NEW YORK, NY.- Amy Cappellazzo has been appointed Chairman, Post-War and Contemporary Development at Christie’s. With a decade at the World’s Leading Art Business, Cappellazzo most recently held the title of International Co-Head of Post-War…
Sotheby’s to Sell Major Masterwork by Leading British Post-War Artist Francis Bacon
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced that its forthcoming summer Contemporary Art Evening Auction will be led by Crouching Nude, an important masterwork by the renowned British artist Francis Bacon (est. £7-9 million / $10-15 million)* which has never be…
Sotheby’s to Sell Major Masterwork by Leading British Post-War Artist Francis Bacon
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced that its forthcoming summer Contemporary Art Evening Auction will be led by Crouching Nude, an important masterwork by the renowned British artist Francis Bacon (est. £7-9 million / $10-15 million)* which has never be…
Francis Bacon Masterpieces to Highlight Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Sale
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A Francis Bacon self-portrait triptych is expected to fetch more than $25 million when it hits the auction block next month, Christie’s said Monday. “Three Studies for Self-Portrait,” a 1974 work which depicts three distorted, gutt…
Sotheby’s Hong Kong Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Spring Sale Series Announced
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Spring Sale Series 2011 will be held on 7 and 8 April, 2011 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Leading the season is a special Evening Sale, featuring a prestig…
Sotheby’s Hong Kong Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Spring Sale Series Announced
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Spring Sale Series 2011 will be held on 7 and 8 April, 2011 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Leading the season is a special Evening Sale, featuring a prestig…
Sotheby’s Hong Kong Presents It’s Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Spring Sale
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong presents its Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Spring Sale 2011. Taking place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Wednesday, 6 April, the sale will highlight an array of fiery red gems led by a rare 27.67-c…
Gerhard Richter’s "Zwei Kerzen" to Be Offered at Auction for the First Time in November
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announces that they will offer a masterpiece by Gerhard Richter at the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction in New York on November 10, 2010. One of the most monumental and iconic pictures ever painted by the art…
Gerhard Richter’s "Zwei Kerzen" to Be Offered at Auction for the First Time in November
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announces that they will offer a masterpiece by Gerhard Richter at the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction in New York on November 10, 2010. One of the most monumental and iconic pictures ever painted by the art…
Qing Dynasty Vase Smashes World Record in Glowing China Art Sales at Sotheby’s
HONG KONG (REUTERS).- A Chinese Qing dynasty vase sold for HK$253 million (20.2 million pounds) in a Sotheby’s sale in Hong Kong on Thursday, a world record at auction for any Chinese porcelain. “This is definitely a milestone,” Nicolas Chow, the Deput…