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November 25, 2018
NEW YORK - Christie's reports, David Hockney’s Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) painting, has sold for $90 million (including fees). Setting a new-world-record, for most expensive work of art by a living artist, ever sold at auction.
More can be seen in this 1-minute video about the painting, shared by euro news. The full story of the sale can be found on Christie's website, here.
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FOUND - Storage Unit Paintings Worth MillionsNEW JERSEY - A man's gamble on a storage locker buy has paid off in paintings, potentially worth tens of millions of dollars... Learn More August 14, 2018
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FOUND - Thrift Store 'Jesus' Fetches $135,000CHICAGO - A man down to his last $300, buys vintage 'Jesus' art at a thrift store, and it fetches a $135,000 windfall... Learn More April 12, 2018
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FOUND - Painting Worth MillionsDES MOINES, IOWA - A 400-year-old painting found in a theater storage room, may be worth millions... Learn More April 6, 2018
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FOUND - Painting Fetches $1.6 MillionLONDON - A rare painting, recently found in a modest apartment, has shattered expectations by fetching $1.6 million at auction... Learn More February 28, 2018
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SOLD - $69 Million for Picasso PortraitLONDON - Bloomberg reports, a 1937 portrait of a muse by Pablo Picasso entitled; ““Femme au beret et a la robe quadrillee (Marie-Therese Walter),” has sold for $69 million. The painting, measuring 21 5/8 by 18 1/8 inches, was sold by Sotheby's, as Lot 7, at their Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale. February 28, 2018
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SOLD - $110 Million for Basquiat Painting (New Record)NEW YORK (VIDEO) - Wochit Entertainment reports, Sotheby's has sold a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960 – 1988) for a record $110.5 million at auction. The 1982 painting, "Untitled" was an auction record for the artist, as well as a record auction price for an American artist. Auction Link May 18, 2017
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SOLD - $58 Million for Gustav Klimt PaintingLONDON - Sotheby's reports, a painting by Gustav Klimt (1862 - 1918) entitled; “Bauerngarten (Blumengarten)" has sold at auction for $58 million (£47 million). The oil on canvas painting measured 43 1/4 by 43 1/4 inches and was painted in 1907... Auction Link March 1, 2017
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SOLD - $150 Million for Oprah Winfrey's Klimt PaintingNEW YORK - News Beat Social reports Oprah Winfrey has sold painting by Gustav Klimt (1862 - 1918) entitled; “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II," sold for $150 million in a private sale. Bloomberg reports the painting may have been sold by art dealer Larry Gagosian to an unidentified Chinese buyer... Read More February 15, 2017
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SOLD - $5 Million for Reubens Horse with a Rider PaintingNEW YORK - Sotheby's reports a rare painting by Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640), entitled; "Study of a Horse with a Rider" has sold for $5 million. The oil on canvas painting measured approximately 46-inches by 22-inches... Auction Link January 25, 2017
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SOLD - $81 Million for Monet 'Grainstack' PaintingNEW YORK - Christie's reports, a painting by Claude Monet (1840-1926) entitled 'Grainstack' (video) has fetched $81 million at auction. The oil on canvas painting measured 28 by 36 inches, and was painted in 1891... Auction Link November 17, 2016
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SOLD - $54 Million for 1902 Edvard Munch PaintingNEW YORK - Wochit News reports (video) a 1902 painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch has fetched $54 million at Sotheby's. The oil on canvas painting, entitled; 'Girls on a Bridge,' measured 39 by 40 inches... Auction Link November 15, 2016
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SOLD - $6.1 Million for Vintage Dubuffet PaintingLONDON - Antiques and the Arts is reporting a vintage 1955 painting by Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) has fetched $6.1 million at Christie's. The painting, entitled; "Visiteur au chapeau bleu (Visitor with Blue Hat)," measured 45 x 35 inches... Auction Link October 5, 2016
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FOUND - Two Van Gogh Paintings Worth $100 MillionNAPLES, ITALY - Euro News reports, police have recovered two Vincent van Gogh paintings worth $100 million (€89 million). The masterpieces, stolen in Amsterdam in 2002, were discovered in a house linked to an alleged international drug trafficker... Read More September 30, 2016
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SOLD - $13 Million for Queen Elizabeth PortraitLONDON -The New York Times reports a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I (1533 - 1603) has sold for $13.1 million in a private sale facilitated by Christie's (video). Painted by an unknown artist around 1590, the painting is known as the “Armada Portrait,” and recognized as one of the best known depictions of Queen Elizabeth I. Beginning October 11th, 2016, the portrait will hang on the wall in the Queen’s House. Greenwich Palace, where Elizabeth I was born. August 3, 2016
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SOLD - $58 Million for Old Masters PaintingLONDON - Artnet is reporting, a painting by Peter Paul Rubens (1577 – 1640), entitled; "Lot and His Daughters," has sold for $58 million (£44.8 million) at auction. The painting, measuring 74" x 88" was sold by Christie's... Auction Link July 8, 2016
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SOLD - $27 Million 1968 Francis Bacon PaintingLONDON - Christie's reported in a tweet, a vintage 1968 Francis Bacon painting has sold for $27 million (£20 million). The painting entitled; "Version No. 2 of Lying Figure with Hypodermic Syringe," measured 78 by 58 inches... Auction Link June 30, 2016
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SOLD - $63 Million for Picasso PaintingLONDON - Bloomberg reports, a 1909 Cubist painting by Pablo Picasso entitled; “Femme Assise,” has sold for $63.5 million. The painting, measuring 31 7/8 by 25 5/8 inches, was sold by Sotheby's... Auction Link June 22, 2016
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FOUND - Paul Gaugin Painting Worth $800,000LITCHFIELD, CONNECTICUT - Blouin Art Info reports, a Paul Gauguin painting was found in Connecticut home. The painting, estimated to be worth $800,000 will be sold by Litchfield County Auctions on June 29... Auction Link June 16, 2016
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SOLD - $15.7 Million for Diego Rivera Painting - RecordNEW YORK - U.S. News & World Report is reporting a Diego Rivera painting sold privately for $15.7 million, and set a world record price for Latin American art. The sale was handled by Phillips. May 24, 2016
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SOLD - $322,000 for Irving Penn 'Mouth' PhotographLONDON - Sotheby's reports in a tweet, that a photo by Irving Penn (1917 - 2009), entitled; 'Mouth (For L'Oreal)' has sold for $322,000 (£221,000) at auction... Auction Link May 19, 2016
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SOLD - $8 Million for Frida Kahlo Painting - New RecordNEW YORK - Christie's reports a painting by Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) entitled; "Dos desnudos en el bosque (La tierra misma)" has fetched $8 million at auction. The oil on metal (9 7/8 x 11 7/8 inch) painting which was painted in 1939, set a new record for the artist... Auction Link May 15, 2016
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SOLD - $57 Million for 'Untitled' Basquiat PaintingNEW YORK - Christie's reports a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960 - 1988) entitled; "Untitled" has fetched $57 million at auction. The large canvas (94 x 197 inch) was painted in 1982, and was signed and dated 'Jean-Michel Basquiat Modena 82' (on the backside)... Auction Link May 11, 2016
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SOLD - $20 Million for Rodin SculptureNEW YORK - Sotheby's reports an Auguste Rodin (1840 - 1917) sculpture has fetched $20 million at auction. The 26-inch marble work entitled; "Eternal Springtime (L'Éternel printemps)" had been conceived by Rodin in 1884, and carved between 1901 - 1903. Auction Link May 10, 2016
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SOLD - $15.2 Million for Koons' Basketball SculptureNEW YORK - Christie's reports Jeff Koons basketball sculpture, entitled: "One Ball Total Equilibrium Tank (Spalding Dr. J Silver Series)" has fetched $15.2 million at auction... Auction Link May 9, 2016
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SOLD - $461,000 for Vintage Paul Strand PhotoNEW YORK - Christie's reports a 1953 photo taken by Paul Strand ( 1890 - 1976), a famous American photographer, has sold for $461,000. The photo, entitled; "The Family, Luzzara, Italy, 1953," soared past it's high estimate of $300,000... Auction Link April 18, 2016
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SOLD - $389,000 for Iconic 1936 PhotographNEW YORK - Christie's is reporting an iconic 1936 photo taken by Dorothea Lange (1895 - 1965) has sold for $389,000. The photo, entitled; "Migrant Mother," was a picture of Florence Owens Thompson (1903 - 1983). The image humanized the struggles of those living through the Great Depression. The photo measured 9 x 7 inches... Auction Link February 19, 2016
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SOLD - $965,000 for Antique Photo by Gustave Le GrayNEW YORK - Christie's is reporting an antique 1850s photo taken by Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884) has sold for $965,000. The photograph, entitled; "Bateaux quittant le port du Havre (navires de la flotte de Napoleon III)," measured 12 1/4 x 16 inches... Auction Link February 18, 2016
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SOLD - $23 Million for Lucian Freud PaintingLONDON - Art Daily is reporting Sotheby's has sold a 1960 painting (36 x 28 inch) by Lucian Freud (1922 - 2011), entitled "Pregnant Girl" for $23 million. The portrait depicts Freud's 17-year-old lover Bernadine Coverley, who was pregnant with their daughter... Auction Link February 12, 2016
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SOLD - $27 Million for PicassoLONDON, UK - Sotheby's reports (via tweet) a 1935 portrait by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) of his muse Marie-Thérèse Walter (1909 - 1977), entitled; "Tête De Femme," has fetched $27 million (£18.9 million). The painting measured 25 by 21 inches... Auction Link February 3, 2016
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SOLD - $30 Million for 17th Century DanaëNEW YORK - Sotheby's reports a 17th century painting (63 by 89 inches) by Orazio Gentileschi (1563 – 1639), entitled; 'Danaë' has sold for $30 million... Auction Link January 29, 2016
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SOLD - $3.2 Million for 'The Blue Page'NEW YORK - Sotheby's reports an 18th century painting (65 by 44 inches) by Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788), entitled; 'The Blue Page' has sold for $3.2 million. The artwork was from the collection of A. Alfred Taubman (1924 – 2015)... Auction Link January 28, 2016
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SOLD - Potato Picture Fetches $1 MillionEUROPE - Mashable reports a 'Potato Photo' by famed Irish photographer Kevin Abosch sold for $1 million. The photo was sold to a European Businessman who desired to remain anonymous... Read More January 26, 2016
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