A mustachioed man and scantily clad woman singing by candlelight will be among the stars of Christie’s Old Master Paintings sale in New York on June 5. They are depicted in “The Duet,” a 1624 painting by the Dutch master Gerrit van Honthorst that is expected to fetch $2 million to $3 million. Painted in [...]
17 May 2013 
Barnett Newman’s Blue Hued Painting Sold for $43.8 Million at Sotheby’s
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The highlight at the auction of contemporary art at Sotheby’s New York sale was a large 1953 painting by abstract expressionist artist Barnett Newman. His blue hued painting, “Onement VI” was sold for $43.8 million and set the auction record for his work. The previous record for artist’s work was $22.4 million, paid just a [...]
8 May 2013 
Prophet Mohammed’s Footprint and Mahatma Gandhi’s Painting on Auction
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On May 21, Mullock’s auctioneers will be presented on offer a rare art forms who have a large religious, and historic significance across audiences and collectors in the world. The rare pieces are the paintings of the Holy Prophet Mohammed’s (S.A.W) feet, and a painting of Mahatma Gandhi, known as ‘Father of the nation’ in India. [...]
29 April 2013 
Albert Edelfelt’s Oil on Canvas Leading Sotheby’s Sale of 19th Century European Paintings
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Albert Edelfelt‘s The Boys Workhouse, Helsinki leading Sotheby’s Sale of 19th Century European Paintings. Oil on canvas from 1885 comes to auction for the first time in almost thirty years, with an estimate of £350,000-£450,000 ($540,000-$700,000). This painting combines the influences of Edelfelt’s years in France with his innate love of his homeland – Finland. [...]
11 April 2013 
Francis Bacon’s Portrait of His Violent Lover Could Fetch $40 Million
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Although he was violent and had a sadistic streak and was a raging, Peter Lacy was the great love of Francis Bacon. And, now a 1962 portrait of Bacon’s love could fetch $40 million when goes on sale on 14 May 2013 in New York Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction. The oil on canvas “Study [...]
2 April 2013 
Jackson Pollock Painting on Sotheby’s Sale
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On May 14, at 1334 York Ave. at 72nd Street, Sotheby’s New York auction house will present Jackson Pollock’s 1946 painting The Blue Unconscious on Contemporary Art Evening Sale. The monumental canvas (84 x 56 in., 213.4 x 142.1 cm.) was painted in the critical year of 1946 as part of Pollock’s Sounds in the [...]
28 March 2013 
Blackwell’s Island by Edward Hopper Leading Christie’s American Art Sale
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Edvard Hopper is famous for capturing the mood and feel of the mid-20th century in his paintings. From lonely diners and hotel rooms to houses on the shore, his paintings lend a vision of what life was like in those times. One of his artwork Blackwell’s Island, oil painting is leading upcoming Christie’s American Art [...]
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