LONDON.- A remarkable hand-written speech delivered by Charles II in Perth on 6 October 1650 is for auction at Bonhams in London on 29 March as part of the Roy Davids sale of Papers and Portraits. Written down the side of one page and folded into four …
Rembrandt Portrait, Which Sold at Christie’s in 2009, to Be Offered for $47 Million
LONDON (REUTERS).- A Rembrandt portrait, one of the last works from the Dutch master’s late career still in private hands, will be offered for sale at the TEFAF Maastricht art fair later this year for $47 million. “Portrait of a Man With Arms Akimbo” w…
Rembrandt Portrait, Which Sold at Christie’s in 2009, to Be Offered for $47 Million
LONDON (REUTERS).- A Rembrandt portrait, one of the last works from the Dutch master’s late career still in private hands, will be offered for sale at the TEFAF Maastricht art fair later this year for $47 million. “Portrait of a Man With Arms Akimbo” w…
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…
A Masterpiece by Félix Vallotton Sells for $2,478,584 at Sotheby’s Swiss Art Auction
ZURICH.- Tonight’s “Swiss Art” Auction at Sotheby’s Zurich realised CHF 10,665,188 under the hammer of Dr. Claudia Steinfels, Director of Sotheby’s Zurich – within the pre-sale estimate of CHF 9,3-12,9 million. Félix Vall…
Great Results From Christie’s Hong Kong Southeast Asian Modern & Contemporary Art Sale
HONG KONG.- Christie’s Hong Kong Fall 2010 Sale of Southeast Asian Modern & Contemporary Art on 29 November realised HK$56,738,250/ US$ 7,307,887, with 87% sold by lot and 98% sold by value. The top lot is the Walter Spies masterpiece Balinesishe Legen…
Great Results From Christie’s Hong Kong Southeast Asian Modern & Contemporary Art Sale
HONG KONG.- Christie’s Hong Kong Fall 2010 Sale of Southeast Asian Modern & Contemporary Art on 29 November realised HK$56,738,250/ US$ 7,307,887, with 87% sold by lot and 98% sold by value. The top lot is the Walter Spies masterpiece Balinesishe Legen…
Britain Halts Export of $48 Million Turner Painting "Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino"
LONDON (REUTERS).- Britain has temporarily halted the export of a record-breaking painting by English master J.M.W. Turner which was sold at auction in July for 29.7 million pounds ($48 million). “Modern Rome — Campo Vaccino” went under the hammer at …
Egon Schiele Painting ‘Procession’ for Sale at Im Kinsky Kunst Auktionen in Vienna
VIENNA (AP).- Austrian auctioneers presented a precious Egon Schiele painting Wednesday that could fetch millions when it goes under the hammer next week. “Procession” is a dark work that dates to 1911 and depicts three women in different stages of th…