NEW YORK, NY.- Today at Sotheby’s in New York, The Finding of Moses, a 19th century masterpiece by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, sold for a remarkable $35,922,500, more than seven times the presale high estimate of $5 million*. The monumental canvas w…
Egon Schiele Painting ‘Procession’ for Sale at Im Kinsky Kunst Auktionen in Vienna
VIENNA (AP).- Austrian auctioneers presented a precious Egon Schiele painting Wednesday that could fetch millions when it goes under the hammer next week. “Procession” is a dark work that dates to 1911 and depicts three women in different stages of th…
Tales of Katrina Told through Museum Exhibition at the Louisiana State Museum
NEW ORLEANS (AP).- The room is lit by flashlights, an escape hole chopped in the roof with an ax lying nearby. Steps away, rising floodwaters seep down a levee wall; across the way, a storm diary written in black felt marker on a housing project wall …
Sotheby’s Hong Long Sale of the Bordeaux Collection from SK Networks Achieves US$ 10 Million in 1.5 Hours
HONG KONG.- Following the phenomenal success of last night’s historical sale of Lafite Ex Cellars spanning 140 years of wine excellence (sales total: HK$65.5 million / US$8.4 million; pre-sale high estimate: HK$20 million / US$2.5 million), today&…
Iconic Cycladic Marble Reclining Female Figure to Be Offered for the First Time Ever at Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced the sale of a Cycladic marble reclining female figure, the most important Cycladic idol ever to come to auction on December 9. Estimated at $3-5 million, the folded-arm female figure is one of the most iconic sc…
Sotheby’s Presents Highlights from 19th Century European Art Auction in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- On 4 November, Sotheby’s 19th Century European Art auction will feature select works by important and popular artists, schools and styles of the genre. The curated sale, consisting of 82 lots with a pre-sale estimate of $20/30 milli…
Specially Equipped Silver Aston Martin First Driven by Sean Connery Sells for $4.1M in London
LONDON (AP).- One of the world’s most famous James Bond cars — the specially equipped silver Aston Martin first driven by Sean Connery in “Goldfinger” — was auctioned off Wednesday in London for 2.6 million pounds ($4.1 million.) The unique …
Sotheby’s Auction of 19th Century European Art to Include Important Works by Giovanni Boldini
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s 4 November auction of 19th Century European Art in New York will feature three works by the prominent Italian painter Giovanni Boldini. This offering comes just after the close of the important exhibition Giovanni Boldini …
James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5, A Cultural Icon, Comes to the Market for the First Time
LONDON.- RM Auctions will consign of one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century – the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 James Bond movie car – to its annual ‘Automobiles of London’ event at the Battersea Evolution in London …
Sotheby’s Auction of 19th Century European Art to Include Important Works by Giovanni Boldini
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s 4 November auction of 19th Century European Art in New York will feature three works by the prominent Italian painter Giovanni Boldini. This offering comes just after the close of the important exhibition Giovanni Boldini …