LONDON.- Sotheby’s London sale of Scottish Pictures on Wednesday, 29 September, 2010, will bring to the market a superb selection of works spanning over a century, from the Glasgow Boys through the Scottish Colourists, to modern works by living ar…
Strong Group of Works by The Glasgow Boys to Open Sotheby’s London Sale of Scottish Pictures
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London sale of Scottish Pictures on Wednesday, 29 September, 2010, will bring to the market a superb selection of works spanning over a century, from the Glasgow Boys through the Scottish Colourists, to modern works by living ar…
Sotheby’s Summer Sales of Impressionist & Modern Art in London Total $194 million
LONDON.- Sotheby’s two-day sales series of Impressionist & Modern Art in London this week realised a combined total of £131,186,300 / $193,602,387 / €157,601,625 – an increase of 185% on the same series last year. The sum achieved bring…
Records Abound at New York City Polaroid Photo Auction
NEW YORK (AP).- A historic sale of works by some of the biggest names in 20th-century photography set records during a two-day auction of iconic images from the Polaroid corporate collection that concluded Tuesday. The auction of more than 1,000 photog…
Records Abound at NYC Polaroid Photo Auction
NEW YORK (AP).- A historic sale of works by some of the biggest names in 20th-century photography set records during a two-day auction of iconic images from the Polaroid corporate collection that concluded Tuesday. The auction of more than 1,000 photog…
Christie’s in Record London Sale, Misses Target and Monet Water-Lily Painting Fails to Sell
LONDON.- Christie’s held London’s biggest ever art auction on Wednesday when its impressionist and modern sale fetched 153 million pounds ($227 million), but the total fell short of expectations of 164-231 million pounds. The big disappointment on the …
Mark Twain’s Unpublished Manuscript, ‘A Family Sketch’, Sets Auction Record
NEW YORK, NY.- Today at Sotheby’s New York, the second offering of rare books and manuscripts from The James S. Copley Library achieved a total of $2,783,347, bringing the total for the first four auctions of the Library to $7,146,231. The Mark Tw…
Zeng Fanzhi Exhibits Paintings from His Collection at the National Gallery for Foreign Art
SOFIA.- World-famous Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi on Friday evening opened an exhibition in Sofia’s National Gallery for Foreign Art. Attending the ceremony were Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov. Zeng Fanzhi is here at t…
Christie’s Set World Auction Record for Any Modern Indian Work of Art
LONDON.- The two day sale of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Including Property From The Estate of Francis Newton Souza realised a total of £12,462,425 / $18,092,364 / €15,056,174 and was 98% sold by value and 91% sold by lot. The top lot w…
Christie’s Set World Auction Record for Any Modern Indian Work of Art
LONDON.- The two day sale of South Asian
Modern +
Contemporary Art Including Property From The Estate of Francis Newton
Souza
realised a total of £12,462,425/$18,092,364 US / €15,056,174 and was 98%
sold by
value and 91% sold by lot…