A Rothko Tops Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Auction
Last night’s sale did not have the BIG lots to beat the competition and in the end, of the 63 works offered only 55 sold (87%). The sale’s total hit $379.7M – pre-sale estimate was $315-$411M … so even without the buyer’s … More…
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Daniel Ridgway Knight’s “Madeleine & Maria on the Terrace”
Source: Madeleine & Maria on the Terrace – we just added this incredible two figure painting by Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924) to our available online inventory. This particular work was created at the height of his artistic career (c.1899-1905) and features … More…
Picasso & Giacometti Each Top $100 Million
Last night’s sale was expected to bring in about $500M and with the auction’s commission, the total eclipsed $700M ($705.9M). It is important to note that of the 35 lots offered, more than half had some sort of guarantee … … More…
Cohen, Solow Among Sellers as $2.3 Billion Art at Auction
The amount of art coming to the market this week is amazing … and their values have hit mindbogglingly levels. Steve Wynn is selling a Picasso ($55M), Sheldon Solow is parting with a Giacometti valued at $140M and Steven Cohen is selling … More…
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives): Julien Dupre’s “La Faneuse”
Source: La Faneuse – a powerful work by the 19th century French Realist artist Julien Dupré (1851-1910) that passed through our hands in the early 1990s. This particular painting was done during the 1880s … the height of Dupré’s career. … More…
Buyer of Goldwyn Picasso Is a Chinese Movie Mogul
Pablo Picasso’s Femme au Chignon un Fauteuil was acquired at the recent sale by Chinese movie tycoon Wang Zhongjun for $29.9M (he was also the buyer of the van Gogh still life that sold last November for $61.8M). Guess the … More…
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Tito Lessi’s “A Game of Chess”
Source: A Game of Chess – here is a real gem by the 19th century Italian artist Tito Lessi (1858 – 1917) that we just added to our available online inventory. This particular work dates from 1886 (a time when the artist … More…
Van Gogh Painting Is Star During Last Night’s Auction
Last night’s Impressionist and Modern sale brought in $368M … not a bad total considering more than 20% of the works offered did not sell (64 works offered and 50 sold). The top lot for the evening was Vincent … More…