Sentences with phrase «art at auction»

The masterpiece is estimated to sell in excess of $ 150 million in Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on 14 May 2018 — the highest estimate ever placed on a work of art at auction.

It was the fifth most expensive work of art at auction that year, and the highest priced work by an American artist, according to the annual TEFAF Art Market Report 2017.

Contemporary African Art at Auction In May, Bonhams held its annual Africa Now sale of contemporary African art in London.

At Christie's, Pablo Picasso's «Les Femmes d'Alger (Version «O»)» shattered expectations when it sold for $ 179.4 million (including fees) on May 11, the highest price ever recorded for a work of art at auction, the company said.

The second - highest price ever paid for a piece of jewellery art at auction, it was a world record for a Golconda diamond.

Setting a record for most expensive work of art at auction, at $ 142.4 million, was the Francis Bacon triptych Three Studies of Lucian Freud (1969), which was tagged in excess of $ 85 million.

Christie's announced today that it set a record for a work of outsider art at auction in its inaugural sale of self - taught artists, called «Liberation Through Expression: Outsider and Vernacular Art.»

The most recent record for a Rothko painting was set in 2012 when Orange, red, yellow sold at Sotheby's for $ 86.9 million — to date the highest price ever fetched by a piece of contemporary art at auction.

The rediscovered masterpiece by the Renaissance master sold for a historic $ 450,312,500, superseding the previous world record for the most expensive work of art at auction.

This is the highest estimate ever placed on a work of art at auction [1].

He has twice achieved the record for any photographic work of art at auction, both times by Andreas Gursky and twice achieved the record for any living artist at auction with Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons.

In 2013, Katharine was responsible for writing and creating the 200 page book which accompanied the sale of Three Studies of Lucian Freud (1969) by Francis Bacon, which made the world record for any work of art at auction selling for $ 142million.

The painting is estimated to sell for in excess of $ 150 million in Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on 14 May 2018 — the highest estimate ever placed on a work of art at auction.

He was responsible for the development and co-curatorship of special twentieth century auctions such as Looking Forward to the Past, 2015, a sale that included Pablo Picasso's Les Femmes d'Alger (Version 0), 1955, which sold for $ 179.4 million and set a record as the highest price ever achieved for any work of art at auction.

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At the Rockefeller sale last night at Christie's in New York, a Diego Rivera painting sold for $ 9.76 million, a record for a work of Latin American art at auction.

In May, Edvard Munch's 1895 pastel artwork The Scream sold for $ 119.9 million, the highest price ever paid for art at auction.

For example, in «Hidden Masterpiece» you are a painting - repair specialist who sells reconstructed works of art at auction, testing visuospatial ability and concentration.

The sale broke the previous record price for a work of art at auction, Picasso's 1905» Boy With a Pipe (The Young Apprentice).»

When the bidding opened at Christie's in New York on Nov. 15, Prince Bader participated by telephone and was represented in the room by Alex Rotter, co-chairman of postwar and contemporary art at the auction house.

For Christie's, the week started with the $ 179.4 million sale of Pablo Picasso's Women of Algiers (Version 0), the most ever paid for a work of art at auction.

She likes buying art at auctions with her best friend, Edie - all the while looking chic and elegant.

This week, highlights include news from Frieze London and the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair; sales of African and African American art at auctions in New York,...

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Jing Daily looks at the intersection of luxury and culture in China: the ins and outs of business development there with an eye toward the upscale consumer market, as well as the business of culture — from auctions, museums, and contemporary art to performance, public events, and more.

The «Animation and Disneyana Auction,» held at Profiles in History in Los Angeles, will offer 600 lots of animation art and Disney - related items.

Experts expressed oncern that short - term investors and speculators are boosting art prices in the market, especially among the upcoming young artists that have seen significant success at auctions in 2013 and first half of 2014.

San Francisco, CA, May 3, 2018 — Codex, a cryptocurrency and decentralized title registry for the $ 2 trillion dollar arts & collectibles (A&C) asset class, has unveiled a distinguished catalogue of crypto - themed artwork that will be made available at the live Codex Charity Art Auction at Ethereal Summit on May 12, 2018.

Prior to training as a journalist, Arabella spent six years working in the art world, in the rarefied atmosphere of London's leading auction houses, Christie's and Sotheby's, and undertook a short research internship at the Victoria & Albert Museum, where she worked on the redevelopment of the Medieval and Renaissance Galleries collection.

2,700 Dollars paid at auction for a toilet that once stood in the Cleveland Stadium suite of Browns owner Art Modell.

Jacobs High School's music department will hold «Art for a Song: An Art Auction» Sunday at Randall Oaks Golf Club, 37W361 Binnie Rd., West Dundee.

This year's festival, set for Sept. 20 on the church grounds at 113 S. Hubbard St., Algonquin, will include children's games and kiddie art from 1 to 6 p.m. and entertainment, bingo, a silent auction and, of course, food until 10 p.m.

We would love to have any photographs or other pieces of art donated to hang in the sanctuary, use in an auction at our annual fundraiser, or to put on note cards, t - shirts, or even the website (of course, you will get credit for your work)!

Dresses have become works of art kept in museums or auctioned off at expensive rates.

At 6:30 p.m., the Bronx Charter School for the Arts honors Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. for his commitment to the Bronx at the eighth annual Art Auction, 1220 Fifth Ave., ManhattaAt 6:30 p.m., the Bronx Charter School for the Arts honors Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. for his commitment to the Bronx at the eighth annual Art Auction, 1220 Fifth Ave., Manhattaat the eighth annual Art Auction, 1220 Fifth Ave., Manhattan.

Mr. Lally's past practice has included successfully representing President George W. Bush before the Miami - Dade and Orange County Boards of Election at the 2000 Florida Recounts; handling numerous complex corporate reorganizations involving multi-jurisdictional assets; recovering priceless stolen art from an international auction house; restructuring of clients» business affairs to reduce their tax and liability exposure; successfully litigating major elections cases and appeals; representing media groups in domestic and international litigation; handling complex domestic relations, divorce, and custody matters; serving as general counsel to numerous corporations in the health care, media, manufacturing, and hospitality industries; and representing parties in multi-national litigation.

Another work of art from the collection a Massachusetts museum that came under intense criticism for deciding to sell multiple works in an effort to stay open has sold at auction.

In the face of mounting budget deficits, the James Prendergast Library in Jamestown is planning to sell 19th - and 20th - century paintings and tapestries valued at as much as $ 1 million from its art collection through two New York City auction houses.

Guests at the 10 - year celebration in the Cutler Union at the Memorial Art Gallery enjoyed a silent auction featuring high - end items like 5 nights in NYC, restaurant and spa gift baskets, and music played by city school educators Steve Copeland, Vito Cricati and Greg Detwiler.

Bowerbirds produce elegant bachelor pads (bowers) that would probably elicit favorable reviews from Manhattan art critics — as long as you auctioned them at Sotheby's and did not reveal that they were created by birdbrains.

By JANE SEYMOUR Auction houses regularly make headlines when they sell high art at astronomical prices.

Earlier this year DiCaprio and the foundation raised $ 38.8 million through donations and an art auction at Christie's in New York.

The WaterFire Arts Center was transformed to capture the festive ambience of one of the world's most romantic cities when The Miriam Hospital hosted its annual gala and auction, Magic of Venice, at Providence's newest event venue on Saturday, May 13.

I also got to go to an amazing art auction at Seattle Center and we picked up a few amazing pieces to add to our collection and explored decades of style in some silly spirit week posts.

My college summers were spent working at the Boston Center for the Arts, Kaminski Auction House, and Sotheby's in their Latin American Department alongside Axel Stein, Andrea Zorrilla, and Patricia Ruiz - Healy.

Her love for art history and design is evident in every nook and cranny of her beautiful home, so it's no surprise that she works at Christie's, one of the most prestigious fine arts auction houses in the world.

Nevertheless, there is both an art and a science to the pricing of Hermès bags sold at auction.

One such meeting occurred over three decades ago at the Portland Museum of Art in Maine between a museum volunteer and a board member at an auction.

Sports; Read with synopsis; Kohli becomes second India batsman to reach 900 - point mark; Two more qualifiers identified on Day 2 of Mercedes Trophy; Delhi «Catwoman» Jocelyn Wildenstein and her fiancé Lloyd Klein have been spotted out at a Sotheby's art auction just days after they were arrested for

From a Los Angeles film premiere to a sequined art caftan, check out the list of select items that will be auctioned at the Gala on March 24, 2018.

An auction of concept art from Final Fantasy 10 and 10 - 2, recently exhibited at a Los Angeles - area gallery, has contributed $ 40,000 to help children's relief efforts in the Phillippines, still...