NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A rare Andy Warhol self portrait in stark white and red, which had been in private hands for over 30 years, will go on sale at Christie’s in London next month, anchoring the auctioneer’s post-war and contemporary art offering. The …
18th Century Mahogany Bureau Table Achieves a Stunning $5.7 Million at Christie’s
NEW YORK, NY.- An 18th century mahogany bureau table carved by Newport’s most celebrated cabinetmaker sold for a stunning $5.7 million at Christie’s New York on Wednesday morning, placing it among the highest auction prices ever realized for …
Magnificent Qing Monochrome Porcelains from the Gordon Collection at Christie’s New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s presents the sale of Magnificent Qing Monochrome Porcelains and Earlier Works of Art from the Gordon Collection on 24 March 2011 at New York. Morton and Grace Gordon were passionate American collectors who lovingly assemb…
Magnificent Qing Monochrome Porcelains from the Gordon Collection at Christie’s New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s presents the sale of Magnificent Qing Monochrome Porcelains and Earlier Works of Art from the Gordon Collection on 24 March 2011 at New York. Morton and Grace Gordon were passionate American collectors who lovingly assemb…
Texas Foundation to Sell Matisse Set ‘The Backs’
By: Jamie Stengle, Associated Press
DALLAS (AP).- A Fort Worth foundation is selling four Henri Matisse sculptures known as “The Backs” that were once on display at a downtown park. The large relief sculptures by Matisse that depict a woman’s backside…
Artists, Designers Join Forces for the Second Annual Green Auction at Christie’s
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Artists, designers, entertainers and philanthropists are joining forces for the second annual green auction, which last year raised over $2 million for environmental groups. Christie’s, which is again hosting the Bid to Save the Ea…
First British Portrait of a Black African Muslim and Freed Slave Goes on Display
LONDON.- The Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) and the National Portrait Gallery, London announce a cooperative agreement relating to the portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, painted by William Hoare of Bath in 1733. Following the purchase of the work by QMA…
Sensual Portrait of Muse by Lovestruck Pablo Picasso Up for Auction at Sotheby’s
PARIS (REUTERS).- A sensual 1932 portrait by Pablo Picasso of his young mistress Marie-Therese Walter which captures his romantic obsession with her went on display at Sotheby’s in Paris on Wednesday ahead of an auction next month. It was the first pub…
Artists, Designers Join Forces for the Second Annual Green Auction at Christie’s
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Artists, designers, entertainers and philanthropists are joining forces for the second annual green auction, which last year raised over $2 million for environmental groups. Christie’s, which is again hosting the Bid to Save the Ea…
Texas Foundation to Sell Matisse Set ‘The Backs’
By: Jamie Stengle, Associated Press
DALLAS (AP).- A Fort Worth foundation is selling four Henri Matisse sculptures known as “The Backs” that were once on display at a downtown park. The large relief sculptures by Matisse that depict a woman’s backside…