Impressionist & Modern Art
LONDON — The inherent strength of the art market showed through at Christie’s small but solid season opener of Impressionist and Modern works of art, which tallied £64,076,575 ($100,407,993). That sum fell midway between pre-sale expectations of £52...
NEW YORK — After last night's robust Sotheby's sale, the Impressionist and Modern market continued to swing at Christie’s Wednesday evening, though at a slightly lower volume, totaling $158,505,000 for the 44 lots that sold. The performance fell midway...
NEW YORK — Rumors of a fading Impressionist and Modern market evaporated Tuesday evening at Sotheby’s season opener that pulled in a solid and reassuring $230-million tally, nearing the $235.1-million high estimate. Thirty-seven of the...
LONDON — The international art market continued to show unabated strength and hunger for property tonight as Christie’s delivered a record tally for a mid-season Impressionist-Modern and Surrealist Art evening sale here, hitting £136,462,100 ($213,426,...
NEW YORK — The Impressionist and Modern auction market continued to resist unrealistic estimates at Sotheby’s on Thursday evening, turning in a mixed result and a $163,008,001 tally. That total came close to meeting the low end of the $169,200,000-245,...
NEW YORK — Christie’s had plenty of excuses for a weak evening sale of Impressionist and Modern Art on Wednesday evening, ranging from terrible weather to a falling stock market and possibly negative reactions to a second term for a Democratic president...
NEW YORK — Edvard Munch’s angst-filled masterpiece "The Scream" rocketed to a record $119,922,500 at Sotheby’s Wednesday evening. The 1895 pastel, expected to fetch in excess of $80 million, became the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction and the...
After working as an art teacher, Rizvan Rahman embarked on a second career as an art dealer in 2004, setting up business in Leicester under the name Haslam and Purdey and specializing in modern British art. He dealt with galleries and auction houses across...
You never know what you might find hidden in your bathroom. A stash of art dating from the High Renaissance through the Modernist period and worth millions of dollars has been discovered in the outhouse of a 92-year-old former bricklayer in Poland.The...
Manyartists have dabbled in jewelry design to create one-of-a-kind symbols of love forthe women in their lives. Alexander Calder made pieces for his daughter. PabloPicasso gave brooches, rings, and carved amulets for his lovers Dora Maar andMarie-Thérèse...
