LONDON (REUTERS).- Kay Saatchi, ex-wife of leading British art patron Charles, is selling off part of her own collection at a Christie’s auction in June and expects to raise up to 3.4 million pounds ($5.4 million). The highlight of the sale, which will…
Leading British Art Collector Charles Saatchi’s Ex-Wife Sells Off Art at Christie’s
LONDON (REUTERS).- Kay Saatchi, ex-wife of leading British art patron Charles, is selling off part of her own collection at a Christie’s auction in June and expects to raise up to 3.4 million pounds ($5.4 million). The highlight of the sale, which will…
Sotheby’s to Auction 106 Monumental Early Works by Contemporary Chinese Artists
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong announces the sale of an important private collection of contemporary Chinese Art on 3 April: The Ullens Collection – The Nascence of Avant Garde China, offering 106 masterpieces from the legendary Collection, …
Westmont Museum of Art to Organize Symposium to Attract Art Collectors
SANTA BARBARA, CA.- “The Discerning Eye: An Art Collector’s Symposium” gathers art critics, dealers and collectors from across the country for an all-day educational event at the Westmont Museum of Art on Saturday, March 12. The event is…
Public Debut of the Huntington Library’s Important New Works by Andy Warhol
SAN MARINO, CA.- In October, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced that it would be receiving a gift of important works by Andy Warhol from the estate of Los Angeles gallery director Robert Shapazian, who died earlier…
Public Debut of the Huntington Library’s Important New Works by Andy Warhol
SAN MARINO, CA.- In October, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced that it would be receiving a gift of important works by Andy Warhol from the estate of Los Angeles gallery director Robert Shapazian, who died earlier…
Public Debut of the Huntington’s New Works by Andy Warhol
SAN MARINO, CA.- In October, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced that it would be receiving a gift of important works by Andy Warhol from the estate of Los Angeles gallery director Robert Shapazian, who died earlier…
Anonymous Art Collector Purchases Peter Lik’s New England River Photo, ‘One,’ For $1 Million
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Calling it “the best shot I have taken in my lifetime,” world-renowned photographer Peter Lik has sold his first million-dollar photograph, which he calls One: a fleetingly beautiful nature shot captured on the banks of the Androscogg…
Collector Jane Batten Donates Nine American Masterpieces to the Chrysler Museum of Art
NORFOLK, VA.- In addition to his extraordinary success as a businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist, the late Frank Batten, Sr. was also a distinguished art collector. Now, thanks to the generosity of Jane Batten, nine works from the Batten Coll…
A Hedonist’s Guide to Art Reveals the Secrets of the World of Art through a Collection of Essays
LONDON.- Hg2 Art is a handbook that gives readers an insight into both the darker reaches of the art world and some of its more enchanting pockets. Revealing insider secrets, it answers the questions every would-be art collector wants to know. Hg2 Art …