From Africa Now to Bonhams recent auction of works by South African artists, African art continues to make tremendous impact in the global art market. As African artists flourish in the marketplace, Artcentron examines recent gains.
Marilyn Monroe, Sleeping, a 1962 Gelatin print by Bert Stern. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions. ART AUCTION Art Collector pays $12,500 for Marilyn Monroe Sensual photograph BY KAZAD DALLAS – A seductive Full Article »
Marina Terauds, Birds paper cut arts and crafts. Image courtesy of American Craft Council Show ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR American Craft Council Show brings arts and crafts enthusiasts to Baltimore Full Article »
1965 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible sets new world record at Bonhams Grand Palais sale in Paris, after an intense bidding war among rare car collectors. Image courtesy of Bonhams auctions Full Article »
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), Sunrise, from Seven Objects in a Box, Baked enamel on metal multiple 1966. Estimate: $ 2,000- 3000. Image courtesy of Christie’s ART NEWS Christie’s sale of prints Full Article »
Andy Warhol’s Triple Elvis [Ferus Type] on auction during Christie’s November Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New YorkIt helped with the auction record. Image courtesy of Christie’s ART AUCTION Full Article »
Abraham Lincoln: “Take the Oath” Autographed Note Signed. Estimated at Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions ART AUCTION Revealing Abraham Lincoln Civil War Letter, hair, and other important documents go on Full Article »
The ascent of female artists in the 2014 art auction season raises hope for 2015. Here are some of the top female artists from last year’s auction season
Ben Enwonwu, The Durbar of Eid ul-Fitr, Kano, Nigeria, broke the artist’s previous best by selling for £193,250. Image courtesy of Bonhams ART AUCTION: Ben Enwonwu, one of Africa’s leading artists, Full Article »
Sotheby’s 2014 art auction result and art sales give the auction house reason to celebrate and prepare for the 2015 auction season
Sotheby’s auctioneers at work auctioning Jasper Johns’s 1983 Flag in the 2014 auction season . It set a new record for the artist when it sold for $36 million. Image courtesy Full Article »
Theodoor Rombouts (Antwerp 1597-1637), A Merry Company, oil on canvas 94 x 671⁄8 in. Estimate: $2,000,000-3,000,000. Old Masters. Image courtesy Christie’s ART AUCTION Old Masters Week at Christie’s in New York sets the Full Article »
Adrien de Vries, Bacchic Figure Supporting the Globe. Sold for $27.9 million, the sculpture will be on display at the Netherlands Rijksmuseum. Image courtesy of Christie’s ART AUCTION Christie’s Sells Bacchic Figure Full Article »
Christie’s Latin American Art Evening Sale achieves $20.2 million in an art sale where several new auction prices were set for Latin American Artists
Harley-Davidson motorcycle blessed with the signature of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Estimate: US$ 19,000 – 31,000. Image courtesy of Bonhams ART AUCTION BY KAZAD Polish charity that supports children and Full Article »
Baltimore Artists need our support to survive and keep creating. On this Small Business Saturday, support Baltimore Artists by buying art. Here are some places to buy art in Baltimore
Detail of the Imperial Embroidered Silk Thangka Yongle Six-Character Presentation Mark and of the period(1402–1424). Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd ART AUCTION BY KAZAD Chinese Billionaire Liu Yiqian breaks Full Article »
1794 -silver dollar, AU50 NGC Ex Col E.H.R. Green. Sold for $470,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions ART AUCTION Newman Collection of rare coins set off a bidding war at Heritage Auctions Full Article »
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), Hills and Mesa to the West, oil on canvas, painted in 1945. Sold for $3,749,000 as part of Christie’s American Art Sale. Image courtesy of Christie’s ART Full Article »
Top Lot: Lot 12 | Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Service scènes de corrida (set of 8 plates) (A. R. 416 – 423), set of 8 partially glazed ceramic plates, conceived on Full Article »