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This February 27th, history takes center stage in Boulder, Colorado, as Artemis Fine Arts and Arte Primitivo proudly present Day 2 of their landmark joint auction. Building on decades of shared expertise and a passion for connoisseurship, this session transitions from the tribal treasures of Day 1 into a breathtaking exploration of Classical Antiquities, Asian, and Fine Arts. In this image: Massive James Verbicky Painting - BRAINSCAN Series. Estimate: $70,000 - $100,000.

James Verbicky Painting - Red Diptych. James Verbicky (Polish-Canadian, b. 1973). Red Diptych, oil on canvas, n.d. Signed at lower right of one panel. A large-scale two-panel painting by contemporary artist James Verbicky, this piece exemplifies Verbicky's sophisticated abstract language. The composition features sweeping circular and arc-like brushstrokes that appear to move across the divide, continuing from one canvas to another and creating a sense of flowing motion. Estimate: $16,000 - $24,000.

Huge Diyano Purwadi Painting - Expressive Nudes 1998-99. Diyano Purwadi (Indonesian, b. 1971). Untitled (Figures), oil on canvas. Signed and dated at lower left. A large-scale figurative, expressionist painting by contemporary Indonesian artist Diyano Purwadi. The composition features an ensemble of nude figures with elongated bodies, dramatic poses, and mask-like visages, presented in a rhythmic arrangement across the colossal canvas. Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000.

Thomas Robinson Portrait of Thomas Romney Robinson. Thomas Robinson (British, before 1770-1810). Portrait of Thomas Romney Robinson, oil on canvas, early 19th century. A sizeable portrait painting by British artist Thomas Robinson, depicting his son, John Thomas Romney Robinson (1792-1882), who would grow up to be an important astronomer and director of the Armagh Observatory, one of the UK's most reputable observatories of the time. Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000.

William P. Henderson Painting -"Velarde Station". Attributed to William Penhallow Henderson (American, 1877-1943). "Velarde Station" oil on board, n.d. Artist and title delineated on old label on verso of frame. This gem of a painting depicts Velarde Station, a railroad stop in Velarde, New Mexico, a charming village in the Rio Grande Valley located between Taos and Espanola. Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000.

Johnnie Winona Ross "Roswell, New Mexico" (1995). Johnnie Winona Ross (American, b. 1949). "Roswell, New Mexico" mixed media, 1995. Hand signed and dated "12 '95" on stretcher. Title handwritten on stretcher. Also signed on left and right peripheries of canvas. A striking interpretation of the northern New Mexican landscape by Johnnie Winona Ross, who has lived and worked in Taos since 1999. Estimate: $5,000 - $7,500.

Pop Art Diptych Painting of The Joker by Webb. Pop Art Contemporary, The Joker, acrylic on canvas, post-2008. Signed "WEBB" at lower right. A striking diptych painting depicting the Heath Ledger version of the Joker from "The Dark Knight" (2008) rendered in a Pop-Art influenced style. The use of two canvases symbolizes the duality of the Joker character - mask vs. reality, order vs. chaos and the like. Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000.

Edith Kramer Painting "Tanks und Graser" (1990). Edith Kramer (Austrian born American, 1916-2014). "Tanks und Graser" (Tanks and Grasses) oil on linen, 1990. Signed and dated at lower right and again with title on verso. A windswept field of grasses fills the foreground, their slender blades bending and crossing like quick, nervous lines of thought, while the horizon settles into the unmistakable geometry of industry. Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000.

Female Saint on Silver Plate Plaque. Peru. Ca. 19th century. Carved wooden votive plaque having a wooden female saint individually carved, set with glass eyes and applied to the plaque, wearing a long dress with sleeves with a painted floral pattern, hands held in an upwards position, originally carrying or holding an object, possibly a lamb. Estimate: $700 - $1,000.

Roman Style Intaglio of a Young Woman. Eastern Mediterranean. Ca. 17th century A.D. Intaglio depicting a high relief profile head of a young woman having a finely detailed wavy hairdo, curled at the ends, and having beautiful facial features. Several losses along the outer edges. Size: 7/8"H. x 1/2"W. Estimate: $400 - $600.