NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s Latin American Art Sale achieved a strong total of $22,571,450 (£13,763,079/ €15,895,387). Held in two sessions on May 26 and 27, the sale was sold 75% by lot, 79% by value and established an impressive 14 new worl…
Exhibition Presents Artist Runa Islam’s Newly Commissioned Film Emergence
NEW YORK, NY.- For Projects 95: Runa Islam, The Museum of Modern Art presents British artist Runa Islam’s new 35mm film Emergence (2011), commissioned for this exhibition, alongside three of her other films selected specifically in relation to the new …
Christie’s NY to Offer Over 200 Lots for the Spring Sale of Antiquities
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announces the sale of Antiquities on June 9, which will offer over 200 lots with a magnificent selection of Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Near Eastern works of art. Leading the sale is the de Clercq Pan and Hermaphrodite, a Ro…
Exhibition Presents Artist Runa Islam’s Newly Commissioned Film Emergence
NEW YORK, NY.- For Projects 95: Runa Islam, The Museum of Modern Art presents British artist Runa Islam’s new 35mm film Emergence (2011), commissioned for this exhibition, alongside three of her other films selected specifically in relation to the new …
Sotheby’s Latin American Art Evening Sales Achieve Highest Ever Total: $21.7 Million
NEW YORK, NY.- “We were thrilled to achieve the highest ever total for an evening of Latin American Art at Sotheby’s, exceeding the results achieved at the height of the market in 2008,” commented Carmen Melián, Head of Latin American A…
Rare Timepieces from the Collection of James Ward Packard to Be Offered at Christie’s
NEW YORK, NY.- Among serious watch collectors and horological aficionados, perhaps no name inspires as much reverence and admiration as that of James Ward Packard (1863-1928), the American auto manufacturer and inventor whose passion for watch collecti…
Christie’s New York to Present Over 200 Lots for the Spring Sale of Antiquities in June
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announces the sale of Antiquities on June 9, which will offer over 200 lots with a magnificent selection of Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Near Eastern works of art. Leading the sale is the de Clercq Pan and Hermaphrodite, a Roma…
Old Masters Paintings Sale at Christie’s New York Features a Great Selection of Works
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announces its upcoming auction of Old Master Paintings on June 8, 2011 at 10 am, featuring a selection of works by the great French, Italian, Flemish and British masters of the 15th through the 19th century including Piet…
Results of Swann Galleries’ May Auction of Art, Press & Illustrated Books, and 19th & 20th Century Literature
NEW YORK, NY.- Bidders competed for scarce livres d’artiste and books illustrated by important artists, as well as sought-after examples of 19th and 20th century literature at Swann Galleries on May 12. Christine von der Linn, Swann’s 19th & …
Christie’s New York to Offer Sale of 500 Years of Decorative Arts Europe on June 7
NEW YORK, NY.- On June 7, Christie’s will present French Classicism: Selections from the Private Collection of Michael Simon, a variety of over thirty superb examples of French furniture and decorative arts of the Ancien Régime, all owned by one of th…