Sotheby’s sold an Edouard Manet self-portrait for 22.4 million pounds ($33.1 million) on Tuesday, a record for the artist but toward the lower end of pre-sale expectations of 20-30 million pounds. The painting, one of only two self-portraits by the art…
Russian Art Sales "Solid", but Not Spectacular
By: Mike Collett-White
LONDON (REUTERS).- Russian art sales in London this week met expectations but failed to match dramatic recent rises in other sectors of the market, particularly impressionist, modern and old masters. Sotheby’s, Russian specialist…