MAASTRICHT.- Hammer Galleries presents a selection of works from their Modern Masters: Paris and Beyond exhibition at TEFAF Maastricht this year. Following the success of their critically acclaimed Renoir exhibition at TEFAF 2011, Hammer’s curren…
Pablo Picasso Lovers Win Hearts at Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale
LONDON (REUTERS).- Portraits of three different lovers of 20th century master Pablo Picasso fetched the three highest prices at a London auction at Christie’s on Tuesday, the first in a key series of art sales over the coming weeks. Top lot on the nigh…
Sotheby’s Breaks Auction Record for a Work by Stanley Spencer Twice in Same Sale
LONDON (REUTERS).- The auction record for a work by British artist Stanley Spencer fell twice in one sale at Sotheby’s on Wednesday, while a Lucian Freud picture on paper also set a new high. Seven works by Spencer, described by the auctioneer as one …
Stunning Line-Up of English Automobiles Go Under the Hammer at RM Auctions
LONDON.- RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house for quality automobiles, is now on the countdown to its inaugural sale at London’s Salon Privé luxury car show and Concours d’Elegance on 23rd June, 2011. The sale, w…
Complete Prints Portfolio, Unité, by Le Corbusier Offered for Sale on artnet
NEW YORK, NY.- artnet Auctions is pleased to announce an offering of Le Corbusier’s complete prints portfolio, Unité, 1953 (with additional black and white set) from the collection of renowned architect Mohinda N. Kawlra. Only the first 30 print…
Exceptional Complete Prints Portfolio, Unité, by Le Corbusier Offered for Sale on artnet
NEW YORK, NY.- artnet Auctions is pleased to announce an offering of Le Corbusier’s complete prints portfolio, Unité, 1953 (with additional black and white set) from the collection of renowned architect Mohinda N. Kawlra. Only the first 30 prints…
A Masterpiece by Ferdinand Hodler, "Femme Joyeus", Sells for CHF2,882,50 at Sotheby’s in Zurich
ZURICH.- The “Swiss Art” Auction at Sotheby’s Zurich realised CHF 9,453,500 (€7,730,599) under the hammer of Dr. Claudia Steinfels, Director of Sotheby’s Zurich. The auction was spearheaded by the sale of Ferdinand Hodler’…
A Masterpiece by Ferdinand Hodler, "Femme Joyeus", Sells for CHF2,882,50 at Sotheby’s in Zurich
ZURICH.- The “Swiss Art” Auction at Sotheby’s Zurich realised CHF 9,453,500 (€7,730,599) under the hammer of Dr. Claudia Steinfels, Director of Sotheby’s Zurich. The auction was spearheaded by the sale of Ferdinand Hodler’…
Christie’s Raises HK$36 Million for The Nature Conservancy with Sale of Zeng Fanzhi’s ‘The Leopard’
HONG KONG.- Tremendous applause broke out as the hammer came down on the last picture at Christie’s Evening Sale of Asian Contemporary Art on 28 May 2011. The Leopard by renowned Chinese contemporary artist Zeng Fanzhi (born 1964), sold for HK$36…
Rumanian Master Demetre Chiparus Stars in Impressive Design Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- One of the largest and most impressive groups of bronze and ivory figures to appear at auction in recent years comes under the hammer at the Bonhams ‘Design from 1860’ sale in London on 22 June. Among the 50 plus works from a private…