Magritte painting comes to auction for first time in over 50 years
A René Magritte painting, “Le mois des vendanges,” is going under the hammer on March 9, 2021, for the first time since 1963.
New auction house wants you to buy art because you love it, not just as an investment
Online art platform Greenhouse Auctions was founded by Shlomi Rabi, who used to work at Christie’s, to address the disparities in the art auction market.
German artist Gerhard Richter shakes up auction market in Asia
27.7 million dollars. That was the winning bid for the work “Abstraktes Bild (649-2)” by abstract painter Gerhard Richter at the recent Sotheby’s “Contemporary Art” sale. A sum well above the pre-sale estimate of $18 million, which shows genuine interest in Asia for works by the acclaimed visual artist. “Abstraktes Bild (649-2)” also set a […]
A biblical scene by Rembrandt could fetch $30 million at Sotheby’s
Are the Old Masters back in fashion? After the spectacular announcement of a Botticelli portrait auction last week, art collectors are sure to be excited by Sotheby’s latest masterpiece up for grabs — a rare Rembrandt painting. “Abraham and the Angels” will be auctioned off in January alongside Botticelli’s portrait, during the house’s annual Masters […]
Royal Academy of Arts weighs up selling Michelangelo’s ‘Taddei Tondo’
The Royal Academy of Arts in London is weighing up selling a tondo by Michelangelo, which could fetch as much as $128 million, to save 150 jobs.
The height of irony? Banksy painting on consumerism to be sold at auction
Sotheby’s is preparing to sell “Show Me the Monet” by British street artist Banksy as part of its Modernités/Contemporary auction on Oct. 21.
Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol — the artists taking the auction world by storm
While the COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly changed the art market in a few months, some artists continue to ignite the auctions.
World’s biggest canvas painting to go under the hammer in Dubai for charity
“The Journey of Humanity” by Dubai-based British artist Sacha Jafri will be auctioned in Dubai this December in an effort to raise $30 million.
Never-before-seen portraits of Ed Ruscha, Jonas Wood and more up for grabs at Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s offers a new series of works by Aubrey Mayer, in which the photographer captures six of contemporary art’s most renowned artists at work.
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