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Big, Blue $43.8 million Newman “Zip” Painting leads Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Sale – UPDATED with sale results.
Lot 17. BARNETT NEWMAN1905 – 1970ONEMENT VIsigned and dated 1953 in dark blue paint on lower right corneroil on canvas102 x 120 in. 259.1 x 304.8 cmEstimate; $30-40 million. This lot sold for a… more →
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Big, Blue $43.8 million Newman "Zip" Painting leads Sotheby's Contemporary Art Sale - UPDATED with sale results.
wrote 1 week ago: Lot 17. BARNETT NEWMAN1905 – 1970ONEMENT VIsigned and dated 1953 in dark blue paint on lower r … more →
Silvery $58.3 million Jackson Pollock painting leads Christie's $495 million Record Breaking Contemporary Art Sale
wrote 1 week ago: Lot 18. Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)Number 19, 1948signed and dated ‘Jackson Pollock 48′ … more →
Has the Getty spent Tens of Millions of Dollars on a Small and Exquisite Rembrandt Self-Portrait?
wrote 1 week ago: The Getty’s newest purchase: ‘Rembrandt Laughing’ by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, … more →
At Heritage Art Auction's pre-Columbian sale - nearly 200 works - all with ZERO Provenance
wrote 2 weeks ago: Lot 54316. A LARGE VERAGUAS GOLD PENDANT REPRESENTING AN EAGLE. c. 900 – 1200 ADPerhaps a harp … more →
Metropolitan and Israel Museum Acquire rare 15th Mishneh Torah
wrote 3 weeks ago: MISHNEH TORAH, MAIMONIDES, WITH HAGAHOT MAIMUNIYYOT AND TESHUVOT MAIMUNIYYOT, NORTHERN ITALY, CA. 14 … more →
Cézanne, Modigliani and hyperbolic auction notes lead Sotheby's May 2013 Impressionist and Modern Sale - UPDATED with sale results
wrote 3 weeks ago: Lot 7. PAUL CÉZANNE1839 – 1906LES POMMESOil on canvas: 15 1/8 by 18 1/8 in.38.5 by 46 cmPainte … more →
Soutine and Derain lead Christie's Impressionist and Modern Auction - UPDATED with sale results
wrote 3 weeks ago: Lot 21. Chaim Soutine (1893-1943)Le petit pâtissiersigned ‘Soutine’ (lower right)oil on … more →
In Paris - Another provenance-challenged pre-Columbian art auction - UPDATED with sale results
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wrote 1 month ago: Lot 28 (detail). Head of a dignitary. Maya Culture, GuatemalaA.D. 600 – 900White stucco with b … more →
Iffy Attributions for some Old Master paintings at Dorotheum's April sale - UPDATED with Sale Results
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wrote 1 month ago: Lot 643. Guido Reni(Bologna 1575–1642)The Adoration of the Shepherds,oil on copper, 48 x 38 cm, fram … more →
For Sale: One Vampire Killing Kit
wrote 1 month ago: Lot 602. A VAMPIRE KILLING KIT, PROBABLY LATE 19TH CENTURYNECESSAIRE CONTRE LES VAMPIRESPROBABLEMENT … more →
WSJ's Crow: Basquiat at Christie's could break auction record - UPDATED
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wrote 1 month ago: Jean-Michel Basquait, “Dustheads”(c) 2013 The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat/ ADAGP, Par … more →
Madonna selling multi-million dollar painting to benefit foundation
wrote 1 month ago: Fernand Leger, Trois femmes a la table rougeEstimate: $5-7 million Madonna is auctioning off a paint … more →
Mexico and Guatemala join Peru in claims against Barbier-Mueller Pre-Columbian art collection - UPDATED WITH SALE RESULTS
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wrote 2 months ago: Detail – Lot 26. TWO-PART TEOTIHUACAN INCENSARIO, MEXICO UPDATE3 : It’s over – the … more →
Major Chinese Treasures at Christie's - UPDATED WITH SALE RESULTS
wrote 2 months ago: Lot 1126. A RARE FINELY CAST BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, FANGYISHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-11TH CEN … more →
Indicted: Florida Pastor Charged with Attempting to Sell Fake Damien Hirst Painting
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wrote 2 months ago: An imitation spin painting rejected by Sotheby’s. (Courtesy the office of the Manhattan district att … more →
In Paris - Lots of Antiquities - No Provenance - UPDATED WITH SALE RESULTS
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wrote 2 months ago: Lot 62. Exceptionnelle peinture à tempera sur une fine couche d’enduit appliquée sur un stuc plus gr … more →
Peru claims artifacts in upcoming Sotheby's auction were "obtained in an illicit manner" - UPDATED WITH SALE RESULTS
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wrote 2 months ago: LOT 140TÊTE DE FÉLINCULTURE MOCHICANORD DU PÉROU200-700 AP. J.-C.Mochica copper head of a feline, No … more →
In Cambodia - a Cultural Crime Scene?
wrote 2 months ago: The feet of the disputed Duryodhana statue in Cambodia, where they are now in a museum. The statue i … more →
An Ongoing Problem - Indian and Southeast Asian Antiquities with Iffy Provenance - UPDATED WITH SALE RESULTS
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wrote 2 months ago: Lot 212. A terracotta head of a bodhisattvaGandhara, 3rd/4th century, 11 in. (28 cm.) highEstimate: … more →
