Madonna, DiCaprio, Allen Boost $1.3 Billion May Auctions
May 7, 2013
The auction action will begin this evening … should be an interesting month. We will keep you updated on the results. Source: Madonna, DiCaprio, Allen Boost $1.3 Billion May Auctions
Marcia Fuqua shocked the public when news came out that her small $7 purchase at the flea market was an authentic Renoir that could fetch $75,000 at auction. The small painting was stolen 60 years ago from the Baltimore Museum, … More…
‘Burst of Light – Caravaggio and His Legacy,’ Is At The Wadsworth Atheneum
May 6, 2013
‘Burst of Light – Caravaggio and His Legacy,’ Is at the Wadsworth Atheneum – the exhibition features 34 masterworks … four by Caravaggio, and the rest by artists influenced and inspired by the Old Master. The exhibition is on view … More…
Steven Brooks Sues Sotheby’s Claiming They Sold Him Nazi Art
March 28, 2013
Courthouse News Service – Steven Brooks is suing the auction room over a painting by Louis-Michel van Loo titled Allegorical Portrait of a Lady as Diana Wounded by Cupid that he bought back in 2004. Turns out that the painting was … More…
Billionaire Jeweller Pays £1 million For Chinese Girl Painting
March 22, 2013
Billionaire jeweller pays £1 million for Chinese Girl painting – Laurence Graff just bought Vladimir Tretchikoff’s “Chinese Girl” for about $1.5M. “Chinese Girl” is thought to be one of the most widely reproduced paintings from the 1950s and 60s.
