Sentences with phrase «of auction houses»

New Ruling may challenge limits of auction houses» liability Background: Tony Shafrazi, who was Basquiat's primary dealer, says he bought the 1982 untitled piece from Christie's in 1990 for $ 242,000, and resold it a year later to collector Guido Orsi.

AI: Of course, particularly with respect to the aggressive role of the auction houses, who now engage in private sales as well.

Each of the auction houses also has an inkjet painting by Wade Guyton.

Scholarly work published in auction catalogs further establishes the value of art and the status of the auction houses themselves.

I was a great haunter of auction houses in the 1980s and «90s, but it turned out to be a long wait before I saw the first Hoyland come up for sale.

The South China Morning Post's Enid Tsui remains skeptical of the auction houses» new strategy to bring Western Contemporary art to Hong Kong for sale.

Uh, given the state of the auction houses and market, someone should have double - checked the title of Christie's Frieze Week curated auction: «Bound to Fail».

Does anyone still believe that much in art, outside of auction houses?

Photographing the work of artists in collectors» homes, in galleries, on the walls of auction houses, and in museum storage, Lawler is also known for her installation pieces and experimental works.

Rauschenberg, who died in 2008 and whose work is the subject of a major retrospective that opened this month at Tate Modern, was an outspoken critic of auction houses and the outsize profits from which artists were excluded, making Ms. MacLear, who will become a vice chair of Sotheby's fine arts division, an unusual choice.

Berlin - born British artist Frank Auerbach has long been undervalued in the eyes of auction houses even as they've struggled to generate the same kind of heat that has surrounded Francis Bacon.

So you can keep a track of the auction houses in the city and visit them on the important days.

An excess of auction houses draws speculators and deters real collectors.

Shares of auction house soared more than 14 % in midday trading Monday after the company released quarterly earnings that beat analysts» predictions.

Darren Julien, president and chief executive of the auction house, told CNN that his ashes were much more in demand than he had expected, attracting the attention of people worldwide.

One of the auction house's employees, Simon (James McAvoy), tries to save the painting by encasing and running off with it.

iOS» current WoW app allows players to view character sheets, manage guilds and make use of the Auction House on the go, but beyond that, «It's hard!

These can by put up on a new part of the Auction House to be exchanged for gold.

With the closure of the Auction House, and all of the upgrades in the new loot system, Reaper of Souls felt like the Diablo III that team Blizzard wanted to make when the game first launched.

For this Piece of Heart, go to the second floor of the Auction House and talk to Maggie (The red - headed child who fell in love with a Moblin).

As O'Brien said the system will help combat RMT companies and players can trade gems and gold via a player - to - player Trading Post (Guild Wars 2's version of the auction house).

You can now see easily if you own the car already, so this gets rid of the need to jump out of the auction house before you can click and buy with in game money the best deal.

The added ability to play offline, the removal of the auction house and the superb controller support made it the best way to play Diablo III.

Christie's names new Impressionist and modern art co-chairmen Long - term Christie's employees Giovanna Bertazzoni and Adrien Meyer have been named co-chairmen of the auction house's department of Impressionist and modern art, it was announced yesterday.

Takashi Murakami and the notable and buzzed - about Oscar Murillo (notable subject of auction house bidding wars) were featured.

Together with Amy Cappellazzo, he co-led the post-war and contemporary department and was responsible for many of the auction house's biggest hauls — among them, the 2004 sale of Pablo Picasso's Garçon à la pipe (1905) that first broke the $ 100 - million mark and the $ 179 - million Picasso, Les Femmes d'Alger (Version «O»)(1955), that currently holds the record for most expensive artwork sold at auction.

Many individuals working within the industry consider that the growth of auction house private sales treads on their turf and compromises the traditional function of the auction house as a platform for public sales.

An anonymous vendor will sell tens of millions of pounds worth of art at Sotheby's in one of the auction house's largest ever sales.

Christopher Burge, Christie's auctioneer, described the sale afterwards as «really extraordinary» and «a triumphant vindication» of the auction house's decision to offer works by younger artists many of which are not even a decade old.

The paintings remain subject to the vicissitudes of what Rothko most despised: the politics of reputations, the unavoidable museums, the charades of the auction house, the eternal critical murmur.»

Earlier this evening, Sotheby's sold an untitled Jean - Michel Basquiat painting from 1982 for $ 110.5 million, inclusive of auction house fees.

Over the holiday, Georgina Adam had a recap of the year's major art market events that concluded with this observation that may end up being far more important than any of the auction house moves.

The biennial, after all, is sponsored in part by Sotheby's, and many of the auction house's clients packed the Tuesday night opening while hundreds of others (including at least one former Whitney Biennial curator) queued in the cold outside.

It makes for the rather uneasy sight of an auction house acting like a commercial gallery handling what is tantamount to an artist's estate.

Serena Qiu talks to Christy MacLear of the Rauschenberg Foundation and Holly Greenfield of auction house Paddle8 about hurricane relief efforts sponsored by their respective organizations.

(It makes for the rather uneasy sight of an auction house acting like a commercial gallery handling what is tantamount to an artist's estate.)

Most of the auction house's sales come in the second and fourth quarters of the year, anchored (hopefully) by marquee events such as tonight's Impressionist and modern art evening sale.

Moreover, as a collector who sometimes sells and the owner of an auction house, Mr Pinault values Ms Zhukova and Mr Abramovich as clients.

The 38 - lot sale sees a continuation of the auction house's aggressive push towards a stronger market share, with increasingly competitive works looking to make waves in a week of already landmark pieces.

Auction coordinator is a key member of the administrative set up of an auction house.

Newport Realty in Victoria has been named Western Canada affiliate of Christie's International Real Estate, a division of the auction house and a global player in the luxury home market.

In February 2004, Realogy entered into a long - term strategic alliance with Sotheby's, the operator of the auction house.

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I am also a business owner and lifestyle editor at Worthy.com, the premier online auction house for selling pre-owned diamonds, all by - products of the thousands of hours I invested reinventing myself after my divorce.

Auction house Sotheby's is planning to sell memorabilia and fine art from the collection of the late Sam Simon, one of the most influential creative forces in modern television.

Sotheby's auction house had a net loss of more than US$ 80 million by the end of September, compared with a $ 35.7 - million profit for the same period in 2008.

Moreover, the spectrum auctions will be key in keeping the US at the forefront of 5G deployment, according to a joint statement by US House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden and Representative Marsha Blackburn.

This September, thousands of hopeful horse racing enthusiasts will descend on Keeneland, Ky., home of the world's largest thoroughbred auction house.

The auction house broke a world record this spring with the sale of an 18 - karat gold, diamond - encrusted Himalaya Birkin for nearly $ 380,000.

HONG KONG, April 24 - A painting of a reclining nude by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani is set to go under the hammer in New York on May 14 with a record sale estimate of $ 150 million, auction house Sotheby's announced on Tuesday.

The auction house said the value of a designer handbag is determined by a number of factors, including size, style, and condition.