HONG KONG.- Christie’s Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art Spring Auction on 30 May, at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, presents distinctive highlights from some of the most vibrant and invigorating voices within Southeast As…
The Highlight of Sotheby’s Amsterdam Old Master Paintings Sale: A School Class by Jan Steen
AMSTERDAM.- The highlight of the Old Master Paintings sale at Sotheby’s Amsterdam on Tuesday, 10th May, 2011 is A school class with a sleeping schoolmaster by Dutch Golden Age Artist Jan Steen (1626-1979). This painting may be regarded as one of J…
The Highlight of Sotheby’s Amsterdam Old Master Paintings Sale: A School Class by Jan Steen
AMSTERDAM.- The highlight of the Old Master Paintings sale at Sotheby’s Amsterdam on Tuesday, 10th May, 2011 is A school class with a sleeping schoolmaster by Dutch Golden Age Artist Jan Steen (1626-1979). This painting may be regarded as one of J…
Important European Silver, Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu Offered at Sotheby’s in Paris
PARIS.- The sale of Important European Silver, Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu at Sotheby’s Paris on May 17 will include exceptional items from all over Europe. The finest piece in the sale is an extremely rare French 12th century silver drinking cu…
Important European Silver, Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu Offered at Sotheby’s in Paris
PARIS.- The sale of Important European Silver, Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu at Sotheby’s Paris on May 17 will include exceptional items from all over Europe. The finest piece in the sale is an extremely rare French 12th century silver drinking cu…
Fairy Tales Still Exist! Austrian Authorities Reveal Find of Buried Centuries-Old Treasure
VIENNA (AP).- A man turning dirt in his back yard stumbled onto buried treasure — hundreds of pieces of centuries-old jewelry and other precious objects that Austrian authorities described Friday as a fairy-tale find. Austria’s department in char…
Nam June Paik Estate Executor Expresses Extenuation Over Paik Symposium at University of Cincinnati
NEW YORK, NY.- Ken Hakuta is the Executor of Nam June Paik’s Estate. Since Nam June’s death in 2006, the Estate has worked to preserve the integrity of Nam June’s artistic legacy by being consulted by auction houses on the provenance of Paik artwork, a…
Nam June Paik Estate Executor Expresses Extenuation Over Paik Symposium at University of Cincinnati
NEW YORK, NY.- Ken Hakuta is the Executor of Nam June Paik’s Estate. Since Nam June’s death in 2006, the Estate has worked to preserve the integrity of Nam June’s artistic legacy by being consulted by auction houses on the provenance of Paik artwork, a…
Twenty Portraits of Helena Rubinstein to Be Offered by Sotheby’s in New York
NEW YORK, N.Y.- In May and October 2011, Sotheby’s will offer 20 portraits of Helena Rubinstein (1870-1965), the legendary businesswoman and style icon whose name remains synonymous with beauty and elegance more than 100 years after the founding o…
Twenty Portraits of Helena Rubinstein to Be Offered by Sotheby’s in New York
NEW YORK, N.Y.- In May and October 2011, Sotheby’s will offer 20 portraits of Helena Rubinstein (1870-1965), the legendary businesswoman and style icon whose name remains synonymous with beauty and elegance more than 100 years after the founding o…