This year, the art market saw a return to form, with sellers regaining confidence in consigning good works. We survey the top five results in key markets Impressionist & Modern Vincent van Gogh, Laboureur dans un champ (1889), $81.3m (£62.1m), Christie’s New York, 13 November Fernand Léger, Contraste de forms (1913), $70m (£53.5m), Christie’s New […]
Tiny drawing by Donald Trump fetches $16,000 at celebrity art auction
President Trump now appears to be among the nation’s “celebrity artists.” A small, stark sketch he once made of the Empire State Building in 1994 sold for $16,000 on Thursday night, part of an auction of art objects in Los Angeles that was not without drama. “A packed audience of collectors and bidders were live […]
Sotheby’s Pulls in $66.5 M. at Sleepy Contemporary Sale in London, Led by $8.4 M. Twombly
Sotheby’s brought in £50.3 million (about $66.5 million) at its contemporary art evening sale at its New Bond Street salesroom in London tonight, notching a haul that fell squarely between the low estimate of £43.6 million ($57.2 million) and the high estimate of £60.4 million ($79.2 million). The sell-through rate by lot was a solid, […]
The Chrysler Museum displays Contemporary African American Art in "30 Americans"
Norfolk, Virginia.- The Chrysler Museum presents “30 Americans”, an exhibition of contemporary African-American art of the past three decades. From Robert Colescott and Jean-Michel Basquiat to Kehinde Wiley and Iona Rozeal Brown, works by some of t…
George Condo’s Mental States on View at Rotterdam’s Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
ROTTERDAM.- This summer Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen presents a major retrospective exhibition of the American artist George Condo. His work is known for its adventurous, imaginative and provocative character. The exhibition features more than sixty p…
Leading Art Dealer Robert Miller, Founder of Robert Miller Gallery, Dies at 72
NEW YORK, NY.- Robert Miller Gallery regretfully announces the death on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, of its founder Robert Miller (1939-2011). Miller, one of the world’s leading art dealers of the 1980s and 90s, died in Miami, FL. He was 72. In his t…
Urban Scrawl: Graffiti and Street Art in Special Sale Presented by artnet Auctions
NEW YORK, NY.- artnet Auctions announced the launch of its new sale, entitled Urban Scrawl: Graffiti and Street Art. This special sale features paintings, collages, prints, and sculpture that outline the origins of the Graffiti movement in New York Cit…
Gagosian Gallery Rome Presents "Made in Italy" ~ A Group Show
Rome.- The Gagosian Gallery in Rome is pleased to present “Made in Italy”, a group show celebrating the 150th anniversary of Italian Unification. The exhibition maps an unexpected Italian journey through works by seminal artists of the past sixty y…
Spring Art Sales Wrap at Phillips de Pury & Company with Andy Warhol Haul
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Spring art auctions ended on Thursday with another big Andy Warhol sale when “Liz #5” sold for $27 million at Phillips de Pury’s $99 million contemporary art sale. The pop artist’s iconic portrait of the late actress Elizabeth Tay…
N.C. Museum of Art Presents Work by Leading Contemporary African American Artists
RALEIGH, NC.- The North Carolina Museum of Art presents 30 Americans, an exhibition of work by many significant contemporary African American artists, in its Meymandi Exhibition Gallery in East Building, March 19 through September 4, 2011. Organized by…