Sentences with phrase «fetch at an auction»

Given Johns's reputation and, lest we forget, the astronomical prices his work fetches at auction, how could MOMA not glad - hand the status quo?

Salzau, a small watercolour by Ofili, made # 20,000, four times its estimate and five times what it fetched at auction in 2002.

«It is getting easier to argue the enormous sums fetched at auctions are not entirely based on artistic merit but rather on some speculative dream,» Lowry adds.

It didn't end as well for the hapless dealer who sold the work, which so infuriated the artist when the newly painted painting landed in auction, that he had to pay Rosa a hefty penalty related to the high price the work fetched at auction to save face.

The most a Hoyland painting has fetched at auction was # 185,000 in 2008.

Not exact matches

Sotheby's on Tuesday unveiled a painting by Amedeo Modigliani that's expected to fetch more than $ 150 million at next month's auction.»

One of the «Miracle on Ice» medals from the 1980 Team USA hockey team was expected to fetch $ 1.5 to 2 million, but it failed to sell at auction earlier this summer.

The gem, called «The Raj Pink,» is the world's largest known Fancy Intense Pink diamond is expected to fetch up to $ 30 million at auction.

But the prince, Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al - Saud, is the mystery buyer of Leonardo da Vinci's painting «Salvator Mundi,» which fetched a record $ 450.3 million at auction last month, documents show.

If any believers out there contact me, I will be able to get rid of their various bank accounts and any personal posessions that might be able to fetch some monetary value at auction... Ill donate 70 % to needy kids or something like that, you have my word

(Howard Soll, of Regency - Superior auction house, says the ball could fetch nearly $ 1 million at auction.)

A Picasso painting at the center of a nasty divorce battle between billionaire bond king Bill Gross and his ex-wife fetched $ 36.9 million at a Sotheby's auction Monday night — ...

On Internet fan pages Harris is compared to a god, and at a recent auction Klebold's old car fetched a price way over book value, almost as if it were a religious relic.

Particularly large specimens even fetch prices of up to 50,000 Euro per kilogram at auctions.

The auction house, which expected the lot of 35 drawings and letters to fetch up to $ 25,000, was pleasantly surprised with the winning bid came in at $ 132,000.

His works endure however, and are seen as a precursor to Impressionism and fetch high prices at auction.

When the classic goes up for auction August 15 - 16 in Monterey, it is expected to «comfortably» fetch at least $ 10 million.

With prices floating at # 40k + for well - used models, fully restored cars can fetch close to six - figures at auction.

«Stradale» versions of the Stratos currently fetch upwards of # 400,000 at auction.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 05, 2016 — The sale of the first all - new Ford Focus RS performance car fetched $ 550,000 for charity at the Barrett - Jackson Scottsdale auction at WestWorld.

At auctions, a 1996 Audi A6 with quattro fetches about $ 2,200 more than an A6 with front - wheel drive.

It's a limited edition model, so expect this pony car to fetch big bucks at high - brow auctions in a few decades» time.

These days, you can find the 767B racing at historic events like the Monterey Motorsports Reunion and Goodwood Festival of Speed, among other events, as well fetching upwards of seven - figures at public auction.

Carroll Shelby's personal 1966 Shelby GT350 - H Mustang will cross the auction block at Bonhams Scottsdale January 18th, where it's expected to fetch between $ 150k and $ 200k.

The first production Chevrolet Corvette Z06 has fetched a cool $ 1 million at the West Palm Beach Barrett - Jackson auction.

Today, the 300SL can fetch prices as high as $ 2.2 million at auction, which is a small price to pay for owning one of the world's most beautiful vehicles.

Generation Six will appeal to lovers of heritage Kombis, and it may be a sought - after model with classic - collectible status down the track — just as T1 Kombis are fetching huge prices at auction currently.

The first edition of the Hobbit is an expensive book with the average title fetching # 60,000 at auction.

Consider lowering your starting price to attract more attention; boffins at London Business School and Northwestern University in the US did some research on this topic, and found auctions with modest starting prices sparked more bidding and fetched higher final prices.

Pollock's work, alongside Lichtenstein's «Woman with Flowered Hat» and Basquiat's «Dustheads,» set records for the highest prices ever fetched for the artists at auction.

Stella's «Black Paintings,» a series of pinstriped Minimalist works from 1958 — 60, for example, have fetched up to $ 5 million at auction, but most of his more recent works sell for well under $ 1 million.

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Though he is known for his works from the 1970s and»80s, it's his work from the»90s and 2000s that has fetched the highest prices at auction.»

A Mary Heilmann painting could have been had for low four digits at auction as recently as year 2000, and I am sure many wished that they raised a hand as her works now fetch as much as a pair of His and Hers Teslas.

Last November, Georgia O'Keeffe's Jimson Weed / Flower No. 1 became the most expensive work by a female artist ever sold at auction, fetching $ 44.4 million (see Wall Flowers — women in historical art collections).

His best work, which has fetched over # 400,000 at auction, is currently much more affordable and priced from # 5,000 to # 78,000 in this exhibition.

Plus: London's Gasworks receives # 75,000 grant Duchamp's Nu sur nu fetches record price at auction Ugo Rondinone installation defaced by vandals Designs revealed for Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art

Now, he is represented by David Zwirner, one of the world's most prestigious galleries, and when a choice canvas comes up at auction or through private sale, it can fetch more than $ 400,000.»

2) At least 252 versions of the painting that fetched the lowest price in the «Looking Forward to the Past» auction; Francis Picabia's Sans Titre (Visage de Femme)(price realised: $ 701,000).

Starting this month at Christie's is an auction of The Collection of Peggy and David Rockeller, which is expected to fetch over half a billion for charity and become one of the biggest art auctions in history.

Mixed auction results in London ahead of EU referendum Impressionist and Modern sales at Christie's and Sotheby's in London this week have delivered mixed results, with some lots fetching impressive sums but others underperforming.

Mr Allen's Gerhard Richter painting of a jet fetched $ US25.6 million at auction in 2016, more than doubling since 2007.

His photographs sold for ever more stellar prices — in 2012, his work Dead Troops Talk fetched $ 3,346,456 at Christie's, New York, making it the third most expensive photograph ever sold at auction.

This timeless collection of Robert Frank's photographs gathered by Ruth and Jake Bloom fetched almost $ 3.8 million at auction

A year later, his painting Swamped, depicting a canoe in a moonlit lagoon, has fetched nearly $ 26m (# 16.6 m) at a record - breaking auction in the US.

Just look at his market: at Christie's in November he set a new world record when Red and Pink (1950) sold for $ 4.9 million, and every single artwork of his that went under the hammer in the season's auctions fetched at least twice its estimate.

Art Sales Index records show that three most recent Clyfford Still paintings to go under the hammer were all sold at that auction house: «1947 - R - No. 1» fetched $ 21.3 million in 2006 «1955 - D, PH - 387» sold for $ 7.9 million in 2007, and «1946 (PH - 182)» made $ 14 million in 2008.

In 2005, her painting of John Lennon fetched $ 800,000 (then about # 440,000) at auction.

Georgia O'Keeffe's famous painting Jimson Weed / White Flower No. 1 made headlines in November when it fetched $ 44.4 million at auction, making it the most expensive work of art by a woman artist ever sold (see Wall Flowers — women in historical art collections).

His auction debut at Christie's this month fetched # 32,500: more than twice its top estimate of # 15,000.