a Q & A with Daniel Cooney Owner of Daniel Cooney Fine Art Gallery in the Gallery District in Chelsea, NYC. Lets see Daniel has to reveal to us!

Ruben Natal San Miguel-What is the main purpose behind the Emerging Artists Auction through i-Gavel?

Daniel Cooney-The main purpose of the Emerging Artists Auctions are to raise awareness within the collecting community of the importance of supporting young artists and the organizations that support them (including commercial and non profit). I started my gallery 4 1/2 years ago with the idea of showing emerging artists and building their careers along with mine and the reputation of the gallery. Now that many of the artists I originally started with such as Carrie Levy, Stuart O’Sullivan and Sarah Pickering have reached a certain level of success I became aware that I needed to keep growing with them but also reinstate my intention to find and show the best of emerging artists.

I have been producing the photography and fine art auctions on iGavel since I left Sotheby’s in 2003. Those auctions have always been exclusively secondary market material that is on consignment to me from collectors. I’ve had the idea of the Emerging Artists Auctions in the back of my head for a while but was never sure how to organize them or what the response would be. October came and it seemed like the world fell apart. Suddenly everyone stopped buying and even my collectors that I thought would “always be there” disappeared. I decided it was either “fight or flight” and a lot of the ideas that were once on the back burner moved to the front. I am now conducting more auctions of secondary market material (the next one starts Jan 27 on iGavel) and adding the Emerging Artists Auctions to the mix. The first Emerging Auction that I did in December was purely an experiment. I only had 25 lots and 20 of them sold, plus we had an amazing response in the online community with blogs etc. Additionally the auction brought 9 new clients to the gallery that I had not had any contact with previously. In addition to the auctions I am now presenting two or three person shows at the gallery as opposed to my usual schedule of solo shows. Additionally, Carrie Levy and I are teaching weekend workshops at the gallery. The first is titled “Finding the Right Gallery for You” and will be held at the gallery on Feb 7 and 8.

 RNSM-Does create for you any type of conflict doing both a gallery show and an on line auction at the same time?

DC- I think holding the auctions and running the gallery are very beneficial to each other. I leave my shows up for at least two months so that I have enough time to work on both the exhibitions and auctions. That is beneficial to the artists that I show in the gallery because it gives more time for press and collectors to see the work. I hope that the artists in the auction benefit from being associated with my gallery as I know I benefit by being associated with them. Also, having the public space gives the artists in the auctions a place for their prints to be seen. I always have the auction material available at the gallery, although not on the walls but I do show them to almost anyone I know who walks in the door. In a practical sense the exhibitions and auctions need each other. Quite honestly, I wouldn’t be able to pay the rent without both and there is a lot of crossover between my auction clients and my gallery clients, it helps to broaden the collector base significantly.

RNSM- How do you find the emerging artists? Do they come to you?

DC- I find the artists through word of mouth, suggestions from dealers, curators, artists and various portfolio reviews that I participate in. I find working with young artists incredibly refreshing and invigorating because it is such a supportive and huge network of interesting and intelligent people. Some do come to me which is fine. I’m always glad to at least have something to offer an artist even if they might not be a good fit for my gallery program.

RNSM-As a gallery owner , what kind of strategies are you implementing or modifying to stay afloat and keep up with the Art market demands in this current economic climate?

DC- I’m cutting back on any expense that is not absolutely necessary and thinking high volume, low cost. Collecting is like a disease. They might buy less expensive work or be more assertive about discounts but they aren’t going to stop collecting.

RNSM- What is the best advise you can provide to a new , mid-range or already established artists to weather this economic turmoil?

DC-I actually think this is a great time for younger artists because there is not as much expectation to show, sell etc. They should be working in their studios or where ever they produce their work and not worry about promoting their work. Then, maybe when this is all over they will have a solid body of work to show the world. In the previous years there has been too much attention to “the hot new thing” and everyone with an MFA thought it would be them. That is a totally ass backwards way to go about an art career. I really don’t know what to say to mid career or more established artists because I’m not there myself!

RNSM-Thanks Dan for all your insight and thoughts !

And for all of you folks don't forget that the Emerging Photographers Auction ends January 21,2008!

I had seen them all and you will be surprised how amazing the photographs look in person.
Put your bids on and invest on a great photograph for your wall!

www.danielcooneyfinearts.com
www.i-gavel.com

Once in a while there is this photograph...

Photo-Nadine Rovner, Sara and Justin, Capture

...that you absolutely love from first instance and you want in the worst way. Well, here is one for me. It is a matter of taste but, this photo has for me a great retro- seventies vintage gorgeous quality and from the first minute, I found it @ i-Gavel as part of Dan Cooney's Emerging Artists Auction thought was a great portrait. I know that, I might be shooting myself in the foot by doing this ( I did put the first bid for it) but, I just wanted to share it with you all and sort of kind wanted posted on my blog so, to be able to look at it even if, I end up not with it.

I haven't even done research on Nadine Rovner yet but, in this case, does not matter much to me. I know, I am all about the investment but, once in a while if the photo works me like this one...well you know...This photo rocks! Check out the other ones (some really great ones ) up for auction as well. ARTmostfierce wishes you luck and if you end up with it, please let me know who you are so, I can come over and look at it!

A few more stand out photographs from the Emerging Artist i-Gavel Auction

Haley Jane Samuelson, Coney Island, 2007, D1FG
Description
Chromogenic print, signed, numbered "1/15" in ink on the reverse.
Estimate
1000 - 1500
Provenance
Directly from the artist.
Measurements
24 x 36"
















Omar Gamez, Stability, Notes on Gravity, 2008 D1FG
Description
Chromogenic print, signed, numbered "2/5" in ink on the reverse.
Estimate
1000 - 1500
Provenance
Directly from the artist.
Measurements
26 x 39"


















Caroline Allison, Untitled, (from Somewhere and Not Anywhere), 2006 D1FG
Description
Archival inkjet print, signed, numbered "2/6" in ink on the reverse.

Estimate
1000 - 1500
Provenance
Directly from the artist.
Measurements
25 x 25"


ARTmostfierce went to pay a visit to Daniel Cooney Gallery to see the auction inventory. Nothing better to see them in person. Let me tell you in addition to Cara Phillips, Noah Kalina and Will Steacy's photographs these above are good choices also.

Stop by the gallery and see for yourself. Don't think that because I will be at Miami Art Basel I am forgetting this auction. I will be back December 10th the day the auction closes. I might get a bit distracted there but, coming back like hungry like a shark!

Happy Bidding!

i-Gavel Auction...Check it out ...a must!!

Cara Phillips, UV Beauty #28, 2008 D1FG























Noah Kalina, Untitled (20080629) D1FG


















Will Steacy, Father and Daughter, New Orleans, 2005 D1FG


ARTmostfierce recommends checking out this auction site. The emerging talent is right on! And so is the prices!
Daniel Cooney has always a good product to offer to the public and this one is a good one. This is the first time his auction features emerging artist...sweet!

So here is even though you might be bidding against me (I challenge you all!) , the photographs themes and series of most of this promising artists are a most have!

Ok, here is some of my favorites:

1. Cara Phillips -UV Beauty # 28- I had the pleasure to assist Cara during one of her sessions of the UV project. It is not only fascinating, intriguing and enticing but, there is a strong message to our society and the current times we live now.I already started collecting Cara's work and will make room for more. Bid for it!

2. Noah Kalina-Untilted - I love this image!
That's all I can say about it.

3. Will Steacy-Father and daughter , New Orleans2005- I also love this image!
It captures the disaster, sadness and hope that the city of New Orleans had to endure during the hurricane Katrina. It is a beautiful memorial to such tragedy. I already started to buy Will's work so...get on it too!

Go 4 it!

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Inquiries:

Daniel Cooney Fine Art
511 West 25th Street, #506
New York, NY 10001
212 255 8158
dan@danielcooneyfineart.com
www.danielcooneyfineart.com
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