MIDDLESBOURGH.- A LINE IS A LINE FOR ALL THAT is a major new commission using vinyl for the 500m2 glass facade of the mima building by acclaimed New York artist Lawrence Weiner, and is the single largest commission ever produced by the artist in the UK…
Cash-Strapped Bank of Ireland Auctions Off its Art Stockpile at Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel
DUBLIN (AP).- Bank of Ireland has raised euro1.5 million ($2 million) in a sale of its prized Irish art works, auctioneers said Thursday, but the money won’t be used to shore up the troubled lender amid the country’s economic gloom. Adam’s auction hous…
Cash-Strapped Bank of Ireland Auctions Off its Art Stockpile at Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel
DUBLIN (AP).- Bank of Ireland has raised euro1.5 million ($2 million) in a sale of its prized Irish art works, auctioneers said Thursday, but the money won’t be used to shore up the troubled lender amid the country’s economic gloom. Adam’s auction hous…
Sotheby’s London Sees Strong Prices for Spanish, Scandinavian, Orientalist and Greek Art
LONDON.- Sotheby’s sale of 19th Century European Paintings in London today (which included works by Spanish, Orientalist, German, Austrian, Scandinavian and Symbolist artists) brought a total of £11,166,050 (€13,168,101), a figure comfortabl…
Sotheby’s London Sees Strong Prices for Spanish, Scandinavian, Orientalist and Greek Art
LONDON.- Sotheby’s sale of 19th Century European Paintings in London today (which included works by Spanish, Orientalist, German, Austrian, Scandinavian and Symbolist artists) brought a total of £11,166,050 (€13,168,101), a figure comfortabl…
Freeman’s Realizes $1.5 Million on Americana & Pennsylvania Auctions
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- It was an exciting weekend for Freeman’s American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts auction and the 5th Anniversary Pennsylvania Sale. Freeman’s experienced a crowded room all weekend, with dramatic bidding for Sunday’s Philadelphia …
Important American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s New York
NEW YORK, NY.- On 2 December, Sotheby’s auction of American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture in New York will offer works by important American artists and genres, spanning Impressionism, Modernism, 19th Century Paintings, American Illustration and…
Important American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s New York
NEW YORK, NY.- On 2 December, Sotheby’s auction of American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture in New York will offer works by important American artists and genres, spanning Impressionism, Modernism, 19th Century Paintings, American Illustration and…
Pop! Christie’s Sets New World Auction Record for Lichtenstein Achieving $42.6 Million
NEW YORK, NY.- The Evening Sale of Post-War and Contemporary Art realized $272,873,000/£169,181,260 /€199,197,290, selling 93% by lot and 92% by value. The sale had a pre-sale estimate of $239.2 to $348.6 million with 75 lots. Buyer geography by …
Schiele’s ‘Procession’ Sells for euro4.4 Million at im Kinsky Kunst Auktionen GmbH Auction House
VIENNA (AP).- A painting by Egon Schiele sold for euro4.4 million ($6.1 million) on Tuesday, a sizable sum but below estimates of its worth. “Procession” depicts three women in different stages of their lives and dates back to 1911, when the Austrian …