Articles tagged with: Art
Francis Bacon’s Bullfight and Self Portrait to Fetch $50 mn at Sotheby’s
Posted in Art, Auctions, Paintings, Statue on 3 October 2007
Posted in Art, Auctions, Paintings, Statue on 3 October 2007
All hopes of artists and collectors are attached with the soon-to-be auctioned masterpieces, paintings and statues at Sotheby's. To the familiar list of Francis Bacon's Bullfight, a rare 710-year-old copy of the Magna Carta, ancient statue of Guennol Lioness, Van Gogh's Wheat Fields and ...
Rare Rubens Earn Respect in Old Master Art
Posted in Art, Auctions, Designer, Display, Luxury, Paintings on 29 September 2007
Posted in Art, Auctions, Designer, Display, Luxury, Paintings on 29 September 2007
Following the modern artwork of Damien Hirst's $100 million diamond skull that aroused the curiosity of the art-lovers, today an old and rare master study by Peter Paul Rubens is using its hypnotism effectively among art collectors.
Rubens' "Two Studies of a ...
Francis Bacon’s Bullfight at Sotheby’s Auction
Posted in Auctions, Paintings, Photograph on 27 September 2007
Posted in Auctions, Paintings, Photograph on 27 September 2007
Bull fighting was an aristocratic sport practiced by folks in Spain. Its origin dates back to 711 A.D, when the first-ever bull fight was scheduled to commemorate the crowning of King Alfonso VIII. But Francis Bacon, U.K. artist associated Bullfighting with constant efforts and a ...
Tall, Dark and Handsome Necklace by Gustav Klimt: The Kiss
Posted in Designer, Fashion, Gold, Jewelry, Luxury, Necklace on 23 September 2007
Posted in Designer, Fashion, Gold, Jewelry, Luxury, Necklace on 23 September 2007
Bold and beautiful ornaments are a new entrant to the list of necessities that gives a green signal to one's personality. Other being shoes. The golden masterpiece identified as "The Kiss", is an innovative creation of the Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt.
The ...
Russian Billionaire Acquires Complete Art Auction for $40 mn
Posted in Art, Auctions, Designer, Display, Exhibitions, Luxury, Paintings, Worlds Most Expensive on 23 September 2007
Posted in Art, Auctions, Designer, Display, Exhibitions, Luxury, Paintings, Worlds Most Expensive on 23 September 2007
The customary nature of Russian spending despicably is in full swing. The very gesture of Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov has overdone the much-talked about story of Russian businessman having identical yachts. Usmanov has lately pre-purchased all the 450 artworks (paintings, glassware and fine porcelain) ...
Stanley Ho Purchased Bronze Horse’s Head for 8.84 mn
Posted in Art, Auctions, Luxury, Worlds Most Expensive on 23 September 2007
Posted in Art, Auctions, Luxury, Worlds Most Expensive on 23 September 2007
Days back when the news of auction of peerless bronze horse's head at Sotheby's auction house scheduled on 9 October invited eyeballs, it no-more reside at Sotheby's auction house. But it has been picked by the Macau casino mogul Stanley Ho.
He purchased the bronze ...
Sotheby’s Invited Smoking Price for Southeast Asian Art Pieces
Posted in Art, Auctions, Home Decor, Luxury, Paintings on 17 September 2007
Posted in Art, Auctions, Home Decor, Luxury, Paintings on 17 September 2007
Following the numerous auctioned happening at sotheby's, the contemporary artwork from Southeast Asia is a new entrant. The active auction on 16 September carved the record breaking price for the Sotheby's auction house till date.
"Land of My Dreams," a 1938 oil painting by ...
Diamond Sculpture to Raise $12mn
Posted in Art, Auctions, Designer, Diamond, Luxury, Museum, Products on 16 September 2007
Posted in Art, Auctions, Designer, Diamond, Luxury, Museum, Products on 16 September 2007
"Blue Diamond," an 8ft (2.5m) wood stainless steel sculpture is a part of a series of diverse tinted statuettes carved by US artist Jeff Koons. Made up of refined steel and chromium, this diamond sculpture would be a part of the "Post-war and contemporary art" sale ...
“The Guennol Lioness” Ancient Statue at Sotheby’s Auction: $18 mn
Posted in Art, Auctions, Exhibitions, Luxury, Statue on 16 September 2007
Posted in Art, Auctions, Exhibitions, Luxury, Statue on 16 September 2007
An Update: The Guennol Lioness, Mesopotamian sculpture gold sold for $57 mn at New York on 6 December.
Identified as the Guennol Lioness, an antique granite figurine of a majestic lioness with over 8 centimeters (3 1/4 inches) tall is expected to fetch $18 million at ...
Bronze Horse Head to be Auctioned @ $10 million
Posted in Auctions, Exhibitions, Luxury, Statue on 6 September 2007
Posted in Auctions, Exhibitions, Luxury, Statue on 6 September 2007
This unique bronze horse's head was designed to honor the zodiac fountain of the Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan ) during the Qing dynasty. In 1860, it was pillaged by British and French troops from a water clock at Beijing.
The statue would be available for Sotheby's ...
