Artfact's August Preview

The summer season is in full swing and we are excited about our full roster of live, online auctions from the most prestigious international houses and the diverse array of available items. Here are just a few of Artfact’s August auction highlights.

Bitter Campari, Leonetto Cappiello, 1921

Condition: A/A-
Estimated Price: $9,000
Auction Info: August 1st, 10:30am EST

About the Artist
With no formal art training, Leonetto Cappiello (1875-1942) began his career as a caricaturist, illustrating for publications such as La Baionnette, Le cri de Paris and Le Sourire. Cappiello was first commissioned as a poster artist in 1900 and over the course of his life produced more than 500 advertisements. He is frequently referred to as ‘the father of modern advertising’ due to his unique, colorful and eye catching designs.

George I disc-end spoon

Length: 18.3cm
Engravings, Front: Initials ‘BB’ along with the date 1575
Engravings, Back: Initials PN, GC, and a castle
Length: 18.3cm
Estimated Price: $30,000
Auction Info: August 14th, 2pm GMT





Self Portrait, John Olsen

Oil on composition board
Signed and dated, 1969
Estimated price: $100,000
Auction Info: August 16th, 6:30pm AEST

About the Artist
John Olsen (1928- ) is an Australian painter well known for interpreting the landscape of his home country. Olsen studied at both the Dattilo Rubbo Art School and the Julian Ashton School before heading to England and Spain to learn the art of printmaking. Rejecting critics’ claims that his work is abstract, Olsen describes his art as, “an exploration of the totality of landscape.”