Shibata Zeshin Sets New Record at Bonhams
An acclaimed masterpiece by Japanese artist Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) led the pack during Bonhams six Asian Art sales in London last week, setting a new world record price of £842,500, far above the...
View ArticleChristie's Latest Blockbuster Edges Closer to the $1B Mark
Christie’s yet again set a record for all auctions everywhere on Wednesday evening at its Rockefeller Center headquarters in New York, taking in a mind-boggling $852,887,000 for 75 works of art. The...
View ArticlePhillips Closes New York Auction Week on a Subdued Note
The $1.36 billion auction week of postwar and contemporary evening sales in New York had its low-key finale at Phillips on Thursday, turning in a solid though hardly exceptional $51,964,750. The decent...
View ArticleRare “Abbey Road” Outtakes and Cover Shot to be Auctioned in London
UK-based auction house Dreweatts & Bloomsbury will auction rare outtakes and the final cover shot for the Beatles’ “Abbey Road” album during its November 21 Photographs & Photobooks sale in...
View ArticleBack to the Bloc: London's Russian Art Week in Auctions and Galleries
Russian Art Week, November 21 through 26, features a quartet of auctions — at Sotheby’s, Christie’s, MacDougall’s, and Bonhams — along with exhibitions of paintings, icons, and objets by Fabergé. Sale...
View ArticleWilliam F. Ruprecht Steps Down as Sotheby’s CEO
Sotheby’s has announced the resignation of CEO William F. Ruprecht who has served in the position since 2000. According to Sotheby’s, Mr. Ruprecht’s decision to step down was made by mutual agreement...
View ArticleAmerican Art Market Flexes Its Muscles In New York
NEW YORK — Sotheby’s made auction history during its American art sale on Thursday morning, when Georgia O’Keeffe’s “Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1,” 1932, soared to $44,405,000 (est. $10-15 million)...
View ArticleSteven P. Murphy to Step Down as Christie’s CEO
Christie’s has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Steven P. Murphy, will be stepping down at the end of the year. He will be replaced by Patricia Barbizet who will also continue in her role as...
View ArticleThe Auction Room Celebrates African Contemporary Art
London-based online auction house The Auction Room has drawn inspiration from Africa’s burgeoning contemporary art scene for its online auction of African contemporary art, entitled “Young...
View ArticleNew Auction Record for J.M.W. Turner at Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s has set a new record for J.M.W. Turner during its December 3 Old Masters and British Paintings Evening sale in London, selling the artist’s “Rome, from Mount Aventine” for £30.3 million...
View ArticlePhillips to Auction Art of Influence in London
Auction house Phillips’ Under The Influence sales are renowned as barometers of current art market taste and future trends. For the final Under the Influence Sale of the year in London on December 10,...
View ArticleSotheby’s to Auction Winston Churchill Paintings
It may surprise some to learn that Britain’s greatest war-time leader, Winston Churchill, was a very talented and extremely competent amateur painter.Sotheby’s will offer a group of 15 paintings by...
View ArticleChristie’s London to Auction Cézanne From Courtauld Collection
Christie’s has announced that it will offer Paul Cézanne’s masterpiece “Vue sur L’Estaque et Le Château d’If,” painted circa 1883-1885, during its February 4, 2015 Impressionist & Modern Art...
View ArticleMid-Century Innovator: Ceramicist Axel Salto Blended Form and Function
The Danish ceramic artist Axel Salto (1889–1961) has a unique ability to mine the primitive nature of the material, working it into polished, sensual forms that reflect both ancient Asian traditions...
View ArticleSotheby’s to Offer Rare Monet Venice Painting in London
Sotheby’s will offer a rare view of Venice by Claude Monet in its February 3 Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in London. The 1908 painting titled “Le Grand Canal” will be offered with an...
View ArticleChristie’s London Aims High with Feb Imp/Mod Sale
Following a stellar year in 2014, auction house Christie’s is set to start 2015 with a bang with its February 4 Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in London which has a total pre-sale estimate...
View ArticleChristie’s Strongest Ever London Surrealist Sale
The 36 lots in the 2015 edition of Christie’s annual The Art of The Surreal Evening Sale in London is “the strongest group of Surreal art to come to auction,” according to the auction house. Tailored...
View ArticleSteve Lazarides to Sell Banksy Prints at Bonhams
Bonhams will offer a collection of 30 Banksy prints from the collection of the legendary graffiti artist’s former agent, renowned urban art dealer and gallerist Steve Lazarides, in its Founded 1793...
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