NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A portrait of an infant matador and his bullfighting elders, painted by Colombian Fernando Botero, topped Christie’s Latin American art sale, which also set auction records for postwar Brazilian, Colombian, Mexican and Argentine ar…
Colombian Fernando Botero’s Matadors, Chile’s Matta Top Latin American Auction at Christie’s
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A portrait of an infant matador and his bullfighting elders, painted by Colombian Fernando Botero, topped Christie’s Latin American art sale, which also set auction records for postwar Brazilian, Colombian, Mexican and Argentine ar…
Richard Avedon’s Most Prized Photographs for Sale Saturday at Christie’s in Paris
PARIS AP.- A model in a silk Dior gown, posing with elephants. The psychedelically colored faces of the Beatles. A soot-covered coal miner. Christie’s in Paris will auction some of Richard Avedon’s most prized photographs Saturday to raise money for t…
Christie’s to Offer One of the Finest Private Collections of Early 20th Century Decorative Art
PARIS.- Christie’s announces the sale of the Gourdon Collection, one of the finest private collections of early 20th century decorative art and design ever to be offered at auction, on 29, 30 and 31 March 2011, at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. The…
Christie’s to Offer One of the Finest Private Collections of Early 20th Century Decorative Art and Design
PARIS.- Christie’s announces the sale of the Gourdon Collection, one of the finest private collections of early 20th century decorative art and design ever to be offered at auction, on 29, 30 and 31 March 2011, at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. The…
Surrealism, Botero in Latin America Auctions this Week at Christie’s and Sotheby’s
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A voodoo-inspired Cuban work and a portrait of a bullfighting family by Colombian Fernando Botero top this week’s Latin American art auctions at Sotheby’s and Christie’s in New York. Christie’s expects to see sales of up to $26 mil…
Almost 500 Lots of Russian Art Included in the Russian Art Sale at Christie’s
LONDON.- Almost 500 lots of Russian Art, including fine paintings, Works of Art and unique pieces of neo-Russian furniture consigned from important European and American private collections, will be included in Christie’s Russian Art sale on 29 No…
Pop! Christie’s Sets New World Auction Record for Lichtenstein Achieving $42.6 Million
NEW YORK, NY.- The Evening Sale of Post-War and Contemporary Art realized $272,873,000/£169,181,260 /€199,197,290, selling 93% by lot and 92% by value. The sale had a pre-sale estimate of $239.2 to $348.6 million with 75 lots. Buyer geography by …
Curtain Closes on a Successful Abu Dhabi Art 2010
ABU DHABI.- The second edition of Abu Dhabi Art closed on Sunday, November 7, 2010. This year, the platform for regional and international Modern and Contemporary art brought together the art world’s most recognised names right on the crossroads o…
One of Only 19 Fabergé Snuff-Boxes with Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II Offered by Christie’s
LONDON.- Christie’s upcoming Russian Works of Art sale on 29 November 2010 will be led by an important jewelled vari-coloured gold and guilloché enamelled Imperial presentation snuff-box, marked Fabergé, with the workmaster’s mark of Henrik…