Sothebys Auction

Would You Pay $26.7 Million For This Tiny Dish?

Newser | Posted 04.04.2012

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A 900-year-old ceramic dish dating back to China's Song dynasty has sold for $26.7 million at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong. Only about 70 "Ru" ...

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Keith Haring Work Gets VIP Sale

AP | Posted 03.30.2012

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NEW YORK -- Sotheby's is holding an exhibition in New York of 32 artworks by the late pop artist Keith Haring. Most of the art is available for privat...

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Lost De Lempicka Work Could Fetch Big Bucks

www.galleristny.com | Posted 05.26.2012

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A lost painting by artist Tamara de Lempicka, Nu adossé I, has been rediscovered and will appear on the auction block at Sotheby's Impressionist and ...

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Who's At The Top Of The World's Art Market?

Posted 12.28.2011

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Gerhard Richter is at the head of a changing art market. The German artist, known for his ability to cover a range of styles, from the abstract to the...

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'One Of The Best Auctions I've Ever Seen In My Life'

Reuters | David Cay Johnston | Posted 01.10.2012

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(Reuters) - The art auctions ended with a flourish on Wednesday as Sotheby's (BID.N) sold $316 million of contemporary and postwar art, the best resul...

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Artists Sue Auction Houses Over Royalty Dispute

online.wsj.com | Posted 12.19.2011

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A group of major artists, including painter Chuck Close, and the heirs of abstract expressionist Sam Francis and sculptor Robert Graham, filed a pair ...

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This Small Painting Sells For $5.03 Million

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.14.2011

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LONDON — A small painting by the late Lucian Freud has sold for 3.2 million pounds ($5.03 million) at auction in London. Sotheby's says "Boy's He...

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Who Benefits From Charity Auctions?

The Art Newspaper | Posted 11.20.2011

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The auction Artists for Haiti, organised by New York's David Zwirner gallery and Christie's, takes place on 22 September. It is perhaps the most ambit...

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Warhol Self-Portrait Sells For $17.4 Million At Auction

Posted 05.25.2011

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(via MutualArt) A colossal self-portrait by "pope of pop" Andy Warhol sold for £10.8 million pounds ($17.4 million) at Christie's in London on Wednes...

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Sotheby's Accused Of Cover Up Over Damaged Painting

Telegraph | Jon Swaine, New York | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sotheby's staff are alleged to have added a hastily-written damage report - backdated to the day they collected the portrait, suggesting it was alread...

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Bob Dylan's Handwritten Lyrics To Sell In NYC

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Bob Dylan's original handwritten lyrics for "The Times They are A-Changin'" are heading for the auction block in New York City. They ...

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The Art of Farming: Veggies on Sotheby's Auction Block

Louise McCready | Posted 05.25.2011

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To kick off the 2010 Eat Drink Local week in New York City, Sotheby's New York is hosting the inaugural Tri-State Heirloom Vegetable auction, The Art...

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The Value of Food, or Why Sotheby's Will Auction Veggies on September 23

Brian Halweil and Brent Ridge | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brian Halweil and Brent Ridge

The auction is a coming-of-age sign for heirloom vegetables: those old-fashioned symbols of food diversity that are just the sort of innovation our dysfunctional food system needs.

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Rare, Blue De Beers Diamond To Be Auctioned In Hong Kong

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sotheby's is set to auction off a rare, blue diamond, once part of the De Beers Millennium collection, Reuters reports. The 5.16 carat gem has an esti...

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Giacometti Sculpture 'L'Homme qui marche I' Fetches $104.3 Million, World Record: Sotheby's (PHOTO)

AP/ The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Dreary Night for Contemporary Art at Sotheby's

New York Times | CAROL VOGEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a salesroom overflowing with collectors like the actor Steve Martin, the financier Eli Broad and the fashion designer Valentino, Sotheby's barely m...

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Tiny Statue Fetches Big Price At Auction: $57 Million

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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A 3 1/4-inch limestone lion from ancient Mesopotamia fetched the highest price ever paid at an auction for a sculpture -- $57 million. Sotheby's had ...

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