Goldenstein Gallery to exhibit works by Orson Welles, Beatrice Welles

“I passionately hate the idea of being with it.  I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.”  – Orson Welles *** The Goldenstein Gallery in Sedona, Arizona, will exhibit Welles & Welles – artwork created by Beatrice Welles and her late father, filmmaker Orson Welles, this month. Coinciding with […]

Orson Welles items fetch $180,000 at auction

The auction of Orson Welles’ personal belongings drew large bids this weekend. Sixty-seven lots fetched $180,000 at Heritage Auctions on Saturday, according to the Associated Press. Many items sold for far more than the pre-auction estimates. Two dozen pages of scripts for the 1941 masterpiece Citizen Kane went for $15,000; Welles’ 16mm Bell & Howell […]

Beatrice Welles interview – Part 2: Orson Welles early ‘autobiography’ found, art exhibit planned, ‘Othello’ on Blu-ray, and fate of ‘Chimes at Midnight’

By RAY KELLY Beatrice Welles’ decision to put more than 70 items belonging to her late father, Orson Welles, on the auction block later this month drew national attention when it was announced Monday. Most of the items were found in two trunks, which had been left unopened for nearly 50 years. She detailed the […]