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New York PostA 1995-1996 portrait by Lucian Freud of a nude model sold for $39 million at Sotheby's London. The model, who posed while working as a nightclub cashier, said she was pleased with the result.
National ReviewRecent sales at an art fair produced higher prices for certain abstract paintings. Additional pieces featuring interior scenes, ocean views, and textile works also changed hands.
SemaforA Jackson Pollock painting and a Constantin Brancusi sculpture sold for $181 million and $108 million. The sales indicate renewed strength at the top of the art market.
nypost.comA drip painting by an Abstract Expressionist artist sold for $181.2 million including fees at Christie’s. A bronze head by a Romanian sculptor from the S.I. Newhouse collection brought $107.6 million at the same auction.
domusweb.itA red rectangular abstract painting by Mark Rothko sold for $85.8 million. The sale occurred during spring auctions in New York. The auction house described it as a strong start to the season.
CnbcNearly $2 billion in art will be offered at auctions in New York over the next week, the largest test of the market since the start of the Iran war. Three works carry estimates of up to $100 million each, with more than 20 others estimated above $20 million. Auction houses report…
Nbc NewsChristie’s will sell 16 works from the private collection of the late media executive S.I. Newhouse on May 18. The sale, which features pieces by Jackson Pollock, Constantin Brancusi, Pablo Picasso and Jasper Johns, is projected to total roughly $450 million. Combined with prior…
New York PostA reproduction of Kees Van Dongen's "Femme Fatale" that hung above Jeffrey Epstein's desk in his Manhattan townhouse was listed for sale on eBay for $25,000 or best offer. The listing stated the piece was acquired from a New Jersey auction house that sold items from the Epstein e…