LONDON.- The most expensive painting to be sold at auction, Pablo Picasso’s “Nude, Green Leaves and Bust,” goes on public display in Britain for the first time Monday at the Tate Modern gallery in London. The 1932 work, which sold for $106.5 million at…
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…
Christie’s Announces Worldwide Sales of $2.57 Billion for First Half of 2010
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s, the world’s leading art business, announced today worldwide sales of £1.71 billion ($2.57 billion) for the first six months of 2010, up 46% by £ on last year’s figure of £1.2 billion ($1.8 billion) for the s…
Christie’s Announces Worldwide Sales of $2.57 Billion for First Half of 2010
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s, the world’s leading art business, announced today worldwide sales of £1.71 billion ($2.57 billion) for the first six months of 2010, up 46% by £ on last year’s figure of £1.2 billion ($1.8 billion) for the s…