Past meets present at Heritage Auctions’ Texas art sale
Texan artists past and present brought strong prices in Dallas last week, as Heritage Auctions’ dedicated Texas Art sale fetched almost $640,000. Topping the sale was A Blue Bonnet Field-Evening, […]
2016-05-25
Elton John’s Warhol and Basquiat artwork to sell at Sotheby’s
An art work by Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat will be offered at Sotheby’s Paris next month, from the personal art collection of Elton John. ‘Untitled, 1984-1985’ is one of […]
2016-05-24
Heritage Auctions’ print sale offers blue-chip artists at affordable prices
Heritage Auctions is set to host its first dedicated sale of Modern & Contemporary Prints, which aims to offer blue-chip names at affordable prices. The auction will features works by […]
2016-05-23
Warhol’s hand-painted Mao portrait could top $1 million at Bonhams
A rare Andy Warhol portrait of Chairman Mao will lead a forthcoming sale of Post-War and Contemporary Art at Bonhams. The partially hand-painted work, regarded as arguably the finest of […]
American masterworks bring $27.1 million at Sotheby’s in New York
Important works by John Singer Sargent, Norman Rockwell and Jamie Wyeth were amongst the biggest sellers at Sotheby’s sale of American Art this week. The auction in New York set […]
2016-05-20
Georgia O’Keeffe landscape tops Christie’s American Art sale
A masterwork by Georgia O’Keeffe has topped a Christie’s American Art sale in New York. Lake George Reflection, painted circa 1921-22, surpassed its estimate to sell for $12,933,000, the second-highest […]
Yoshitomo Nara folio leads Bonhams Hong Kong art sale
A rare collection of drawings by Yoshitomo Nara will lead a Bonhams sale in Hong Kong this week. The Japanese neo-pop artist has developed an acclaimed cult following around the […]
2016-05-18
Chesley Bonestell and Joe Kubert artworks offered at Phillip Weiss Auctions
Original science fiction and comic book artwork by two giants of the genres will go under the hammer at Phillip Weiss Auctions next month. The Long Island auction house will […]
Sotheby’s to sell most important Cubist Picasso work in a generation
One of the most important Picasso works to be sold in a generation will cross the block at Sotheby’s next month. Femme assise, painted in 1909, is an early work […]
2016-05-17
Pivotal Lowry artwork could top $1 million at Bonhams
An important work by L.S Lowry will lead a Bonhams auction of Modern British and Irish art in London next month. Painted in 1933, ‘Entrance to the Dwellings’ depicts Salford […]
Frida Kahlo painting sets world record auction price in New York
A painting by Frida Kahlo has set a new world record price at auction in New York. Her 1939 painting ‘Dos desnudos en el bosque’ (Two Nudes in a Forest) […]
2016-05-13
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art sale tops $240 million in New York
A Sotheby’s sale of contemporary art has achieved more than $240 million in New York. Major works by the likes of Cy Twombly, Francis Bacon and Christopher Wool topped the […]
2016-05-12
Birger Sandzén landscape sets auction record at Heritage American Art sale
A masterwork by the "American Van Gough" has set a new auction record at Heritage Auctions in Dallas. Birger Sandzén’s 1921 landscape ‘Lake at Sunset, Colorado’ was the star lot […]
2016-05-11
Christie’s adds three more masterpieces to the Defining British Art sale
Christie’s have announced the addition of three major masterpieces to its forthcoming ‘Defining British Art’ sale in London. The auction will commemorate Christie’s 250th anniversary, and features important works spanning […]
Basquiat masterpiece sets new $57.2 million auction record in New York
A masterpiece by Jean-Michel Basquiat has set a new record price at auction in New York. The monumental untitled work, painted in 1982, had been described as Basquiat’s "explosive tour […]
