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"200 One Dollar Bills," Andy Warhol Painting, Sells For $43.8 Million At Auction

AP | ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York

Read More: NYC Arts, Andy Warhol, 200 One Dollar Bills, Art Auctions, Silk-Screen, Nyc Art, Sotheby's, New York News

NEW YORK — A painting by Andy Warhol, "200 One Dollar Bills," brought the equivalent of 43.8 million dollar bills at auction, more than three ti...

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The Evolution of Paris as a Major Art Market

Stephanie Adamowicz | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Read More: Paris Art Market, Art, Roy Lichtenstein, Pablo Picasso, Francis Bacon, Sam Francis, Christie's, Fiac, Sotheby's, Fernand Leger, Paris, New York News
Stephanie Adamowicz

Paris is attracting an increasing number of international galleries exhibiting high-quality works by blue chip artists.

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Fall Auction Season A Question Mark For Art World

Crain's New York Business | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York

Read More: NY Art Investor, Pablo Picasso, Recession, Auction Season, Christie's Impressionist Modern Art Sale, Art Auction, Christie's, Blue Chip, Claude Monet, Sotheby's, New York, New York City, New York News

The art world is anxiously awaiting the coming fall auction season, a major gauge of whether collectors are still feeling the wrath of the economic do...

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Astoria Characters: The Frame-O-Phile

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: White House, Astoria, Washington Crossing the Delaware, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Emanuel Leutze, Matthew Brady, Picture Frame, Smithsonian, Christie's, Sotheby's, New York News, Marc Chagall, Eli Wilner, Modigliani, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Astoria-based Eli Wilner has become the framer of choice for the Smithsonian, Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses and the White House. "I want to frame the whole world," he says.

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New Show on NBC on Collecting

Reyne Haines | Posted 11.09.2009 | Style

Read More: Fine Art, Art Auctions, Collecting, Antiques, Christie's, Painting, Collectibles, Sotheby's, Style News
Reyne Haines

Set Your DVR!: Art of Collecting with Reyne Haines and Jonathan Novack Premieres Thursday, September 10 on Channel 2, NBC Houston (Houston, Texa...

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Morgan Stanley CEO Buys $13.5 M. House

The New York Observer | Max Abelson | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: John Mackey, Morgan Stanley, New York Real Estate, TARP Money, Real Estate, Paul Mellon, Sotheby's, Business News

Less than a year after Morgan Stanley got its $10 billion TARP loan (and exactly two and a half months after the money was repaid), the mammoth firm's...

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Top Ten: Celebrity Collectibles

Reyne Haines | Posted 09.12.2009 | Style

Read More: Sotheby's Christie's, John Lennon, Collecting, George Harrison, Christie's, Jimi Hendrix, Sothebys, Audrey Hepburn, Steinway Piano, Judy Garland Wizard of Oz, Breakfast at Tiffany's, John Lennon Rolls Royce, Marilyn Monroe Dress, John Lennon Steinway Piano, Audrey Hepburn Givenchy, Style News
Reyne Haines

Which celebrities' pre-owned gems scored big at auction? At number 7, Marilyn Monroe's white baby grand piano, sold by Christies. The lucky bidder? Mariah Carey, for $662,500.

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Booming Islamic Antiquities Market in the Gulf Leads to Thefts in Old Cairo Mosques

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Arab World, Egypt, Doha, Islam, Sotheby's Christie's, Antiquities, Art Theft, Mosque, Islamic Architecture, Sotheby's, Muslim World, London, Art, Persian-Arabian-Gulf, Art Auctions, Cairo, Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, World News
Journalism Boot Camp

Despite denials that the buying of pieces by Qatar helped fuel a black market, Egyptian officials say Gulf collectors are the reason Islamic heritage sites are being looted.

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Three Or More: Collecting in the 21st Century

Reyne Haines | Posted 07.03.2009 | Style

Read More: Antiques, Collectibles, Paintings, Christie's, Sotheby's, Collecting, Style News
Reyne Haines

They say a collection is something you have three or more of. Why just 3 and not 4, or a dozen? I have no idea.

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Versace's Villa Contents To Be Auctioned In London

AP | GREGORY KATZ | Posted 04.12.2009 | World

Read More: England, Versace Villa, Versace Paintings, Versace Sotheby's, Versace, Versace Auction, Sotheby's, Gianni Versace, Versace Italian Villa, World News

LONDON — The contents of late fashion designer Gianni Versace's fabulous Italian villa will be sold in London next week, giving curious fans a c...

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The Auction Room Action

Charlotte Appleyard | Posted 03.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Contemporary Art, Credit Crisis, Sotheby's Christie's, Art Market, Damien Hirst, Sotheby's, Business News
Charlotte Appleyard

There has been a lot of discussion about what will happen to art prices.Theories abound that contemporary galleries will return to their "old masters" rather than nurturing younger talent.

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Slash Wins Round In Lawsuit Over Party-Foul House

AP | Posted 02.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Slash, Sotheby's, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — A judge says Slash and his wife can pursue a lawsuit against the brokers who sold them what they thought was a party-worthy Hollyw...

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Art is a Versatile Tool; Use Your Collection to Your Advantage

Paul Klein | Posted 01.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Art Collecting, Briddge Group, Christie's, Art & Antiques, Michael Mendolsohn, Sotheby's, Art Collectors, Chicago News
Paul Klein

A solid art collection is an amazing asset whose worth is invariably overlooked. Most collectors aren't honoring their collection, using it or enabling it to take care of them.

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The Changing Landscape: Artists Take Charge

Paul Klein | Posted 10.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Alicia Eler, Steve Griff, Damien Hirst, Tony Fitzpatrick, Liz Neilson, Joshua Kozuh, Sotheby's, Anni Holm, Ukraine, Chicago News
Paul Klein

The art landscape has changed because the Internet has affected the relationship between artists and galleries--and artists and collectors, too.

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Art Records: $86.3M Bacon And $15.1 For Masturbating Anime Statue

NY Times | Posted 05.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Takashi Murakami, Francis Bacon, Sotheby's, Business News

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Celebrity Real Estate Losers

Forbes | Dorothy Pomerantz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Celeb Real Estate, Writers' Strike, Hollywood Real Estate, Avril Lavigne, Mulholland Drive, WGA Strike, Hollywood, Sotheby's, Real Esate, Business News

Even Hollywood's rich and famous can't avoid the housing downturn that's sweeping the nation. In Los Angeles, only 4,430 homes were sold in December, ...

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This Family Owns 800 Warhols

Wall Street Journal | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Andy Warhol Museum, Andy Warhol, Sotheby's, 800 Warhols, Jose Mugrabi, Business News

Just before the evening contemporary art sale at Sotheby's in New York this November, a short, stocky 68-year-old named Jose Mugrabi made his way down...

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Art Market Shows No Signs Of Cooling Down

AP | ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Art Market, Sotheby's, Art Auctions, Business News

Art is hot. Despite turmoil in the financial markets, there are no signs that the art market is softening. The fall auction season in New York saw rob...

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Magna Carta Sold For $21.3M

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Breaking Business News, Sotheby's, Magna Carta, Carlyle Group, Business News

A 710-year-old copy of the declaration of human rights known as the Magna Carta _ the version that became part of English law _ was auctioned Tuesday ...

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Frenzied Art Buyers Converge At Art Basel

Salon.com | Edward M. Gomez | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Andy Warhol, Art Basel, Sotheby's, Miami Beach, Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Auctions, Art Basel Miami, Warhol, Business News

Thanks, in large part, to George W. Bush's no-end-in-sight war spending, the once-mighty dollar is tanking, a development that recently prompted a se...

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Tiny Statue Fetches Big Price At Auction: $57 Million

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Lion Sculpture, Sotheby's Auction, TIny Lion Sculpture, Sotheby's, Guennol Lioness, Guennol Lioness Scupture, Guennol Lioness Price, Business News

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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Sotheby's Displays Rowling's "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" Ahead Of Auction

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Harry Potter, JK Rowling, Sotheby's, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Sothebys, Entertainment News

Sotheby's auctioneers displayed a rare copy of J.K. Rowling's book "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" on Tuesday, ahead of a charity auction on December ...

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Heart Sculpture Sells For Record-Breaking $23.6 Million

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Lauren Gioia, Jeff Koons, Hanging Heart, Sothebys, Entertainment News

A sculpture of a stainless steel heart hanging from a golden bow sold Wednesday for $23.6 million, becoming the most expensive piece by a living artis...

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Trashed Painting Could Fetch $1 Mil At Auction

AP | ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Tres Personajes, Art, Rufino Tamayo, Dumpster Diving, Sothebys, Art Loss Register, Business News

A painting stolen 20 years ago was found lying in trash along a street, and now it could fetch up to $1 million at auction. Elizabeth Gibson didn't k...

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