LONDON.- Bonhams announce that a beautiful Archibald Thorburn painting entitled ‘The Covey at Daybreak’ will be a highlight of the 19th Century Paintings auction on 27th January 2011, New Bond Street, London. This follows on from the success …
Audubon’s "Birds of America" Fetches $10 Million Establishing a New World Record
LONDON (AP).- It’s quite a nest egg. John James Audubon’s “Birds of America,” a rare blend of art, natural history and craftsmanship, fetched more than $10 million at auction on Tuesday, making it the world’s most expensive published book. With its 43…
Antik A.S. Auction House Sets World Record Prices for Turkish Calligraphy and Paintings
ISTANBUL.- Antik A.S. the leading Turkish Auction house, announced that the sale of Turkish Paintings Calligraphy and Ottoman Arts in Istanbul achieved triumphant results and made 8 million Turkish Lira / US$ 5.3 million. The top lot of the sale, the m…
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…
Leonardo’s Last Supper by Peter Greenaway Opens Today at Park Avenue Armory
NEW YORK, NY.- Visionary artist and filmmaker Peter Greenaway will premiere an epic and immersive multimedia work based on Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper this December at Park Avenue Armory, marking the first U.S. presentation of the artist&#…
Newly-Discovered Works to Lead Sotheby’s Sale of Old Master Drawings in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Three major discoveries will lead Sotheby’s sale of Old Master drawings in New York on 26 January 2011: a newly discovered drawing by Sir Peter Paul Rubens; and two exceptionally rare composition studies by Rembrandt van Rijn and Pe…
Newly-Discovered Works to Lead Sotheby’s Sale of Old Master Drawings in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Three major discoveries will lead Sotheby’s sale of Old Master drawings in New York on 26 January 2011: a newly discovered drawing by Sir Peter Paul Rubens; and two exceptionally rare composition studies by Rembrandt van Rijn and Pe…
Leonardo’s Last Supper by Peter Greenaway Opens Today at Park Avenue Armory
NEW YORK, NY.- Visionary artist and filmmaker Peter Greenaway will premiere an epic and immersive multimedia work based on Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper this December at Park Avenue Armory, marking the first U.S. presentation of the artist&#…
Impressionist & Modern Art Sale at Sotheby’s in Paris Includes an André Masson Masterpiece
PARIS.- Not since Sotheby’s began staging sales of Impressionist & Modern Art in Paris has an auction had such a Surrealist feel. On December 8 Sotheby’s Paris will offer one of the finest-ever Surrealist paintings: a key work by André Masso…
Impressionist & Modern Art Sale at Sotheby’s in Paris Includes an André Masson Masterpiece
PARIS.- Not since Sotheby’s began staging sales of Impressionist & Modern Art in Paris has an auction had such a Surrealist feel. On December 8 Sotheby’s Paris will offer one of the finest-ever Surrealist paintings: a key work by André Masso…