ZURICH.- This autumn, Sotheby’s Zurich auction of Swiss Art on 6 December will celebrate Félix Vallotton in a sale bringing together masterpieces by the Swiss master. Estimated between CHF 9.3 and 12.9 million, the 133- lot sale will also be spea…
Sotheby’s London Sees Strong Prices for Spanish, Scandinavian, Orientalist and Greek Art
LONDON.- Sotheby’s sale of 19th Century European Paintings in London today (which included works by Spanish, Orientalist, German, Austrian, Scandinavian and Symbolist artists) brought a total of £11,166,050 (€13,168,101), a figure comfortabl…
Comedian Steve Martin Novel "An Object of Beauty" Probes New York Art World
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Steve Martin glides from acting to music to writing so fluidly that he gives the impression it all comes easily to him. Martin admits “a certain kind of ease” with writing fiction, as exemplified in his new novel “An Object of Beau…
Masterpieces by Felix Vallotton to Take Centre Stage in Sotheby’s Zurich Swiss Art Sale
ZURICH.- This autumn, Sotheby’s Zurich auction of Swiss Art on 6 December will celebrate Félix Vallotton in a sale bringing together masterpieces by the Swiss master. Estimated between CHF 9.3 and 12.9 million, the 133- lot sale will also be spea…
Original Drawings by Some of the Greatest Illustrators of Our Time to Be Offered at Sotheby’s
LONDON.-The BFG, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Charlie and Lola, Wallace and Gromit, The Gruffalo and St Trinian’s – stories that have lit up the lives of generations of children, and not purely thanks to the…
Original Drawings by Some of the Greatest Illustrators of Our Time to Be Offered at Sotheby’s
LONDON.-The BFG, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Charlie and Lola, Wallace and Gromit, The Gruffalo and St Trinian’s – stories that have lit up the lives of generations of children, and not purely thanks to the…
Collectors Respond with Highest-Ever Total for a Photography Sale at Sotheby’s Paris
PARIS.- Over the last three years, sales of Photography at Sotheby’s Paris have become not-to-be-missed events for connoisseurs from around the world. This year some 1500 visitors, private collectors and international dealers came to view the exce…
Sotheby’s Sale Establishes a World Auction Record for Painter Giuseppe Vermiglio
MILAN.- A very good overall market response to this Milanese appointment with Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Works of Art and Books: the selected catalogue has brought an increment in collectors and dealers interest. A world record has been fetch…
Collectors Respond with Highest-Ever Total for a Photography Sale at Sotheby’s Paris
PARIS.- Over the last three years, sales of Photography at Sotheby’s Paris have become not-to-be-missed events for connoisseurs from around the world. This year some 1500 visitors, private collectors and international dealers came to view the exce…
Sotheby’s Sale Establishes a World Auction Record for Painter Giuseppe Vermiglio
MILAN.- A very good overall market response to this Milanese appointment with Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Works of Art and Books: the selected catalogue has brought an increment in collectors and dealers interest. A world record has been fetch…