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Art Auction

Andy Williams' Art Sells For Millions

AP | Posted 05.16.2013 | Arts

NEW YORK — Singer Andy Williams' eclectic art collection has brought $46 million at a New York City auction. The works sold on Wednesday, the f...

Another Record!

AP | Posted 05.16.2013 | Arts

NEW YORK — A Jean-Michel Basquiat (zhahn mee-SHEHL' BAH'-skee-aht) painting has set a new auction record for the graffiti artist at a sale of po...

IMAGES: Artists Create Stunning Tribute To Maurice Sendak

Posted 05.02.2013 | Books

As a tribute to the late Maurice Sendak, some of the best-loved children's illustrators in America are donating original work to be auctioned at BookE...

Family Inherits Unknown Painting Worth $250K

Posted 04.29.2013 | Arts

A recent UK art auction serves as yet another friendly reminder to get artworks appraised. Today's found masterpiece, "Landscape with Rainbow" had gon...

GUESS WHO?

Posted 04.23.2013 | Arts

Flipping through the catalog for Christie's upcoming Andy Warhol sale is like examining the personal scrapbook of a Studio 54 regular. The Pop Art kin...

The Art Of Dr. Mona Ackerman

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 04.13.2013 | Arts

The artwork owned by the late renowned psychologist Mona Ackerman is headed to the bidding block in a series of upcoming notable sales at Christie's i...

The 'Most Important Work By Pollock In The Last Two Decades'?

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 04.17.2013 | Arts

One of Jackson Pollock's iconic drip paintings will be making its way to Christie's next month for the auction house's upcoming Evening Sale of Contem...

The Mona Lisa Of Kitsch Sells For $1.5 Million

AP | MICHELLE FAUL | Posted 03.21.2013 | Arts

JOHANNESBURG — Vladimir Tretchikoff's iconic painting "Chinese Girl," said to be one of the most reproduced in the world, is coming home to Sout...

Keeping Auction Sellers Anonymous

nytimes.com | TOM MASHBERG | Posted 02.04.2013 | Arts
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New York's highest court has decided to review a recent ruling that could force the state's auction industry to end its longstanding practice of keepi...

Andy Warhol Auction Goes Online

AP | Posted 02.01.2013 | Arts

NEW YORK -- An online auction of Andy Warhol's works will give a broader audience the chance to own a piece of his pop art. It is Christie's Internat...

This Painting Cost How Much?

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 01.28.2013 | Arts

Peter Doig has been known to fetch a high price at auction, attracting eager bidders with his tranquil, snowy landscapes. But can you guess how much h...

Rare Posters Seized By Nazis Make Big Money In NYC

AP | Posted 01.24.2013 | Arts

NEW YORK -- A poster collection seized from a Jewish collector by the Nazis and only returned to his descendants in recent years has brought in approx...

Guess How Much Marina Abramovic's Scrap Of Old Tape Costs!

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 01.11.2013 | Arts

How much would you pay for a scrap of old tape allegedly used by Marina Abramovic? If you said over $200, then you must currently be in a bid...

Artwork Found In Attic Sells For Nearly $1 Million

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 12.18.2012 | Arts

Everyone dreams of finding that one priceless item hiding in the corners of a dust-ridden attic. One UK teacher recently experienced the joy of rescui...

Guess How Much This Tiny 'Thinker' Cost

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 12.11.2012 | Arts

He may be small, but he sure grabs a mighty hammer price. This miniature version of Auguste Rodin's infamous "Le Penseur" (The Thinker) sold for a hef...

What Art Can You Get For A Million Bucks?

Posted 11.24.2012 | Arts

Christie's Auction House in New York recently announced the final price tag on its Fall Postwar and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, boasting a whopping...

Guess How Much This Painting Cost...

Posted 11.15.2012 | Arts

George Condo, an American painter who coined the term "Artificial Realism" and designed multiple covers for Kanye West's album, My Beautiful Dark Twis...

Pop Culture Meets Christie's Auction House

Posted 11.09.2012 | Arts

The line between pop culture and fine art is a precarious delineation -- just ask Andy Warhol or Roy Lichtenstein. Actually, why not ask Britney Spear...

A $10 Million Sponge?

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 11.20.2012 | Arts

An artwork by Yves Klein, Papa Smurf of the art world, is heading to Christie's this fall, boasting a hefty price tag. The 1958 work, titled "Accord B...

Another Masterpiece Found At A Flea Market

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 11.20.2012 | Arts

The United States has had its fair share of thrift store success stories as of late, what with a Renoir turning up at a flea market and a 20th century...

Can You Guess How Much This Pumpkin Costs?

Posted 10.04.2012 | Arts

We can almost guarantee that you'll never guess how much this pumpkin costs. Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin (2000), Acrylic on canvas, 53.3 x 65.4 cm ...

Yer Cheatin' Art: An Art Forger Tells All (Part I)

Janice Harper | Posted 11.19.2012 | Arts
Janice Harper

For all the forgers' mastery of art, there remains the troubling issue of morality. What does it mean to turn such a phenomenal skill toward criminal ends? And just how criminal is it, really?

Is There An Arab Spring Happening In The Art Market?

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 09.27.2012 | Arts

Two paintings by the father of modern Egyptian painting, Mahmoud Said, are poised to lead Christie's Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian, and Turkis...

Photographs of Lucian Freud In His Prime

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 08.23.2012 | Arts

A Sotheby's exhibition in London is showing a series of photographs of famed British artist Lucian Freud. Taken by photographers Cecil Beaton and Davi...

Get Your Hands On Picassos, Rembrandts And Other Mastworks Owned By Scam Artists (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Kyle McGovern | Posted 06.27.2012 | Crime

Art-lovers have the chance to take home original works by Picasso, Chagall, Matisse and many others, thanks to the U.S. Marshals Service. The piece...