Art Basel Collectors Exhibited Due Diligence Collecting Art
Wealthy Art Basel collectors exhibited due diligence before collecting art at this year’s art fair. They appeared determined to collect only the best artworks
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Galleries, Artists and Rich Collectors Converge at Art Basel
Artists, collectors, galleries and art lovers outside Art Basel in Basel. Image courtesy of Art Basel ART FAIR Galleries and artists present […]
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.
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
Animation Art Collector Pays $47,800 for Wicked Queen
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs The Old Hag Production Cel and Key Master Background Setup animation (Walt Disney, 1937). Sold for […]
Motorcycles Auction Shows Collectors Passion
c.1908 Zenette 3½hp Forecar. Engine no. 5873. Motorcycles. Sold for £13,800 (US$ 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 […]
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China Take on Jiajing Emperor
Shao Jun Assassin’s Creed Chronicles:China. Image courtesy of Ubisoft ART NEWS Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China explores amazing art to bring Shao Jun’s […]
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 […]
Rare Coins Collectors Fight Over World & Ancient Coins at Auction
Great Britain: George IV gold Proof 5 Pounds 1826 PR62 Cameo PCGS . Sold for $76,375.Rare coins Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions ART […]
Giacometti Pointing Man Sculpture Expected to Surpass Auction Estimate
Giacometti Pointing Man appears at Christie’s Auction House to challenge the current auction record for any sculpture
Iraqi Modernism: Iraqi Artists Shine at Bonhams Auction
Shakir Hassan Al Said (Iraq, 1925-2004), Cubist Cockerel, oil on board, framed, 53 x 56cm (20 7/8 x 22 1/16in). Estimate: £25,000 […]