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Maine art sales surge during pandemic
Portland Press Herald, October 2020, written by Bob Keyes“Jeremy Fogg, co-owner of Barridoff Galleries in South Portland, said the gallery sold 90 percent of the art put up for auction at its August sale and set 22 sales records, including for Dahlov Ipcar and Lynne Drexler.”
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Dahlov Ipcar’s ‘Zebra Wood’ Steps Out To Lead Barridoff Galleries Sale
Antiques and The Arts Weekly, August 2020“One of the leading pieces was Dahlov Ipcar’s (American, 1917-2017) “Zebra Wood,” 1968, with mesmerizing optics that shattered its $6/8,000 estimate to finish at $40,260, including buyer’s premium.”
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Full House For Art From Well-Known Local Estate
Antiques and The Arts Weekly, October 2019, Review by Rick Russack“Works relating to Maine, or by Maine artists, were well represented in the sale, and the first painting sold indicated the level of interest. It was an oil on Masonite, “Herve #1,” by John Laurent (1921-2015). It went to an active phone bidder for $4,575, nearly four times the estimate.“
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Barridoff Galleries Hits Its Stride
Antiques and The Arts Weekly, July 2019“Along with many Monhegan-themed pieces, including those by Elena Jahn, there were many Maine artists represented in the auction, most notably Bernard Langlais, whose 8-foot wood relief “The Lion” ($7/9,000) finished at $13,420.”
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Artists Headline At Barridoff
Antiques and The Arts Weekly, August 29th, 2023 - Review by Madelia Hickman Ring
“More than 85 percent of the 300 lots offered sold on August 19 by Barridoff Auctions in the firm’s Summer 2023 International Fine Art sale and the sale achieved an overall total of $1,558,927.
Maine artist Lynne Drexler (1928-1999) was represented with four works, all of which sold within or above expectations, including the top two lots in the sale: “Keller Fair Racetrack,” from a Portland, Maine, collection, and, from a West Coast private collection, “Meadow’s Edge.” The former made $286,700, while the latter ended up at $109,800.”