The Fine Art Auction’s Year End Message into 2025

As we near the end of 2024, our family here at the Fine Art Auction wants to graciously thank our passionate and loyal collectors! As we look back on 2024, we were very excited and proud to bring you some memorable moments.

How can we not begin our reflections of the last year without again extending our condolences to Lisa Mee for the passing of her esteemed husband and long-time Artist with the Fine Art Auction, Wayne Ensrud. Such a talent for so many years and working right up until the end. We will forever miss his breath of work and sense of humor that he brought to so many live appearances with Ray Taylor.

Of course, we all saw an abundance of spectacular works presented by Lisa Mee herself. She has carved her way to the top of the Expressionist painting genre. Her vibrant colors in Landscapes and Still Lives are beyond compare.

We had the launch and appearance of the Colombian sensation, Pedro Ortiz Muñoz! His incredibly detailed Steam Punk works were as well received as any that have appeared on the Show. His charm and charisma shined through as he interacted with Ray and Richard live in Studio.

2024 was the in-Studio debut of Sarah Wall. She brought her precocious and prodigious talents to the Fine Art Auctions and blew away our audience with her maturity and scope of works. We look forward to seeing what new works come our way from this prodigy.

Center stage must be given to KEF! who appeared twice this year and his epic painting, “Reunion”, which was painted live on the BBC Morning Show auctioned in February for a record $69,000. Kef also recently debuted his laser cut metal sculptures towards rave reviews and intense bidding. We have much to look forward to in 2025 coming from our own household name. His first book, another Museum Exhibition in California, and more sculpture and unusual paintings.

We also saw the electrifying presence of Shane Goudreau at the Fine Art Auction, painting live and engaging with our guests. His dynamic approach and vivid artistry added an exceptional layer to our live shows, captivating the audience with his energetic demonstrations and discussions.

The Fine Art Auction saw the debut of beaded sculptures from “Chroma” aka Rick Wolfryd. His collaborative works with the Huichol Indians of Mexico are incredibly creative, colorful, and evoke high energy and fun. We should see a greater variety of works from Chroma early in the year.

2024 marked the first appearance on the Fine Art Auction of the French Artist and Cielo Maestro, Duaiv! His colorful brushwork and thick impasto captivated, you our audience.

2024 was the first year that we could display and sell after-edition sculptures by two of the most important artists of the 20th Century. Jeff Koons and his Balloon Dogs and Fernando Botero and his Bronze sculptures. We look forward to showing future works of different subject matter by these Masters in 2025.

Aside from new works on paper by Jean-Michel Basquiat, we had wonderful success with hand-signed Master Prints from Picasso, Chagall, Miro, Dali, and Matisse. You, our audience always crave the Old Masters and the 20th Century Masters. We will continue to show Durer, Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo for as long as we can find these works.

We saw the launch of the incredible Street Artist Bambi and we hope to bring you new works from her and of course, Banksy. Stay tuned for new Artists, new Works, and Historical Masters as we continue to search the Globe, for you, our Audience.

Happy Holidays from the Fine Art Auction team!