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“The Gossips” loaned to the Norman Rockwell Museum
After being sold during a record-setting auction of the artist’s work at Sotheby’s in December, Norman Rockwell’s popular painting “The Gossip” will be on view at the Norman Rockwell Museum for a limited time. Created by Rockwell for the March 6, 1948 cover of “The Saturday Evening Post,” the original painting was previously on loan … Continue reading
13 Andy Warhol Polaroids for sale at Artnet Auction
Artnet Auctions has posted 13 Andy Warhol Polaroid’s with a ‘PURCHASE NOW’ option from not until January 3rd. The works range from $9,500 for his ‘Diana Ross, 1981′ to upwards of $25,000 for his ‘Self-Portrait in Drag, 1981. All of the Polaroid’s have been authenticated and embossed by the Warhol Foundation.
Retrospective – Top Ten Artworks of 2013
1. Sold for: $142,405,000 – *World record for highest paid lot!* 2. Sold for: $105,445,000 – *Record for Andy Warhol’s highest paid lot!* 3. Sold for: $58,363,750 – *Record for Jackson Pollock’s highest paid lot!* 4. Sold for: $58,405,000 – *Record for Jeff Koons’s highest paid lot!* 5. Sold for: $57,285,000 – *Ranks number 4 for Andy Warhol’s highest paid … Continue reading
Sotheby’s Elects New Lead Director
Sotheby’s has officially announced that Domenico De Sole will be the new Lead Independent Director after being elected to the Board of Directors back in July. De Sole, who is the former President and CEO of Gucci Group as well as the co-founder and Chairman of Tom Ford International, will begin serving in his new … Continue reading
Felix Salmon’s Art Market Analysis
Felix Salmon, a financial blogger for Reuters, along with Thierry Dumoulin and Katharine Markley from Artnet teamed up to analyze “how different artists have their auction peaks at different times, and how some artists fade away while others become newly fashionable.” Ultimately, the research did not show what they had expected as it became apparent … Continue reading
Amy Cappellazzo Plans to Leave the Auction World to Become a Private Dealer
Amy Cappellazzo, Christie’s Chairman of Post-war and Contemporary Art Development will leave the company in February. The contemporary art market has changed considerably since she began her job back in 2001. In the “November’s Auction Highlights” article posted yesterday, Christie’s closed their Post-war and Contemporary sales with an astounding $691.6 million, beating out their previous … Continue reading
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