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ART MARKET NEWS
Ancient Sculptures Recovered from Christie’s After Raid
The sandstone stele of Rishabhanata from the 10th century, one of the ancient sculptures recovered during federal agents raid at Christie’s. Image courtesy of Department of Homeland Security ART NEWS: Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Asian Collectors Renew Interest in Old Masters at Christie’s
Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793), Venice, the Bacino di San Marco with the Departure of the Bucintoro, oil on canvas. Estimate: $150,000-250,000. Sold for $605,000 to one of the Asian collectors. Full Article »
CHRISTIE'S
7 Handbags More Expensive Than Your Average Home
An Orange Gulliver Leather Quelle Idole With Palladium Hardware, Taipei Limited Edition, Hermès, 2009, one of the handbags at the auction. Sold for US$97,200. Image courtesy of Christie’s FASHION & Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Handbag Sells for $222,912 at Christie’s in Hong Kong
An Exceptional Shiny Fuchsia Porosus Crocodile Diamond Birkin 35 with 18k White Gold & Diamond Hardware, Hermès, 2014 handbag. Sold for $222,912. Image courtesy of Christie’s Image Ltd ART AUCTION Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Record Auction Prices at Christie’s Evening Sale in New York
Christie’s Global President Jussi Pylkkanen at the rostrum during the auction of Picasso’s Les femmes d’Alger, Version O from 1955 that made auction record selling for $179,365,000. Record Auction-Image courtesy Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Picasso Painting Makes Auction Record Selling for Over $179 Million
Pablo Picasso Les femmes d’Alger (Version O), oil on canvas painting, Painted on February 14, 1955. Estimate: in the region of US$140 million. Sold for $179,365,000 (including buyer’s premium). © Full Article »
ART
Video Details ‘Pointing Man’ Sculpture by Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti Pointing Man (L’homme au doigt). Estimated at $130 million. Courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd. 2015 © 2015 Alberto Giacometti Estate Licensed by VAGA and ARS, New York VIDEO/ART Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Edward Hopper Leads Christie’s American Art Sale With ‘Two Puritans’
Edward Hopper (1882-1967), Two Puritans, oil on canvas, painted in 1945. Estimate: $20,000,000 – 30,000,000. Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd ART AUCTION Two Puritans by Edward Hopper expected to Full Article »
ART COLLECTORS
China’s Eccentric Art Collector Liu Yiqian Boosts Asia’s Art Market
The Chinese billionaire art collector Liu Yiqian drinks tea from his prized Chicken Cup to celebrate its handover by Sotheby’s. Image courtesy of Sotheby’s ART COLLECTOR BY KAZAD Artcentron celebrates Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Caravaggio’s Painting Leads Christie’s Auction of Old Masters Art
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 »
