Articles tagged with: Art
Francis Bacon’s ‘Study from the Human Body, Man Turning on the Light’ Fetches £8mn
Posted in Art, Auctions, Exhibitions, Paintings on 14 October 2007
Posted in Art, Auctions, Exhibitions, Paintings on 14 October 2007
Whilst earlier we have told you about array of masterworks by Francis bacon that have made up to Sotheby's auction including Bullfight and his Self portrait with an anticipated value of $50mn, the news is he has updated ...
Steel and Stone Cello Sculpture
Posted in Art, Designer, Music on 12 October 2007
Posted in Art, Designer, Music on 12 October 2007
What could be the best combination of a masterpiece? Steel and stones are the only ingredients used to design a musical instrument identified as Steel and Stone Cello Sculpture. Designed in California, this product is worth installing in your guest-room and is light ...
Iranian Painting at Christie’s
Posted in Art, Auctions, Paintings on 10 October 2007
Posted in Art, Auctions, Paintings on 10 October 2007
In the array of paintings available for auction, Iranian painting is a new deserving candidate. International Christie's Auction house has scheduled an auction of a 'Saqqa-khaneh' (drinking-place) painting by an unbeatable Iranian painter Hossein Zenderoudi on 31 October.
The painting is expected to fetch $140,000-$180,000 as a ...
“The New Rich, Old Rich, Poor Rich and The Rich Rich”
Posted in Art, Auctions, Display, Luxury, Luxury Brands, Paintings, Statue, Worlds Most Expensive on 10 October 2007
Posted in Art, Auctions, Display, Luxury, Luxury Brands, Paintings, Statue, Worlds Most Expensive on 10 October 2007
Filthy-Rich Gentry doesn't have a limit to their whooping desires. Day in and out, we have been witnessing entry of masterpieces, artwork, paintings, statues to the international auction houses viz. Sotheby's and Christie's. And the next day, the highest bidder dominates the headline. Luxury seems to be ...
Chinese Reclaim ‘Tai Shang Huang Di’ @ Record-Breaking Auction
Posted in Art, Auctions, Luxury on 9 October 2007
Posted in Art, Auctions, Luxury on 9 October 2007
The countless pieces of Chinese cultural work that were looted during various assaults on China were returned to the mainland on 9 October at Sotheby's in Hong Kong. More than 30 pieces of ceramics and art work were featured at the auction. Many of these were ...
Banksy’s Graffiti to fetch $2 mn at Sotheby’s, “The Rude Lord” for $405,800
Posted in Art, Auctions, Designer, Luxury, Paintings on 9 October 2007
Posted in Art, Auctions, Designer, Luxury, Paintings on 9 October 2007
Banksy collectors plan to sell off $2.2 million of artwork at Sotheby's, Bonhams Bloomsbury Auctions and a gay bar in London this month (11-14 October). The considerable demand of masterwork is a clear indication of whopping sales expected from this graffiti creation. Topping the charts, ...
Gauguin’s ‘Tahitian Women Bath’ Masterwork to Generate $60 mn
Posted in Art, Auctions, Luxury, Paintings, Statue on 8 October 2007
Posted in Art, Auctions, Luxury, Paintings, Statue on 8 October 2007
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The number of visitors at Sotheby's has been rising and all thanks to the mounting pieces of art, statue and paintings available for auction. While the news about the Francis Bacon's Self-Portrait and Bullfight, Magna Carta's 710-year-old copy, Pablo Picaso's unique creation, ...
Sotheby’s Biggest Auction: $2.3 mn “Project to Extend the Great Wall of China” invites Asian collectors’
Posted in Art, Auctions, Display, Paintings on 6 October 2007
Posted in Art, Auctions, Display, Paintings on 6 October 2007
Adding to the news of inventive creation by Chinese artists set for Sotheby's Hong Kong auction expecting to generate $129 million, Cai Guo-qiang's "Project for Extraterrestrials No 10: Project to Extend the Great Wall of China by 10,000 Metres" is another creation that we ...
Chinese Art Eyes $129 mn at Sotheby’s: Jade Seal, Cai’s Gunpowder, The Massacre at Chios
Posted in Art, Auctions, Paintings on 6 October 2007
Posted in Art, Auctions, Paintings on 6 October 2007
Value of Chinese artwork seems to be fuelling and all thanks to the China's booming economy and its rich natives who wish to invest in their own heritage. Contemporary artist 20-meter-long gunpowder- on-paper artwork, Yue Minjun's grinning caricatures and the white-jade seal emblazoned with ...
Three Pablo Picasso Creations to Fetch $90 mn at November Auction
Posted in Art, Auctions, Luxury on 4 October 2007
Posted in Art, Auctions, Luxury on 4 October 2007
Two out of three works by Pablo Picasso are scheduled up for auction on 7 November at Sotheby's, a sculpture and a painting of the celebrated women in his life. As a part of Sotheby's New York "Impressionist & Modern Art Evening" sale, Picasso’s creation ...
