NEW YORK, NY (AP).- Authorities are ramping up their effort to solve a Manhattan mystery: Who drilled a hole into the home of a beef fortune heir and stole a collection of iconic artworks by Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol? The culprits also made off…
Lichtenstein Painting Originally Purchased for $27.50, Sells for $128,700 at Quinn’s
FALLS CHURCH, VA.- A 1951 painting by Roy Lichtenstein purchased for $27.50 and kept out of the public eye for nearly 50 years sold for $128,700 on Dec. 4 at Quinn’s Auction Galleries in Falls Church, Virginia. Titled The Statesman, the 18 by 28 …
Pop! Christie’s Sets New World Auction Record for Lichtenstein Achieving $42.6 Million
NEW YORK, NY.- The Evening Sale of Post-War and Contemporary Art realized $272,873,000/£169,181,260 /€199,197,290, selling 93% by lot and 92% by value. The sale had a pre-sale estimate of $239.2 to $348.6 million with 75 lots. Buyer geography by …
Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale in NY Expected to Exceed $240 Million
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s will present one of the greatest rosters of master works in a single auction. The Post-War and Contemporary Evening sale, which will take place in New York on November 10, 2010, comprises seminal works by the foremost art…
Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale in NY Expected to Exceed $240 Million
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s will present one of the greatest rosters of master works in a single auction. The Post-War and Contemporary Evening sale, which will take place in New York on November 10, 2010, comprises seminal works by the foremost art…
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale to Be Led by a Major Mark Rothko Painting
NEW YORK, NY.- On 9 November 2010 Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale will be led by a major 1955 Untitled painting by Mark Rothko which has been off the market for over 40 years (est. $20/30 million)*. The auction also includes major works by…
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale to Be Led by a Major Mark Rothko Painting
NEW YORK, NY.- On 9 November 2010 Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale will be led by a major 1955 Untitled painting by Mark Rothko which has been off the market for over 40 years (est. $20/30 million)*. The auction also includes major works by…
U.S. Collector and Gallery Owner Larry Gagosian Tops 2010 Art Review Power List
LONDON (REUTERS).- U.S. collector and gallery owner Larry Gagosian has been named the art world’s most powerful figure in the annual ArtReview ranking, dominated this year by established commercial galleries. Gagosian has nine galleries around the worl…
U.S. Collector and Gallery Owner Larry Gagosian Tops 2010 Art Review Power List
LONDON (REUTERS).- U.S. collector and gallery owner Larry Gagosian has been named the art world’s most powerful figure in the annual ArtReview ranking, dominated this year by established commercial galleries. Gagosian has nine galleries around the worl…
Exceptional Public Exhibitions, Events and Auctions at Christie’s During Frieze Week
LONDON.- Christie’s will host an exciting series of public exhibitions, events and auctions from today until 18 October in London coinciding with the Frieze Art Fair. The leading highlights of the public exhibition are celebrated masterpieces by A…