held its first auction in 1744. Christie's, now the world's largest auction house, was established around 1766. Other early auction houses that are still in operation include Dorotheum (1707), Bonhams (1793), Phillips de Pury & Company (1796), Freeman's (1805) and Lyon & Turnbull (1826...
A benefit auction of artist-donated artworks goes on the block at Christie's to aid reconstruction in Haiti. Sept. 9, 2001 Jeanette IngbermanTHE FANTASTIC DREAM: A MEMORIAL TO JEANETTEby Melissa Rachleff Burtt The founder of Exit Art, remembered by a former staffer as a dreamer who made th...
As we look to the second half of the year, we expect auction houses and galleries will be more concerned with how collectors feel about their finances — whether that be the cost of borrowing or their investments’ returns — than about presidential elections. ...
“Chris Kirkham, associate director of London’s Hansons Richmond auction house, recalled …‘It was an amazing find. … I was invited to assess some antiques at a client’s home. During the visit the vendor took me to his garage and, lo and behold, out came this treasure trove of surr...
it attracted nearly 50 bids (出价) in half an hour.Shanghai businessman Liu Yiqian said that the work had belonged to him and had cost less than 20 million yuan in 2005.The auction company said the work was brought back to the mainland after being bought from a private owner i...
Auction Houses (0) Auction Results (1,134) Object Type Works on paper (682) Prints and multiples (372) Paintings (134) Period John Marin (1,169 results) Recently Added Back to Top John Marin From Brooklyn Bridge, 1913 Debra Force Fine Art Price on Request John Marin Castorl...
Whereas the air was, in my view, unthreatening and calm in the “Houses at Night”/House Hunting works, uneasiness, at least, is in the air in almost every one of these Bight Black World Photographs. Exact locations for most of these Photos are not known, but it is known that for ...
Alex has worked for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, PBS, galleries, and an auction house as well as having published numerous articles on 19th and 20th Century American painting, in particular the emergence of the Hudson River School. His 2000 magazine article on the Hudson River School formed...
Alex has worked for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, PBS, galleries, and an auction house as well as having published numerous articles on 19th and 20th Century American painting, in particular the emergence of the Hudson River School. His 2000 magazine article on the Hudson River School formed...
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