GREAT $1 Opening Bid Wednesday & Thursday Night Art /Antiques Auction

San Francisco CA

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There is a FANTASTIC $1 opening bid estate auction with no reserves and only $1 opening bids online now at: https://maxsold.maxsold.com/auction/70552/bidgallery/ & https://maxsold.maxsold.com/auction/70635/bidgallery/ These items are from the Estates of Sherri Cavan; Jay Gordon Levinson & a private estate. Besides coming from these estates, some of these items have Bonhams Provenance. Some items in the sale include vintage & old American & European paintings; Japanese & Chinese pottery, porcelain & dolls, frames and 80 original 1-of-a-kind sculptures by famous listed San Francisco artist- Sherri Cavan that are from her estate. Sheri Cavan is a listed artist whose sculptures are well sought after by collectors. When Cavan died, it was a great loss to California & American art! She sculpted for more than 30 years and participated in more than 40 exhibitions, for which she won many awards. Her expressive clay busts and portraits have earned her a special place in history alongside Beatrice Wood, Robert Arneson, and Ruth Asawa, among other famous contemporary sculptors! Unlike most of her contemporaries, Cavan was also an Emerita Professor of Sociology (Ph.D.) and only started sculpting during the second half of her life. San Francisco State University wrote the following about Cavan: "Cavan was a respected, active and iconoclastic figure in the Sociology Department, who authored ethnographic studies of hippies ("Hippies of the Haight"), bar culture in San Francisco ("Liquor License"), the iconography surrounding Richard Nixon ("20th Century Gothic: America's Nixon") and visual culture throughout the city (she photographed and cataloged graffiti for more than 20 years). In addition to being a visual sociologist, Cavan was a superb sculptor who created works that realized sociological insights in visual form. Her works, some of which reside in San Francisco State University, are filled with humor, compassion, and an unflinching comment on what it means to be human. In recent years, Cavan fought to keep City College alive. As with all other fights she took on in her life, she fought it with strength, intelligence, and deep respect for the common good. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her." Cavan incorporated a variety of subject matters into her sculptures. Some of her sculptures take political jabs at people or companies/organizations who she didn't like, while other pay tribute to the people she liked. White, black, yellow... Cavan was color blind! Her sculptures are her autobiography, as she detested authorities that treated minorities badly and praised minorities who stood up for their rights.