LONDON.- On 22 June this year, Sotheby’s London will offer for sale one of the most important oils by celebrated Austrian artist Egon Schiele ever to come to the market. The painting – Häuser mit bunter Wäsche,“Vorstadt” II of 19…
Sotheby’s London to Offer One of the Most Important Works by Egon Schiele Ever to Come to the Market
LONDON.- On 22 June this year, Sotheby’s London will offer for sale one of the most important oils by celebrated Austrian artist Egon Schiele ever to come to the market. The painting – Häuser mit bunter Wäsche,“Vorstadt” II of 19…
Christie’s in London to Sell Portrait by British Artist Lucian Freud, Eye on Russian Market
LONDON (REUTERS).- Christie’s auctioneers will offer a portrait by Lucian Freud which it described as “seminal” in the career of the British artist at a sale in London on June 28. “Woman Smiling,” painted in 1958/9, is the only single portrait Freud ma…
China Overtakes Britain as the World’s Second Largest Art and Antiques Market
LONDON (REUTERS).- China overtook Britain as the world’s second largest art and antiques market last year, a new report showed, and British art officials voiced concern that an EU levy planned in 2012 would further undermine its position. “The Global A…
Sotheby’s Offers the Greatest Collection of 20th-Century British Art Ever to Come to the Market
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London announced the sale of the greatest collection of 20th-Century British Art ever to come to the market: The Evill/Frost Collection, a stand-alone three-part sale which launches with an Evening Sale on Wednesday 15th June 20…
Sotheby’s London to Offer the Greatest Collection of 20th-Century British Art Ever to Come to the Market
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London announced the sale of the greatest collection of 20th-Century British Art ever to come to the market: The Evill/Frost Collection, a stand-alone three-part sale which launches with an Evening Sale on Wednesday 15th June 20…
Christie’s Russian Art Sales Results Illustrate a Buoyant Market
LONDON.- The mid-season Russian Art Sale
took
place today at Christie’s and realized £11,935,750 / $17,330,709 /
€14,466,129
selling 76% by lot and 90% by value. The sale had a pre-sale estimate of
£7 to
£10 million. Enthusiasm a…