HSBC’s Two Canalettos Sell for $15.7 Million at Auction
HSBC’s Two Canalettos Sell for $15.7 Million at Auction The Old Master sales are on in London and a pair of Canalettos (one shown below), originally purchased in 1997 for £3.9 million sold for £9.6 million ($15.7 million) on and estimate of £8 … More…
Amazing Shadow Sculptures by Tim Noble and Sue Webster
Every child at some point played with shadows on the walls, using their hands to make animals or other things (I personally can make an awesome dog and he even talks, but anyway…). Two artists, Tim Noble and Sue Webster, … More…
Woman Who Says She Bought Renoir At Flea Market For $7 Challenged In Court
Recent updates on the small Renoir painting, “Paysage Bords de Seine” claimed to be purchased for $7 at a flea market. As the work goes to court, a heated letter from a middle-aged woman 78 years ago may settle the … More…
Revised artists resale rights bill coming to Washington in January
A revised bill for the Equity for Visual Artists Act will be presented to the Capitol in January. Some anticipated changes to the bill include, a drop in the amount set aside for artists when their works are resold at … More…
Sotheby’s First Mainland China Auction Raises $37 Million
Sotheby’s First Mainland China Auction Raises $37 Million – billed as a success, their first auction topped the expected $20.2M. A 1958 abstract painting by Zao Wou-Ki brought a record $14.7M (about 40% of the sale’s total take). The Zao was … More…
‘Exquisite’ Rothschild Prayerbook set to fetch over $12m
‘Exquisite’ Rothschild Prayerbook set to fetch over $12m – a fabulous Book of Hours from 1505 will be offered for sale during the Old Master sales in NYC this January. The book was stolen by the Nazis from the Rothschild and … More…