Picasso’s Le Matador to auction for first time
Looking for a reasonably priced Picasso? Aren’t we all. Well, all things are relative, but Picasso’s 1970 self-portrait Le Matador is heading to auction for the first time and the […]
2018-02-07
The $1.1m Rembrandt discovered in a New Jersey dining room
A Rembrandt painting discovered in a normal home in New Jersey and which then sold for $1.1 million made the headlines this week. The sale itself happened in 2015. But […]
2018-01-19
$50 million Picasso masterpiece to sell for first time at Sotheby’s
A masterpiece by Pablo Picasso depicting his ‘Golden Muse’ Marie-Thérèse Walter could fetch $50 million when it hits the auction block at Sotheby’s next month. ‘Femme au béret et à […]
2018-01-16
$1 million Andy Warhol artwork discovered in a Boston attic
A treasure trove of works by the likes of Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat is heading for auction this week, after being discovered in a Massachusetts attic. The collection of […]
2017-11-29
500-year-old Chinese fish jar sells for $27 million
A 500-year-old Chinese porcelain jar sold for a remarkable $27.39 million in Hong Kong this week, at a Christie’s sale dedicated to imperial treasures of the Ming Dynasty. The highly […]
Ralph Steadman’s original Fear and Loathing art up for auction
An original Ralph Steadman artwork from Hunter Thompson’s classic Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is up for sale at Christie’s. The sale marks the first time one of Steadman’s […]
2017-11-24
$10 flea market find is actually Billy the Kid photograph worth millions
A photograph featuring legendary outlaw Billy the Kid and the man who killed him, Pat Garrett, has been discovered at a flea market in North Carolina. The tintype photograph was […]
2017-11-23
Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi painting smashes art world record
Salvator Mundi, the last Leonardo da Vinci painting in private ownership, has smashed the art world record. The circa 1500 depiction of Christ sold for $450 million at Christie’s post-war […]
2017-11-16
Man Ray photograph fetches $3.1m world record in Paris
A photograph by surrealist artist Man Ray has soared to a new world record price of more than $3 million at Christie’s in Paris. ‘Noire et Blanche’, taken in 1926, […]
2017-11-13
The magical vintage circus photographs of Edward J. Kelty
A collection of highly rare vintage circus photographs will lead an extraordinary sale at Potter & Potter this month. The company’s Circus, Sideshow and Wild West Sale will include original […]
2017-11-08
Illustration art sets two new world records at Heritage Auctions
Original works by Patrick Nagel and Robert McGinnis achieved world record prices at Heritage Auctions last week, as part of a $1 million+ sale of pin-up and illustration art. Nagel’s […]
2017-10-17
40 years after it was stolen, this Norman Rockwell painting could fetch $1m
A Norman Rockwell painting recovered by the FBI, 40 years after it was stolen, could fetch more than $1 million at Heritage Auctions next month. Rockwell painted Lazybones when he […]
2017-10-11
Lost Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece to sell for over $100 million
A rediscovered masterpiece by Leonardo Da Vinci is heading for auction next month at Christie’s. Painted circa 1500, the Salvator Mundi depicts Christ as Savior of the World, and was […]
Yoko Ono’s Basquiat painting could bring up to $12 million in New York
A Jean-Michel Basquiat painting owned by Yoko Ono could sell for up to $12 million in New York next month. The work, inspired by boxing champion Muhammad Ali, will cross […]
2017-10-10
Phillips to host dedicated Henri Cartier-Bresson photography sale
Phillips is set to host an auction dedicated to the work of legendary photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. ‘Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Eye of the Century’ will take place in New York on […]
