Nelson Mandela, Tan Swie Hian Paintings to Sell at Bonhams Hong Kong
A series of artworks first sketched by the late statesman Nelson Mandela – expressing his joy at being liberated after 27 years in prison – is to be sold by Bonhams.The South African leader’s image of...
View ArticleHow Millennials Are Transforming the Online Art Marketplace
Millennials as an online consumer base is a well-worn cliché that brings to mind an entire generation of cell phone junkies and social media stars. A target audience for almost every major corporation...
View ArticleSotheby’s Sets 8 Orientalist and Middle Eastern Art Records
Sotheby’s set new auction records for 8 artists during its Orientalist & Middle Eastern Art Week in London which realized a combined total of £15,729,798 across 5 auctions, exceeding the pre-sale...
View ArticleFreddie Mercury’s “Show Must Go On” Queen Notebook May Fetch $100,000 at Auction
The personal notebook used by the late singer Freddie Mercury to write the lyrics for some of his bands best-known later songs is to be sold at auction.The spiral-bound volume contains the scribbled...
View ArticleSponsored: Invaluable Gears Up for Spring Auction Season With Prints and...
As auction season rears its head, advisors and collectors turn their attention to the secondary market. Despite sluggish fair and gallery sales so far this year, blue-chip artists remain in high...
View ArticleSotheby’s to Offer Monuments Men Recovered Rothschild Metsu
Sotheby’s will offer Dutch painter Gabriel Metsu’s “An Officer Paying Court to a Young Woman,” one of the finest Dutch genre scenes remaining in private hands, during its Master Paintings sale in New...
View ArticleRenowned Private Collections Come to Sotheby’s Classical Chinese Paintings...
The second Classical Chinese Paintings Sale at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on May 30 will include several fresh to the market pieces from major private collections, including the Mi Yun Hall Collection and Mo...
View ArticleBonhams Breaks 10 Records for Lebanese and Middle Eastern Art
Bonhams broke 10 world auction records during its April 27 Middle Eastern and Lebanese Modern and Contemporary art sales in London, reflecting the ever-increasing global demand for Middle Eastern...
View Article£18M Lucian Freud Family Portrait Heads Christie’s Defining British Art Sale
Christie’s has revealed three stunning highlights by Lucian Freud, Lord Frederic Leighton, and Sir Joshua Reynolds from its upcoming June 30 “Defining British Art” Evening Sale in London which will...
View ArticleBonhams to Offer Groundbreaking Early Works by El Anatsui
Bonhams will offer a selection of Ghanian artist El Anatsui’s early works in ceramic and wood during its “Africa Now” sale in London on May 25, including some of the artist’s earliest works from his...
View ArticleInvest in Female Artists Now, Says Auction Search Engine Barnebys
With women starting to rock the art market, auction search engine Barnebys says that now is the right time to invest in female artists.“A revolution that has taken centuries to arrive is underway,”...
View ArticleSotheby’s to Offer Two Revealing Barbara Hepworth Sculptures
Sotheby’s will offer two highly important sculptures by Barbara Hepworth at its Modern and Post-War British Art Evening Auction on June 13 in London.Rarely exhibited and never before offered at...
View ArticleWorks by Gaitonde, Sabavala Lead Christie’s South Asian Sale in London
Christie’s will offer works by Vasudeo S. Gaitonde, Jehangir Sabavala, Maqbool Fida Husain, Jamini Roy, Bhupen Khakhar, Ramkinkar Baij, Meera Mukherjee, Sadanand Bakre, and Himmat Shah during its South...
View ArticleGaitonde Canvases With Touching Stories Are Top Draws at Christie’s May 26...
In terms of its pre-auction estimate of £800,000 – £1,200,000 (approx. $1,158,400 - $1,737,600 or Rs 7.71 crore - Rs 11.57 crore), this untitled oil on canvas by V.S. Gaitonde (1924-2001) from 1958 is...
View ArticleCilla Black’s Lowry Paintings May Fetch $1.2 Million at Sotheby’s
UK television personality Cilla Black’s three paintings by L.S. Lowry may fetch the equivalent of $1.2 million when they are sold at Sotheby’s in London.Black - described as a national celebrity and...
View ArticleCilla Black’s Lowry Paintings May Fetch $1.2 Million at Sotheby’s UK
UK television personality Cilla Black’s three paintings by L.S. Lowry may fetch the equivalent of $1.2 million when they are sold at Sotheby’s in London.Black - described as a national celebrity and...
View ArticleOn the Block: New York May Sales
The days of shoot-the-moon guarantees issued in order to snare top-drawer property at any price are over—a direct result of shrinking bottom lines at the world’s top two auction houses. And for the...
View ArticleAsian Artists Lead Print, Photographs and Works on Paper Sale at Bonhams HK
Bonhams Hong Kong has scheduled its second Prints, Photographs and Works on Paper Sale on May 22 and it will offer works by Yoshitomo Nara, Frog King, and artists from the Gutai group, with an overal...
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