Sotheby’s announces the second part of the Macklowe Collection
Following the successful auction last November, in which all the works on offer found a buyer, Sotheby’s will organise the second part of the Macklowe Collection auction next May.
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Glenstone acquires a cycle of works by Hilma af Klint
Glenstone, the private museum founded by collectors Mitchell Rales and Emily Wei Rales, has announced the acquisition of a major series of works by Hilma af Klint, the enigmatic pioneer of abstraction, which will be the first works by the artist in an American museum.
Caravaggio, Bacon and CryptoPunks · weekly art market review
Announcements of the possible sale of another Caravaggio in Italy and the future auction of a lot of 104 CryptoPunks have marked another busy week in the art market.
Portrait attributed to Rubens could break records in Poland
On 17 March 2022, Desa Unicum will auction in Warsaw a Portrait of a Lady attributed to Peter Paul Rubens, which could become the most expensive painting ever auctioned in Poland.
Meadows Museum acquires a painting by Pedro de Campaña
The Meadows Museum in Dallas has announced the acquisition of Calvary (c.1560), a painting by Pedro de Campaña, one of the leading exponents of Sevillian Renaissance painting.
From Marc to Freud: modern and contemporary art at Christie’s
On 1 March 2022, Christie’s will host its 20th / 21st Century Art auction in London, where important paintings by Franz Marc and Lucian Freud will be auctioned.
Beyond Botticelli: successes and disappointments at Sotheby’s old masters sale
As expected, Sandro Botticelli’s “The man of Sorrows” was the star of Sotheby’s Master Paintings & Sculpture auction on January 27, 2022, but other less hyped works achieved results that for better or worse deserve comment.
Christie’s to auction one of Picasso’s major surrealist paintings
Next March 1, 2022, Christie’s will auction “La fenêtre ouverte” (1929), an important surrealist painting by Pablo Picasso, which carries a pre-sale estimate of £14 million to £24 million.
Deal done for Rembrandt, “Caravaggio villa” flops and other market news
From the confirmation of the acquisition of Rembrandt’s “The Standard Bearer” to no bids for the villa containing the only wall painting by Caravaggio, art market news from the third week of 2021.
Sotheby’s to auction five paintings by Claude Monet
On March 2, Sotheby’s will auction a group of five paintings by Claude Monet, coming from an American collection in London, with a combined pre-sale estimate of around £35 million ($50 million).