Asian Collectors Renew Interest in Old Masters at Christie’s
Active bidding from Asian collectors helps Christie’s achieve strong results for Old Master paintings, with 4 of the top 10 lots sold to or underbid by the region.
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 […]
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 $222,912. […]
Sculpture by Beaumont Reveals Passion for Human Experience
Hanneke Beaumont, Three Men on a Bench, bronze sculpture circa 1995. Image courtesy of LiveAuctineers ART AUCTION Sculpture of ‘Three Men on […]
Hairstyles, Tattoos, Body Markings, and Women’s Pride
Victor Ekpuk, Asian Uboikpa (Hip Sista) Series #.11, 2015, one of the paintings investigating the importance of hairstyles, tattoos and body markings […]
Cartier Designs Top Sotheby’s Jewel Auction in Geneva
Sunrise Ruby, a rare ruby and diamond ring weighing 25.59 carats, Cartier. Estimate: CHF 11,700,000 – 17,500,000. Price Realized: CHF 28,250,000 (US$ […]
AUCTION: Rothko Leads Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Sale
Roy Lichtenstein, The Ring (Engagement), Oil on canvas sold at Auction. Price Realized: $41,690,000 (£26,762,100). Image courtesy of Sotheby’s ART AUCTION Sotheby’s […]
Violence Against Girls and Women Remembered at Venice Biennale
New York artist Patricia Cronin highlights violence against girls and women in her new art installation at the Venice Biennale. Her shrines and altars to girls stress the need to end violence against girls and women.
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 […]
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$140 […]
Aston Martin Convertible Makes Record Price at Auction
1966 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible to ‘Vantage’ specification. Sold for £1,524,700 (US$ 2,350,090) inc. premium. Image courtesy of Bonhams ART AUCTION Bonhams […]
India Meets Pakistan at Venice Biennale to Confront History
India Meets Pakistan at Venice. An exhibition at Venice Biennale investigates the conflict between India and Pakistan, two mortal enemies with common cultural cartography.
Evening Post Covers Lift American Art at Heritage Auctions
Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971), Polar Expedition, 1944, oil on canvas 34 x 44 inches (86.4 x 111.8 cm). Estimate: $200,000 – $300,000. […]
Cinco de Mayo: A Celebration of Mexican Culture and Heritage
Cinco de Mayo is an opportunity for Mexicans to celebrate culture and nationalism. It is also an occasion to propagate the contributions of Latinos to American society.
Animation Art Collector Pays $47,800 for Wicked Queen
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs The Old Hag Production Cel and Key Master Background Setup animation (Walt Disney, 1937). Sold for […]
Video Details ‘Pointing Man’ Sculpture by Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti Pointing Man (L’homme au doigt). Estimated at $130 million. Courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd. 2015 © 2015 Alberto Giacometti Estate […]
Motorcycles Auction Shows Collectors Passion
c.1908 Zenette 3½hp Forecar. Engine no. 5873. Motorcycles. Sold for £13,800 (US$ 21,297) inc. premium. Image courtesy of Bonhams ART AUCTION Unusual […]
Motorcycle Meant for Scrap Yard Sells for £275,900
The 1939 Vincent HRD Series-A Rapide Motorcycle sold for £275,900. Image courtesy of Bonhams ART AUCTION Motorcycle rescued from being scrapped sells […]
Baltimore Cultural Life Impacted by Riots and Protests
Royal Man’s Mask (Mukenga). The 1970s. Kuba kingdom, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Baltimore Cultural Life. The Baltimore Museum of Art: […]
American Teens Travel to Cuba for Culture and Community Service
El Capitolio, or National Capitol Building in Havana, Cuba. Image courtesy of ARCC Programs TRAVELS ARCC Programs brings American teens to Cuba […]