Here’s a roundup of the 10 most expensive sculptures ever to sell at auction. Buyers are indicated where they are known; the mega-rich often like to hide their identity by bidding via proxies. (Numbers geeks, take note: These prices are not corrected for inflation.) 1. ‘L’Homme ...
Vigorously involved in the research and production of the limited-edition creative works exhibited,Carpenters Workshop Gallery’s main goal is to produce and to exhibit functional sculptures by worldwide rising and established artists and designers. Address: 4 Albemarle Street, W1S 4GA Lond...
To Her Majestyis one of their masterpieces of 37 pieces. It’s a part of theirDrinking Sculptures Project. This project is made of 114 photographs taken in the 70s at Balls Brothers Wine Bar in London. These photos were deliberately blurred, fragmented, and distorted to reflect the experience...
Antique Rugs Are a Form of Art Though they may not be your cup of tea, the Persian and Oriental rug market remains of interest especially when pieces begin selling for over $40 million. Rugs are fine art just as paintings, sculptures, and other mediums. However, the art form can be ap...
Okay, now it’s your turn. What are some other artistic mediums or pigments which which were valued in history? (Off the top of my head, I can think of other fabrics which have been valued, like silk and velvet.) If you know of specific works of art which are created with certain...
When it was sold in New York for $141,000,000, it became the most valuable sculpture ever sold at auction, and one of the most expensive auction items ever sold on auction as of the time of this writing in 2024 – beating another of Giacometti’s sculptures, the famous “The Walking ...
As we walk through the vineyard on a late winter’s morning, I kneel down on the hard ground to inspect an old vine. They are beautiful objects, trained on a single pole just as the Romans grew them, wizened and writhing sculptures with gnarly, tactile barks that invite you to touch th...
The pharaohs of Egypt were buried with ornate gold art, while the Greeks and, eventually, the Romans constructed stunning statues ofbronze and stone sculptures. The fall of Rome put paid to the art market for some time, with royalty and religious institutions commissioning art as a way of dem...
artsculpturegallery.com Alberto Giacometti’s emaciated, stretched-out figures were a game-changer in the world of figurative sculpture. Moving away from anatomically accurate body sculptures, the artist drew inspiration from cubism, surrealism, and African sculpture to create legendary, totemic bronzes...
Here’s a roundup of the 10 most expensive sculptures ever to sell at auction. Buyers are indicated where they are known; the mega-rich often like to hide their identity by bidding via proxies. (Numbers geeks, take note: These prices are not corrected for inflation.) ...