LONDON (REUTERS).- A painting by Paul Gauguin, billed as the top lot at Christie’s auction of modern and impressionist works in London, failed to find a buyer on Wednesday. The tribute to the artist’s friend Vincent Van Gogh, in the form of a still lif…
Photographs of Adolf Hitler are Expected to Fetch a Six-figure Sum at J.P. Humbert Auctioneers
LONDON.- Hundreds of photographs of Adolf Hitler are expected to fetch a six-figure sum when they go under the hammer, an auctioneer said. The photographs, along with negatives, were taken by the Nazi leader’s personal photographer Heinrich Hoffmann du…
Hundreds of Photographs of Adolf Hitler are Expected to Fetch a Six-figure Sum at J.P. Humbert Auctioneers
LONDON.- Hundreds of photographs of Adolf Hitler are expected to fetch a six-figure sum when they go under the hammer, an auctioneer said. The photographs, along with negatives, were taken by the Nazi leader’s personal photographer Heinrich Hoffmann du…
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…
1970 Masterpiece by Wifredo Lam to Lead Sotheby’s November Latin American Art Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s announced that the highlight of the 16 and 17 November sales of Latin American Art will be Wifredo Lam’s 1970 masterpiece Les Abalochas Dansent Pour Dhambala, dieu de l’unité (est. $1.75/2.25 million). The painting w…
Audrey Hepburn Stamps Fetch $606,000 to Help Educate Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
BERLIN (AP).- A rare sheet of 10 stamps depicting Audrey Hepburn fetched euro430,000 ($606,000) at a charity auction in Berlin on Saturday, two-thirds of which will go to help educate children in sub-Saharan Africa. The mint-condition sheet of 10 stam…
Demi Moore to Sell Two 19th Century Paintings at Sotheby’s in New York City
NEW YORK (AP).- Demi Moore is selling two 19th century European paintings at auction, including a French work the actress says inspired her because of the artist’s depiction of strong women. William Bouguereau’s “Frere et Soeur,” an oil painting of a y…
Demi Moore to Sell Two 19th Century Paintings at Sotheby’s in New York City
NEW YORK (AP).- Demi Moore is selling two 19th century European paintings at auction, including a French work the actress says inspired her because of the artist’s depiction of strong women. William Bouguereau’s “Frere et Soeur,” an oil painting of a y…
Frank Auerbach Painting of His Lover Makes 860,000 Pounds at Bonhams
LONDON.- An important painting by the British painter Frank Auerbach of his long-term lover, Estella Olive West, entitled Head of E.O.W. III, 1961, sold yesterday (30 June) for a remarkable £860,000 at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its 20th Cen…
Single-Owner Ceramic Collection from the Factory of Marie Antoinette’s Sister to Make 500,000 Pounds at Bonhams
LONDON.- The fantastic Procida Mirabelli di Lauro collection of Italian porcelain is to be auctioned at Bonhams, New Bond Street on Tuesday 6th July. This Italian single-owner collection, the most comprehensive of its type to ever come on to the market…