This Discovery Art Auction presents a wide and varied selection of original works spanning multiple media, styles, and periods, offering bidders an accessible and exploratory buying experience. True to the Discovery format, the catalog emphasizes variety and volume, with repeated hands appearing throughout the sale and encouraging comparison, selective bidding, and group acquisition.

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Bid online now through Wednesday, February 11th at alderferauction.com. This auction will begin closing at 7 PM at a rate of 5 lots per minute. Active bidding will be auto-extended 3 minutes for each lot once it begins to close.

One of the defining characteristics of this auction is the presence of multiple works by the same artists, giving buyers the opportunity to explore consistency and variation within individual bodies of work. The catalog includes a particularly strong representation by Murry Handler, whose work appears repeatedly across the sale, alongside a substantial number of entries by Raymond Rocklin and John Gwinn. These groupings allow bidders to encounter familiar names multiple times rather than as isolated examples.

Additional depth is found in works by Taylor Oughton, Carole J. Meyers, and Louis Tavelli, reinforcing the sense of continuity that runs throughout the auction. Further examples by Christopher Hopf, Wendell T. Brooks, and Ernest Hopf contribute to the overall depth without dominating the catalog.

The auction also incorporates decorative and graphic works that add stylistic contrast and visual interest, including pieces associated with Romain de Tirtoff, as well as smaller groupings by Wolfgang Roth and Richard Kemble.

Overall, this Discovery Art Auction is built for browsing and discovery, offering a balanced mix of media and repeated artists that reward both casual bidding and focused collecting.

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