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Venus and Serena Williams Join Forces to Auction Never-Before-Seen Ernie Barnes Works for Charity

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Tennis legends Venus Williams and Serena Williams, along with their sister Isha Price, are set to make a significant impact in the art world and beyond. The trio has consigned four never-before-seen works by the iconic Black artist Ernie Barnes to a charity auction. These extraordinary pieces, consisting of two paintings and two drawings, will […]

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Bill Perkins aces Ernie Barnes’ ‘The Sugar Shack\’ at Christie’s

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Bill Perkins, the Houston-based entrepreneur and amateur poker player, fought off intense competition from another bidder at Christie’s evening sale on May 12 to win a masterpiece by the late African American painter Ernie Barnes, The Sugar Shack (1976), for $15.3 million. The work had been estimated at just $150,000 to $200,000, so the final

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