Sotheby’s also presented a sale devoted to Surrealist art and it was a compact, carefully curated, one. Taking first and second place was the master of Surrealism … Salvador Dalí. His Maison pour erotomane (a tiny work measuring just 5 … More… 
Picasso, Picasso & Derain: Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern (London)February 28, 2018 As with Christie’s, Sotheby’s pinned their hopes on Picasso, and the gamble paid off when his Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée sold for £49.8M ($69.4M – est. on request – they were figuring $50M) and Le Matador … More… 
On the evening of February 28, Christie’s also presented their Art of the Surreal. Taking top honors here was …. drum roll please … Picasso! His painting titled Figure (a 26 x 19 inch work created on February 2, 1930 … … More… 
Picasso, Degas & Monet: Christie’s – Impressionist & Modern (London)February 27, 2018 Tonight, the auction action began in London at Christie’s and unlike some previous sales, there were no blockbuster ($50, $80 or $100 million) works. The first 9 lots all did very well … selling either within or well above their … More… 
Talk About Luck!February 26, 2018 In 2009, the Cantini museum in Marseille presented an exhibition of 20 works by Edgar Degas. On December 31st of that year, one of the works, Les Choristes, went missing. Since there were no signs of a break-in authorities assumed … More…
What do Lo Mein and Warhol Have in Common? Mr. Chow!February 25, 2018 They say you learn something new every day … well, today I learned that Mr. Chow was an influential figure in the art world. Even artists need to eat! Source: How Mr Chow became an art world mecca – CNN … More… 
What Is Lurking Beneath The Surface?February 19, 2018 It is great to see how science can help further research in the art world. Nicola Davis’s recent article in The Guardian covers the non-invasive imaging techniques used to uncover a landscape painting underneath Pablo Picasso’s La Misereuse Accroupie (The Crouching Beggar) … More… |
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