Tag: 5 Million
Richard Avedon Photos Headed to Paris Auction at Christie’s
NEW YORK (AP).- One of Richard Avedon's most defining photographs is of a willowy model adorned in a Dior evening gown, a silk sash cascading down her slender leg, striking a dramatic pose against a row of circus elephants. It is signature Avedon. Dram...
Post-War & Contemporary Evening Auction at Christie’s Realises $68.6 Million
LONDON.- The Post-War and Contemporary Evening
Auction took place 30 June at Christie’s and realised £45,640,200
/$68,642,861/ €56,091,806, selling 84% by lot and 85% by value. The top
price
was paid for Silver Liz, 1963, by...
Sotheby’s Opening Sale of Photographs from the Polaroid Collection 100% Sold
NEW YORK, NY.- At Sotheby’s, bidding began for Photographs from
the Polaroid Collection with the opening session bringing a remarkable
$7,197,439, well-above expectations (est. $2.9/4.5 million) and with every lot
finding a buyer. With mor...
Opening Session of Photographs from the Polaroid Collection 100% Sold
NEW YORK, NY.- Tonight at Sothebys, bidding began for Photographs from the Polaroid Collection with the opening session bringing a remarkable $7,197,439, well-above expectations (est. $2.9/4.5 million) and with every lot finding a buyer. With mor...
Baltimore Museum of Art Unveils $24 Million Renovation Plan
BALTIMORE, MD.- Thanks to a $10 million multi-year commitment from the State of Maryland, The Baltimore Museum of Art today announced it is beginning a $24 million capital renovation project. The project includes renovating galleries for three major ar...
Sotheby’s South Asian Art Sale Brings a Total of 5.5 Million...
LONDON.- Today in London, Sothebys sale of South Asian Art brought an exceptional total of £5,465,550, well above the pre-sale expectations of £2,739,500-3,912,500 and a figure that is more than double the sum realised for the equivalent sale a...
Sotheby’s South Asian Art Sale Today Brings an Exceptional Total of...
LONDON.- Today in London, Sothebys sale of South Asian Art brought an exceptional total of £5,465,550, well above the pre-sale expectations of £2,739,500-3,912,500 and a figure that is more than double the sum realised for the equivalent sale a...
Sotheby’s Sells a Masterpiece by Ferdinand Hodler for CHF 4 Million
ZURICH.- Last night Sothebys Zurich sale of Swiss Art, held at its premises in Talstrasse 83, brought CHF 15,854,400, 11,385,923, within the pre-sale estimate of CHF 13.5 million to 19.1 million, and featured masterpieces by Ferdinand Hodl...
Rubens, Guercino, Pencz and Van Dyck to Highlight Christie’s Sale
LONDON.- Christies Old Masters and 19th Century Art Evening Sale will take place on 6 July 2010 and will offer a rich array of 68 paintings, drawings and watercolours spanning 600 years of European art history. Leading the sale is A Commander bei...