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Paul Royka is a nationally
known fine art & antique author, appraiser & auctioneer
seen on TV.
Based in central Massachusetts,
Royka's provides appraisal, auction, consignment &
gallery services for clients throughout New England &
the US.
email: paulroyka@roykas.com
978-660-5678
Private viewing area for viewing
artwork. Open by appointment.
Record Prices
International Clientele
Live broadcast of auctions
online / World-Wide Shipping
A few previous
sales:
Sold $54,000
Early hall chair sold $13,920
consigned by art association when
found in the basement
John Singleton Copley
(1738-1815)
oil on canvas
Museum acquisition
through ROYKA'S
Events:
June 8
Bellingham Senior Center
Bellingham, MA
Lecture/Appraisal Day
2-4pm
March 6, 2010
Appraisal Day
Fiske Public Library
Wrentham, MA, 10-2pm
Thank you to all who attended the
Fiske Library event! Over $1,000 raised in just 4
hours for the library!
Royka's information booth at the annual
conference of the
New England Museum
Association
Champagne reception at
Marblehead Arts Association for Royka's Exhibition of
Picasso's Imaginary Portraits
Appraisal event at Pilgrim Hall Museum, America's oldest
continuously operating museum
Paul Royka, Matthew Isenberg & Grant Romer at the George
Eastman House, Royka's sponsored the Daguerreian Society
Dinner
Trunk full of treasures, Wise Program, Assumption
College, Worcester, MA
A Few Testimonials:
"How can we thank
you for the wonderful appraisal day on Saturday! It was a
success in every way!"
- Friends of the Hazen Memorial Library
"What an educational and enjoyable day you provided our club
today!"
- Worcester Women's Club
"On behalf of the Evangelical
Church of Westbro, MA I would like to enthusiastically thank you
for the fundraising event at which you were featured at our Church
this Spring. The attendees unanimously rave about the
education they received and the interest that was generated by your
presentation. The proceeds exceeded $1,700 - an amount that
helps our Church greatly in extremely difficult financial times.
I do want to stress how struck we all were by the professionalism
and authenticity you brought to us and we hope to have you back next
year."
- Jim Brown, Board of Trustees
Evangelical Congregational Church
Click here for information
on conducting an Appraisal Day or Lecture Events
See a list of some the previous events hosted by Paul Royka
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Upcoming Auction:
The Winter Sale
February 15th, 6pm
Accepting Consignments Now!
Featuring:
Important Isaac Israels (1865-1934), oil on canvas
One of the finest John Whorf (1903-1959)
watercolors
ever to come to market!
Important Gene Davis, (1920-1985), Roman Candle,
original painting on 11 1/2 foot canvas
Gene
Davis, a painter associated with the Washington Color
School Painters*, was a self-taught artist whose early
work represented several phases of experimentation,
including Abstract Expressionism*, Neo-Dada*, and
Proto-Pop. Davis was born in Washington, D.C. in 1920.
At the age of 19 his first writing job was as a sports
writer for the Washington Daily News, a paper
that no longer exists. Between 1945 and 1950, Davis
wrote for Transradio Press, covering the end of
WWII as well as the Truman administration. He earned a
living as a writer for close to 35 years before he felt
successful enough as an artist to quit his job and to
paint full-time in 1968. Davis' interest in art
was revitalized in the 1950s when he visited the
Washington Workshop and worked with Jacob Kainen, whom
he regards as his guide and mentor.
During his experiments of the 1950s, Davis produced
irregularly shaped masonite panels and panels embedded
with rocks and gravel. One work featured a Peanuts
comic strip covered with blue and white stripes. Davis
is perhaps best known for his edge-to-edge paintings of
vertical stripes, which he first began to produce in
1958. That first stripe painting, considered at the
time a maverick work, was approximately 12 by 8 inches,
with straight yellow, pink and violet stripes, of uneven
width, but alternating with regularity. From this
prototype, Davis has continued to paint variations of
different sizes. His micro-paintings of the mid-1960s
were no more than two inches square, and were commonly
grouped together on one wall.
More often, Davis chooses a large canvas or mural, such
as South Mall Project for the New York State Capitol,
executed in 1969. In the larger paintings, Davis
uses interval and color to create complex rhythms and
sequences of stripes. The stripes themselves vary in
width from one-half inch to eight inches. Davis
considers the vertical stripe as a vehicle for color
that follows no preexisting chromatic scale. By varying
the hue and intensity of the stripes, Davis creates a
sense of a figure on a ground, as in Red Screamer
(1968, Des Moines Art Center). Of the stripes, he
has written, "There is no simpler way to divide a canvas
than with straight lines at equal intervals. This
enables the viewer to forget the structure and see the
color itself."
Davis has taught at the Corcoran School of Art in
Washington, D.C., and at various other institutions.
As a member of the Washington School of Color Field
Painters, he was among peers who became famous such as
Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland, all of whom created
variations of striped images, frequently in large scale.
Some Previous Sales!
Sold through Royka's $241,500
Consignments wanted for upcoming auctions.
If you have a digital image or description please send
me an email. Paul makes house calls all over New
England.
paulroyka@roykas.com
Paul Royka is a nationally
known fine art, antique & collectibles expert.
He has authored several books and appeared on several
popular TV programs. His
clients include individuals, museums and institutions
throughout the U.S. Based in central
Massachusetts, Paul meets with clients throughout New
England.
Contact Paul Royka directly
978-660-5678
paulroyka@roykas.com Royka's
extensive Internet advertising,
online catalogs, online bidding and world-wide shipping
results in top dollar for your item or collection. Royka's handles large collections, estate liquidation
for trust attorneys or single item consignments.
Items can be catalogued quickly and moved to our
facility immediately.
Royka's services can meet the needs of any client.
Single items, collections or estates.
Fine Art, Coins, Jewelry, Antiques & Collectibles
Broom clean services for estates.
Serving all of New England
A Few Previous
Sales:
A cache of 19th century posters
found in a New York attic were appraised and sold by
Paul Royka achieving several world records with several
museums bidding. Royka's extensive marketing
achieved over $280,000 for the client!
Sold $33,640
Sold $26,680
Royka's sells 1813 gold coin found in attic for
$17,000!
Milton Avery, oil, sold $30,100.
Marblehead Pottery vase sold $12,760
Royka's sorts & sells a massive collection of
teddy bears
selling this one for over $10,000!
Daguerreotype by John Whipple sold $7540
Royka's sells Jack Naylor early photography collection!
Royka's sells the largest Norton Stoneware, Worcester,
MA
collection ever sold! This piece selling over
$10,000!
Royka's sells Tiffany Studios lamp for $10,000
Royka's finds a California Gold Rush ambrotype in
the attic for a trust attorney at a North Shore estate.
Sells through Royka's for over $80,000!
Other Events:
More 2012 event schedule updates coming
soon:
October 15, 2011 Paul raised over $4,000 for
the Westminster Historical Society
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Hearthside, Lincoln, R.I.
10-2pm
www.hearthsidehouse.org
Free Appraisals
Thursday, April 7, 2011 (10-Noon)
Byfield Community Arts Center
Lecture/Appraisal Lunch
March 16, 2011
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Recent previous events:
Lecture/Appraisal Evening
November 22, 2010
Uxbridge Public Library,
Moved to Senior Center
6pm
November 20, 10-2pm
Appraisal Day Unity Church of North Easton, MA
Raised $700 in 4 hours!
Appraisal Day Saturday, June 26th, 10-2pm
to Benefit The
Hearthside House, Lincoln, R.I.
Thank you to all who attended raising over $2,000
for the museum in just 4 hours!
A few previous live
appraisal events (not a complete list):
2009
Saturday, January 17, Worcester Irish Club, Noon-3pm,
Appraisal Day
Thursday, February 5, 6pm, Barre Library, Lecture on
Scandals & Fakes
Saturday, February 7, 10:30-2:30pm, Westford Community
Center, Appraisal Day
Saturday, March 7, 10-2pm, Groton Public Library,
Groton, MA Appraisal Day
2008
Friday, October 10, 10-2pm, Mt. Wachusett College,
LaChance Library, Gardner, MA
Saturday, October 4, Cambridge Senior Center, Cambridge,
MA
Saturday, September 20, Tewksbury Library, Tewksbury, MA
Saturday, September 13, Dudley Library, Dudley, MA
Saturday, August 23, Lunenburg Library, Lunenburg, MA
Thursday evening, August 14, Chester C. Corbin Library,
Webster, MA
Saturday, March 1st, 10-2pm Walt Whitman Historic
Birthplace, West Hills, N.Y.
Friday, March 7, 10am-12pm, Hamilton-Wenham Library,
Hamilton, MA
Saturday, March 8, 10-2pm, Hilton Senior Center,
Salisbury, MA
Saturday, April 5, 102pm, Briarwood Retirement
Community, Worcester, MA
Saturday, April 12, 10-2pm, Marblehead Arts Association,
King Hooper Mansion
Saturday, November 15, 10-2pm, Salisbury, MA Senior
Center
2007
Saturday, May 13, 2007 Princeton, MA Princeton
Congregational Church, Appraisal Day
Saturday, April 14, 2007, 10-3pm, King Hooper Mansion,
Marblehead, MA, all proceeds benefit Marblehead Arts
Association
Thank
you to all who attended raising over $1800 for the
Marblehead Arts Association in one day!
June 2, 7pm, Lunenburg Historical Society, Lunenburg, MA
April 9, 10-2pm Worcester Women's Club, 6 Institute Rd.,
Worcester, MA: Appraisal Day
2006
April 30, Princeton Historical Society, Princeton, MA:
Appraisal Day
May 18, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA:
Lecture/Appraisal Event
April 2, Marblehead Arts Association, Marblehead, MA
March 5, Walt Whitman Birthplace, West Hills, NY
Appraisal Day
March 13, Cincinnati Art Museum & Cincinnati Decorative
Arts Society: Lecture
February 2 & 5, Museum of Science, Boston : Feb. 2
Lecture/ Feb. 5 Appraisal Day
2005
January 29, Oakham Historical Society, Oakham, MA 1-4pm,
Appraisal Day
Over
$750 was raised for the Oakham Historical Society!
January 22, Greater Boston Antiques Festival, Shriner's
Auditorium, Wilmington, MA
On Saturday, September 18, 2004, Briarwood Retirement
Community, Worcester, MA
Over
$1,000 was raised for the Briarwood Retirement Community
2004
On Saturday, April 24, 2004, raised over $2,600 for
the
Pilgrim Museum,
Plymouth, MA
Saturday, May 1, 2004 appraisal day raised $900 for
the
Princeton,
MA Historical Society!
On Saturday, April 3, 2004, Appraisal Day helps to
raise almost $1400 for the church in Westboro, MA!
2003
Saturday, March 29, 2003, Minuteman Regional High
School, Lexington, MA
Saturday April 5, 2003, Paxton Center School, Paxton, MA
/
Raised
over $650!
Paul
Royka helps the Paxton Center School auction raise
$24,000 for the playground!
Saturday April 26, 2003, Fitchburg Historical Society /
Raised
over $800!
Saturday, May 3, 2003, 1st Congregational Church,
Shrewsbury, MA /
Raised
nearly $1000!
Saturday, May 10, Oxford Library, Oxford, MA, 10 to 2pm
Saturday May 17, Marblehead Arts Association, King
Hooper Mansion, 8 Hooper St., Marblehead, MA 10-2pm
Thursday, May 22, 6pm, Rotary Club of Fitchburg
Norwich, CT Appraisal Day
Groton, MA, Appraisal Day
Denver, Colorado, Appraisal Day
Assumption College, Wise Program, Appraisal Day
PBS Series Antiques Roadshow
Season Four 1999
Boston, MA
Season
Three 1998
Columbus, OH
Salt Lake City, UT
Tampa, FL
Season
Two 1997
Secaucus, NJ
San Francisco, CA
Albuquerque, NM
Season One 1996
Concord, MA (1st episode of Antiques Roadshow)
Seattle, WA
Southfield, MI
Paul Royka is a nationally
known fine art, antique & collectibles expert.
He has authored several books and appeared on several
popular TV programs. His
clients include individuals, museums and institutions
throughout the U.S. Based in central
Massachusetts, Paul meets with clients throughout New
England.
Consignments wanted!
Contact Paul Royka directly
978-660-5678
paulroyka@roykas.com
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Featured
Item:
"Dinah & I", watercolor on board
Lee Lufkin Kaula (1865-1957)
original frame and exhibition label
An important Boston school artist, member of the
Copley Society, the Guild of Boston Artists, Boston
Society of Watercolor Painters, National Association of
Woman Painters & Sculptors and New York Women's Art
Club.
New Book by Paul Royka Coming
in 2012
Hyman Bloom's Still Life Paintings:
Amphora Pottery in the Eye of a Modern Master
by Paul Royka
In 1940,
Hyman Bloom
was dubbed
“the
greatest
artist in
America” by
Clement
Greenberg,
Jackson
Pollock and
Willem de
Kooning. In
1942,
thirteen of
his
paintings
were chosen
to be
exhibited at
the Museum
of Modern
Art in New
York. He is
influenced
by Altdorfer,
Grunewald,
Caravaggio,
Rembrandt,
William
Blake,
Rudolph
Bresdin,
J.M.W.
Turner, John
Martin,
Chaim
Soutine and
Denman Ross
among many
others.
Bloom
synthesizes
Western
traditions
of art, his
experiences
in a morgue
and Mysticism
creating
powerful
paintings
exploring
themes of
the
harrowing
and the
beautiful.
With
comparisons
to Francis
Bacon &
Damien Hirst,
the recluse
Bloom is
receiving
more
appreciation
for his
contributions
to the world
of art.
Showing never before seen paintings from the estate of Hyman Bloom (1913-2009), this 82 page color exhibition book examines Bloom’s still life paintings through his use of Amphora Pottery. Made in Austria at the turn of the century, the art pottery is influenced by the Art Nouveau & Symbolist art movements. Hyman Bloom continued his exploration of the harrowing, beautiful and mystical by creating modern vanitas paintings using the pottery to explore his themes.
Coming in hardcover 2012
Artist Estates in the Gallery:
Viewings by Appointment
Anne Power Hardenbergh
Alfred James Tulk
Alex Minewski
Bernard Corey
Sea Creatures: Artwork of
Alex Minewski (1917-1979)
by Paul Royka, 62 pages
Paintings of Alfred J. Tulk (1899-1988)
by Paul
Royka, 70 pages
Fireworks: New England
Art Pottery of the Arts & Crafts Movement by Paul
Royka, hardcover, 208 pages
Mission Furniture From the American Arts & Crafts
Movement by Paul Royka, hardcover, 208 pages
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