LONDON.- Christie’s offered a selection of
works
from the Spencer Collections this week at their London salerooms. The
auctions
realized a total of £21,076,288 / $31,989,353 / €25,360,494. The top
price was
paid for A Commander being a…
The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles at Sotheby’s
LONDON.- One of the highlights of
Sotheby’s fall
2010 Asia Week sales in New York will be a single owner offering of the
Joe
Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles on 14 September 2010. The
bottles
date from as early as the beginni…
UK Treasure Hunter Finds 52,000 Roman Coins Worth $5 Million
LONDON (AP).- A treasure hunter has found about
52,500 Roman coins, one of the largest such finds ever in Britain,
officials
said Thursday. The hoard, which was valued at 3.3 million pounds ($5
million), includes hundreds of coins bearing …
J. Paul Getty Museum Acquires Turner Masterpiece at Sotheby’s for Record $45.10 Million
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum
announced today that it made a successful bid at auction on J.M.W
Turner’s
masterpiece painting Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino. The auction took place
at
Sotheby’s in London on Wednesday, July 7. One…
Works of Art from the Spencer Collections Realise $32 Million at Christie’s
LONDON.- Christie’s offered a selection of works from the Spencer Collections this week at their London salerooms. The auctions realised a total of £21,076,288 / $31,989,353 / €25,360,494. The top price was paid for A Commander being armed f…
United Kingdom Treasure Hunter Finds 52,000 Roman Coins
LONDON (AP).- A treasure hunter has found about 52,500 Roman coins, one of the largest such finds ever in Britain, officials said Thursday. The hoard, which was valued at 3.3 million pounds ($5 million), includes hundreds of coins bearing the image of…
National Gallery Invites Clive Head and Ben Johnson for Contemporary Display
LONDON.- This
autumn, to coincide with
the Sainsbury Wing exhibition Venice: Canaletto and his Rivals, the National
Gallery has invited contemporary artists Clive
Head and Ben Johnson to display their work in two consecutive
exhibitions in
…
White Cube Looks at the Pivotal Role of Drawing in Current Practice
LONDON.- White Cube Hoxton Square presents Kupferstichkabinett: Between Thought and Action. Looking at the pivotal role of drawing in current practice, the exhibition features over 200 works on paper by some of the most significant artists working toda…
Haunch of Venison Presents Four Separate Projects by Four Artists
NEW YORK, NY.- Haunch of Venison presents four separate projects by artists Doug Argue, Bill Fontana, Alexandra Grant, and Les Rogers in New York from July 7th to August 28th. Each of the four artists will present an individual project in separate area…
Recent Glass Sculptures by Tristano di Robilant at Faggionato Fine Arts
LONDON.- Faggionato Fine Arts presents Water-Point an exhibition of recent glass sculptures by the Italo-American artist Tristano di Robilant. The exhibition presents 9 works, which at first appear to be simple and rudimentary organic compositions in d…