The American West, up for auction in Reno
On 23 July 2022, the annual Coeur d’Alene Art Auction -which every summer offers an interesting selection of paintings centred on the life and landscapes of the American West- will be held in Reno, Nevada.
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From Cranach to Canova: winners and losers at the London auctions
From a triumphant nymph by Lucas Cranach to an inexplicably overlooked sculpture by Antonio Canova, a review of Christie’s and Sotheby’s Ancient Art and Old Masters auctions in London, July 2022.
Masterpiece London · let the (art market) party go on
After Art Basel, BRAFA and TEFAF, Masterpiece London continues the carousel of art fairs in Europe. Open from 30 June to 6 July 2022, the fair showcases examples of fine and decorative arts from antiquity to the present day.
Francis Bacon leads Sotheby’s London auctions
Sotheby’s London auctions of British, Modern and Contemporary art on 29 June 2022 were led by Francis Bacon’s “Study for Portrait of Lucian Freud”, sold for £43,3 million ($52.5 million).
Misty Monets, blue Klein lead Christie’s London auction
Two paintings by Claude Monet and an “anthropometry” by Yves Klein fetched the highest prices at Christie’s London auction of 20th and 21st century art on 28 June 2022, which achieved a total of £181 million ($220.5 million).
TEFAF, the colossus of art fairs, opens in Maastricht
From 25 to 30 June 2022, the 35th edition of TEFAF Maastricht showcases works of art from prehistoric times to the present day, presented by 243 galleries from all over the world.
5,000 years of art at BRAFA Brussels
After Art Basel and one week before TEFAF Maastricht, the 2022 edition of BRAFA in Brussels (from 19 to 26 June) fatures artworks from 115 galleries from all over the world, exhibiting art from antiquity to the present day.
Art Basel 2022 · return to normality
The 2022 edition of Art Basel returns to its usual June dates, featuring 289 art galleries and a large number of large-scale art projects.
Giacometti leads the auction of the Hubert de Givenchy collection
“Femme qui marche [I]”, a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti, was the star of the auction of the art collection of designer Hubert de Givenchy, which achieved a total of €83 million ($86,5 million) at Christie’s Paris.
Export bar placed on £19 million Poussin
An export bar has been placed on “Confirmation” -one of the few important paintings by Nicolas Poussin in private hands and currently in the collection of the Duke of Rutland- in order to allow time for a British institution to acquire the painting