Former bad-boy U.K. artist Hirst nets new record at auction CBC.ca Arts June 22, 2007 “Controversial British artist Damien Hirst has grabbed headlines once again, this time as one of his trademark medicine cabinets has broken the auction sales record for a...
Harris painting sells for nearly $2.9M at record-setting auction Thursday, May 24, 2007 CBC Arts “Several auction art records were smashed in Vancouver on Wednesday night, led by the sale of a large Lawren Harris canvas that fetched nearly $2.9 million. The sale...
(Oceanside, N.Y.) – After already logging several huge multi-estate sales in the early part of this year, Philip Weiss Auctions is preparing for what could be its biggest sale ever – a two-day, three-session monster weekend filled with collectibles from a...
Antiques and Estate Auctioneers had a successful auction last Saturday, including this rare print: Wellington, OH On Saturday, January 27, 2007, a worldwide audience of prospective bidders vied for the opportunity to acquire a rare 1929 Hugh Ferris rendering of the...
Derek Dahlsad reports on his fascination with Jack Davis album cover art. I was a big fan of Davis myself, from his regular work in MAD Magazine: Jack Davis Album Covers Collectors’ Quest » Blog Archive 01.11.07 By Derek Dahlsad “Last weekend, I found myself...
Rare Bacon expected to fetch record price Yahoo! News Mon Jan 8, 2007 “LONDON (AFP) – A Francis Bacon painting not seen in public since 1963 went on show at Christie’s auction house in London, which hopes the picture will smash the record price for a...
The following press release comes from Antiques and Estate Auctioneers, in Wellington, Ohio: Rediscovered Hugh Ferriss Rendering of Chrysler Building at Auction, January 27, 2007 An important piece of New York City history will be brought to auction on January 27,...
For many people, art appreciation has taken on a whole new meaning Monday, December 18, 2006 By Kelly Crow, The Wall Street Journal “Want to see where investors are placing more of their alternative assets these days? Check out their walls. Artwork – once...
Churchill landscape sets auction record Telegraph | News | By Nigel Reynolds, Arts Correspondent 13/12/2006 “A painting by Sir Winston Churchill sold for a record 612,800 pounds ($1.2 Million US) to an anonymous buyer at auction yesterday. The previous auction...
This is an intriguing story, with hidden paintings and inheritances…. Rockwell painting fetches record $15.4 million CNN.com From Chris Kokenes November 30, 2006 “NEW YORK (CNN) — Found hidden behind a wall this year, the Norman Rockwell painting...