Magna Carta to get modern makeover for 800th anniversary The Magna Carta will celebrate in 2015 its 800th anniversary. On this occasion, the English medieval document considered a cornerstone of modern democracy, will get a modern makeover. Auction house Sotheby’s described Magna Carta, which translates from the Latin as “Great Charter”, as “the most important document … Read more
New York philanthropist and patron of the arts Brooke Astor auction to offer 800 items Sotheby’s will offer some 800 items from Brooke Astor’s estate, Astor’s Park Avenue duplex and a mansion in Westchester County. Philanthropist Brooke Astor’s 800 personal items up for New York auction will include pieces of precious jewellery and a vast … Read more
Beau Sancy, a diamond of supreme historical importance and one of the most rare diamonds ever to come to auction, will led Sotheby’s Geneva sale of Magnificent Jewelsand Noble Jewels on 15 May 2012. Passed down through the Royal Families of France, England, Prussia and the House of Orange, the celebrated diamond has been the … Read more
Sotheby’s to Offer Roy Lichtenstein’s Iconic Sleeping Girl From 1964 in New York on 9 May 2012 Roy Lichtenstein’s Sleeping Girl (1964) – one of the high-points of the artist’s comic book inspired paintings and an icon of Post-War American art, is expected to fetch up to $40 million when it is sold at Sotheby’s … Read more
This year, Artprice’s annual art market report – based on 6.3 million auction results from 4,500 auction houses around the world focused particularly on China’s successful conquest of the global art market. In spite of the sword of Damocles hanging over the West, art in fact sold better in 2011 than at any other time … Read more
Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” painting expected to top $80 mn at auction A version of “The Scream,” one of the world’s most famous paintings and an iconic image of despair, will go on sale this May in New York, where it is expected to fetch at least $80 million, Sotheby’s auctioneers said to AFP. Edvard … Read more