Alyssa T. Rehs

$1 million Picasso will be raffled off

Sotheby’s, Paris, will be raffling off an original Pablo Picasso for $137.  The value of the gouache painting, 1914, Man in the Opera Had, is worth a staggering $1 million.  The tickets are limited to 50,000 and the proceeds are being used to help raise money to protect the ancient Lebanese city of Tyre, a … Continue reading →

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William Kentridge on Nelson Mandela

South African artist William Kentridge, best known for his prints, drawings, and animated films, with works topping $1.5M at auction, has strong feelings on the “dramatic political event” caused by Nelson Mandela’s death. Kentridge’s family held close ties with the late, former, South African president, his father, Mandela’s leading defense lawyer and his mother a … Continue reading →

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Damien Hirst artworks worth £33,000 stolen from London gallery

Someone may be getting a pretty nice (but stolen) Christmas present this year! Two Damien Hirst works were stolen Monday night from the Exhibitionist Gallery in London. Combined, the prints are valued at £33,000 (just under $55,000) and had been acquired by the gallery just 4 days prior to the theft. Police believe the two … Continue reading →