VIENNA.- The American artist Paul McCarthy’s work Henry Moore Bound to Fail presented by KÖR on public space karlsplatz relates to Henry Moore not only formally, but also topographically: it is positioned in a place that guarantees visual contact…
Sotheby’s to Offer an Important Oil Study by Sir Anthony Van Dyck in Its Old Masters Sale
LONDON.- Sotheby’s today announced that it will sell the oil study A Bearded Man with Hands Raised by Sir Anthony Van Dyck (estimated at £200,000-300,000) in its 6th July 2011 sale of Old Master and British Paintings. The work, depicting a bearde…
Stefan Sagmeister, the "Enfant Terrible" of Graphic Design, Opens Exhibition at MUDAC
LAUSANNE.- “Stefan Sagmeister is a pop star”… exalts Mieke Gerritzen, an Austrian graphic designer who is Sagmeister’s friend and opposite number, when describing him in an article appearing in the exhibition catalogue. Indeed, best known for hi…
Christie’s to Present Important Auctions of Antiquities and Ancient Jewelry in December
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s will offer two sales of ancient art that will take place on December 9- Antiquities Including Property from the Collection of Max Palevsky and Ancient Jewelry. The sales will feature over 300 lots that range from Predynas…
Sotheby’s New York Sale of Antiquities Exceeds $17 Million
NEW YORK, NY.- In a packed salesroom at Sotheby’s on Saturday
June 12th, a Marble Torso of an Emperor (probably Augustus, Tiberius or
Claudius), Roman Imperial, Julio Claudian, 1st Half of the 1st Century
A.D.,
surpassed all expecta…
Roman Imperial Marble Torso of an Emperor Sells for $7.4 million at Sotheby’s
NEW YORK, NY.- In a packed salesroom at Sotheby’s this afternoon, a Marble Torso of an Emperor (probably Augustus, Tiberius or Claudius), Roman Imperial, Julio Claudian, 1st Half of the 1st Century A.D., surpassed all expectations, selling for a r…