NEW YORK, NY (AP).- The owners of the World Trade Center have nixed plans to cover the first 20 stories of its signature skyscraper with decorative glass after it broke in testing. The glass was expected to help 1 World Trade Center look more open at i…
Prismatic Glass Facade for World Trade Center Tower Scrapped After It Broke in Tests
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- The owners of the World Trade Center have nixed plans to cover the first 20 stories of its signature skyscraper with decorative glass after it broke in testing. The glass was expected to help 1 World Trade Center look more open at i…
Gil Elvgren’s ‘Gay Nymph’ Sets Record $286,000 at Heritage Auctions
NEW YORK, NY.- The power and depth of the Charles Martignette Collection of Illustration Art continued to exert its influence on May 4 in the form of Gil Elvgren’s Gay Nymph, 1947, which brought $286,800 – a World’s Record price for the artist – aga…
Gil Elvgren’s ‘Gay Nymph’ Sets World’s Record $286,000 in $3.4 Million Heritage Auctions Illustration Art Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- The power and depth of the Charles Martignette Collection of Illustration Art continued to exert its influence on May 4 in the form of Gil Elvgren’s Gay Nymph, 1947, which brought $286,800 – a World’s Record price for the artist – agains…
Fancy Light Pink Diamond Ring Brings $358,500 as Top Lot in $5+ Million Fine Jewelry Event
NEW YORK, NY.- A superlative Fancy Light Brownish-Pink Diamond, Diamond, Platinum Ring was the subject of intense bidding and great admiration on its way to a final price of $358,500 on Monday, May 2, to top the offerings in Heritage Auctions’ $4.957+ …
World Record Prices Lead $3.7+ Million Sports Memorabilia Event at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS, TX.- The Milwaukee Braves jersey worn by Hall of Fame outfielder Hank Aaron during his rookie season brought $167,300 on Friday, April 22, as part of Heritage Auctions’ Signature(r) Sports Collectibles auction, establishing the highest price ev…
Andy Warhol’s Last Great Masterpiece to Be Sold at Christie’s New York on May 11
NEW YORK, NY.- Andy Warhol’s last great Self-Portrait, 1986, will headline the Post-War and Contemporary Auction season in New York at Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening sale on May 11, 2011. An art-historical landmark, the mon…
Master Works by Influential British Goldsmith Who Rivalled Faberge for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- Pieces by the most influential British gold and silversmith of the last century, Gerald Benney, are for sale in the Silver Auction (including post-war silver) at Bonhams Knightsbridge on 25 May. It follows the highly successful sale of Benney&…
West Coast Minimalist Artist, John McCracken, Dies at 76 in New York After a Long Illness
NEW YORK, NY.- John McCracken, a West Coast Minimalist artist who became known in the 1960s for his singular sculptural forms, has died in New York on April 8, 2011 due to complications from a long illness. He was 76. McCracken developed his earliest s…
Celebrated British Artist Russell Young Exhibits "American Envy" at Scream Gallery
LONDON.- “American Envy” is the third exhibition at Scream of celebrated British artist Russell Young, and it follows his sell out show ‘Dirty Pretty Things’ in 2010. Young made his mark with a graphic, bold style, and his iconic diamond-dust screen p…