MADRID (AP).- Spanish investigators have recovered stolen masterpieces by two of the country’s most revered artists: Goya and El Greco, a police statement said Friday. The oil on canvas works, Goya’s 18th-century “The Apparition of the Virgin of Pilar…
Rediscovered Rothko to Highlight Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announces the auction of a previously undocumented masterpiece by the great Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko (1903-1970), to be offered as the highlight of the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale at Christie’…
Rediscovered Rothko to Highlight Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announces the auction of a previously undocumented masterpiece by the great Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko (1903-1970), to be offered as the highlight of the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale at Christie’…
Early Picasso to Highlight Christie’s Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on May 4
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announces a special highlight of its Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on 4 May: Les enfants et les jouets, an extraordinary work by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) painted in the spring of 1901 when the artist was on…
Elizabeth Taylor’s Jewels, Art, Fashion and Memorabilia to Be Auctioned at Christie’s
NEW YORK, NY.- Elizabeth Taylor’s renowned collection of jewelry, works of art, clothing and memorabilia will be sold at a series of auctions, Christie’s said on Saturday. “Christie’s will be selling the historic collection of Elizabeth Taylor,” who di…
Christie’s to Offer a Beautiful Rectangular-Cut Diamond Ring Owned by Gloria Swanson
PARIS.- Christie’s Jewels Department will offer a beautiful rectangular-cut diamond ring weighing 5.1 carats (estimate: €70,000-100,000) in Paris on May 23rd. This ring belonged to Gloria Swanson, the American actress, who was a superstar of …
Andy Warhol Painting Bought for $1,600 Could Fetch $30 Million at Christie’s Sale
NEW YORK, N.Y (REUTERS).- An Andy Warhol self-portrait purchased in 1963 for $1,600 on an installment plan is poised to fetch $30 million or more when it hits the auction block at Christie’s in May. “Self-Portrait,” a four-panel acrylic silkscreen dep…
Andy Warhol Painting Bought for $1,600 Could Fetch $30 Million at Christie’s Sale
NEW YORK, N.Y (REUTERS).- An Andy Warhol self-portrait purchased in 1963 for $1,600 on an installment plan is poised to fetch $30 million or more when it hits the auction block at Christie’s in May. “Self-Portrait,” a four-panel acrylic silkscreen dep…
Westervelt Collection To Highlight Christie’s American Paintings Sale May 18
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Christie’s announce it has been entrusted with the sale of selected works from one of the most important corporate collections of American paintings ever to appear at auction. On May 18, as part of its sale of Important American Pa…
Bonnard’s Le Petit Déjeuner to Highlight Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Evening Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced its upcoming Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on May 4 will include Pierre Bonnard’s Le petit déjeuner, an important interior scene from the artist’s last decade, a significant period of mode…