Andy Warhol’s iconic Elvis portrait set for $30 million sale
An iconic Andy Warhol portrait of Elvis Presley will be amongst the highlights of a forthcoming modern art sale at Christie’s. Warhol’s ‘Double Elvis [Ferus Type]’ is expected to fetch […]
2018-04-11
Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s A La Warhol smashes estimate
Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s A La Warhol was the sleeper hit of Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary African Art Sale on March 28. The lot sold for £200,000 ($281,266) at the London […]
2018-03-29
Chelsea Hotel celebrity doors auction set for April
Ever dreamt of opening Andy Warhol’s door? What about Humphrey Bogart’s? Or even Jim Morrison’s? Fifty-five doors from New York’s landmark Chelsea Hotel, salvaged by a homeless man, will auction […]
2018-03-15
Christie’s breaks European contemporary art auction record
Christie’s has set a new record for a contemporary art auction in Europe. The auctioneer’s post-war and contemporary art sale in London on March 6 brought in £137m ($190m), with […]
2018-03-07
Andy Warhol’s Six Self Portraits will star at Christie’s
Andy Warhol’s Six Self Portraits (1986) will lead Christie’s post-war and contemporary art sale in London on March 6. The set consists of six silk-screen renderings of Warhol’s iconic “fright […]
2018-02-21
Gerhard Richter’s "A B, Still" tops Sotheby’s contemporary auction
Gerhard Richter’s "A B, Still" top performed at Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction in New York last night. The 1986 piece sold above its $30 million high estimate for $34 […]
2016-11-18
David Bowie’s art collection smashes estimate
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Air Power was the lead lot in the stunning sale of David Bowie’s art collection on Thursday. The piece (above) achieved £7.1m ($8.8m) at Sotheby’s in London, doubling […]
2016-11-11
Andy Warhol prints to sell for children’s art charity at Heritage Auctions
Prints from one of the world’s largest collections of Andy Warhol works will be sold for charity at Heritage Auctions this week. The company’s Modern & Contemporary Art Signature Auction […]
2016-11-09
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
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 […]
