Summary Bonhams has announced that it will offer Salvador Dalí’s Bacchanale at its annual Surrealist sale in Paris The artwork is a 13-panel stage set measuring more than 20 by 30 meters, making it the largest painting ever created by the iconic Spanish surrealist The masterpiece, which features Dalí’s signature …
1 of 6 2 of 6 3 of 6 4 of 6 5 of 6 6 of 6 Summary Christie’s officially introduced its new online auction titled “Anime Starts Here: Japanese Subculture Reimagines Tradition” The curated sale bridges classical Japanese craftsmanship with the global influence of modern subcultural movements Featured …
Summary The “1 Picasso for 100 Euros” charity raffle returns, offering up the painter’s 1941 portrait “Tête de femme” With a €100 EUR (about $117 USD) buy-in, the winner will be selected on April 14 at Christie’s Paris Funds from ticket sales will benefit Fondation Recherche Alzheimer, a French organization …
Summary Sotheby’s Hong Kong achieved a record-breaking, “white-glove result” at its Masterpieces of Asian Art from the Okada Museum of Art Auction Total sales for the auction reached an astonishing $88 million USD, setting a new benchmark for Asian art. The star lot was Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic woodblock print, ‘The …
Summary Gustav Klimt’s “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” (1914–16) sold for $236.4 million USD at Sotheby’s inaugural Breuer Buildin sale, making history as the second most expensive artwork and the most expensive modern artwork ever sold at auction. Bringing a total of $706 million USD, the two-part auction saw the highest …
1 of 13 2 of 13 3 of 13 4 of 13 5 of 13 6 of 13 7 of 13 8 of 13 9 of 13 10 of 13 11 of 13 12 of 13 13 of 13 Summary Horror maestro Guillermo del Toro is teaming up with Heritage …
Summary The earliest known example of Basquiat’s iconic “Head” motif Offered on Sotheby’s with an estimate of $100,000 to $150,000 USD Acquired directly from Basquiat and remained in same private collection There’s no shortage of Basquiats making a big market splash with one of the late artist’s paintings, “Saturday Night,” …
Andy Warhol’s “Big Electric Chair” (1967-68) is set to headline Christie’s 20th Century Evening Sale during New York’s Marquee Week, with a pre-estimated cost of at least $30m USD, marking its first appearance at an auction. The painting first appeared at the artist’s 1968 presentation at Stockholm’s Modern Museet, his …
Yesterday, Christie’s closed out Augmented Intelligence, its highly-contested auction dedicated to artificial intelligence-generated art. The first of its kind, the sale brought in around $729,000 USD, surpassing its initial estimate by over 20%. The sale also welcomed a wave of fresh collectors to the scene, with Gen Z and Millennials …
Heritage Auctions is hosting a special auction in celebration of Studio Ghibli‘s 40th anniversary. The sixth volume of The Art of Anime will offer a selection of anime treasures from Hayao Miyazaki‘s studio that brought cult-classics like My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Castle in the …
