Édouard Manet ‘Le Bar aux Folies-Bergère’ (first version, 1881) Manet’s first ‘Bar aux Folies-Bergère’ at Sotheby’s On June 24th 2015, Sotheby’s will feature the first… Read More »Sotheby’s to offer the first version of Édouard Manet’s ‘Le Bar aux Folies-Bergère’
John Singer Sargent, Mrs. Cazalet and Children Edward & Victor, 1900–01, Oil oncanvas, 100 x 65 in., Promised gift of Barbra Streisand in honor of… Read More »Barbra Streisand donates painting by Sargent to LACMA
George Caleb Bingham, American (1811 – 1879) The Jolly Flatboatmen, 1846oil on canvas, 96.8 x 123.2 cm (38 1/8 x 48 1/2 in.)National Gallery of… Read More »National Gallery of Art Washington buys George Caleb Bingham’s ‘The Jolly Flatboatmen’
© UNESCO/F. Bandarin – Palmyra UNESCO calls for cessation of hostilities in Palmyra The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has called for an immediate end… Read More »UNESCO Director calls for cessation of hostilities in Palmyra
Pablo Picasso Les Femmes d’Alger (Version “O”) Sold for $179,365,000 (£116,395,198/€160,276,188) Alberto Giacometti L’homme au doigt (Pointing Man) Sold for $141,285,000 (£91,683,971/ €126,248,829) Picasso, Giacometti… Read More »Picasso and Giacometti smash records at Christie’s historic auction
Vincent van Gogh: “L’Allée des Alyscamps” Sold for $66,330,000 (£43,892,271) Van Gogh and Monet lead Sotheby’s auction, May 2015 Sotheby’s May 2015 sales of Impressionist… Read More »Van Gogh and Monet lead Sotheby’s auction, May 2015
Alberto Giacometti L’homme au doigt (Pointing Man) Christie’s to auction Giacometti’s ‘L’homme au doigt’ On May 2015, Christie’s will auction Alberto Giacometti’s iconic ‘L’homme au… Read More »Christie’s to auction Giacometti’s ‘L’homme au doigt (Pointing Man)’
Vincent van Gogh: “L’Allée des Alyscamps” Masterpieces by Rothko and Van Gogh come to auction On May 2015, Sotheby’s will auction Vincent van Gogh’s ‘L’Allée… Read More »Masterpieces by Rothko and Van Gogh come to auction
Claude Monet “Nymphéas”, 1905 Estimate $30–45 million at Sotheby’s Claude Monet “Le Parlement, soleil couchant”, 1905 Estimate $35–45 million at Christie’s Works by Monet to… Read More »Works by Monet to shine at auction, May 2015
Statue of Sekhemka Egypt, c.2400 BC Export bar on Egyptian statue of Sekhemka UK Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on… Read More »Export bar on Egyptian statue of Sekhemka
