Quinn's June 18 online-only Fine & Decorative Arts Auction features more than 500 lots of Asian, American, European and Modern art

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - June 8, 2026 - PRLog -- Original paintings by the renowned African American abstract painter and sculptor Sam Gilliam (1933-2022) and German-born American landscape artist William Wendt (1865-1946) will headline Quinn's Thursday, June 18 online-only Fine & Decorative Arts Auction. The sale contains more than 500 high-quality expertly-curated lots of Asian, American, European and Modern arts.

Sam Gilliam was originally associated with the Washington (DC) School of color field artists and went on to build a distinguished career, breaking ground in 1972 as one of the first African Americans to represent the United States at the Venice Biennale. On June 18, Quinn's will auction Gilliam's acrylic-on-canvas and enamel-on-aluminum painting titled To Braque with Ovals. The 1982 work is signed, dated and titled on verso and measures 72¾ inches by 29½ inches. It has a pre-sale estimate of $40,000-$60,000.

William Wendt, whose work is more closely aligned with the Arts and Crafts Movement in California than the French or American Impressionists of the early 20th century, is known as the "dean of Southern California landscape painters." His circa-1915 oil-on-canvas titled California Coast is signed and dated at lower right and measures 25 inches by 30 inches (sight). In Quinn's upcoming sale, it has been assigned a  $30,000-$50,000 estimate.

A Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) gilt lacquered bronze Bodhisattva (in Buddhism, a person who has attained, or is striving for, enlightenment), 23 inches tall by 15 inches wide, is expected to settle in the $20,000-$30,000 range. The deity, possibly Mahasthamaprapta, wears a foliate crown with the kalasha on the front and flowing robes while sitting dhyanasana with the proper right hand raised in the karanamudra.

There will be no in-person floor bidding for their June 18, 2026 auction, but Quinn's Auction Galleries invites bidders to participate live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers or Invaluable, with absentee bidding on HiBid. Additionally, absentee bids may be placed through Quinn's website (http://www.quinnsauction.com/). Auction start time: 10am ET. Quinn's helpful staff will be on hand at an open gallery preview Monday, June 15, through Wednesday, June 17, from 11am to 4pm ET. For phone bidding, email lori.taylor@quinnsauction.com. For information about any auction item or to discuss consigning to a future Quinn's Fine & Decorative Arts sale, call Corrie Brady at 703-532-5632 ext. 572, or email corrie.brady@quinnsauction.com. All enquiries are kept strictly confidential and there is never an obligation to consign. Visit Quinn's online at www.quinnsauction.com.