Share:Six years ago, Pop art dealer Richard Polsky caused a stir in the art world with his gossipy memoir about the art business, “I Bought Andy Warhol.” Yesterday, he published a follow-up, “I Sold Andy Warhol (too soon),” which chronicles his days of chasing art deals during the height of the buying boom. Speakeasy called […]
Share:July 24 (Bloomberg) — Seoul Auction Co. said it plans to offer more pop and contemporary artworks by Western painters such as Roy Lichtenstein at its Hong Kong sales to meet growing demand for such pieces by Asian clients. A stock-market rebound in cities such as Hong Kong and China, fueled by economic recovery, is […]
Share: Sotheby’s, the auction house, has become the latest victim of the financial crisis after failing to make the high estimates it predicted for its contemporary art sales. By Urmee Khan Last Andy Warhol’s series of 10 skull paintings sold for £646,750 Photo: EPA The sales made a total of £43.9 million, down £11.4 million […]
Share:Christie’s auction house in London hopes to raise more than 57 million pounds at an upcoming auction of Post-War and Contemporary Art auction. As banks go bust and the world’s stock markets reel, Christie’s unveiled the works that are up for grabs. The auctioneer hails the collection as the most valuable and comprehensive autumn sale […]
Share:Shanaya LalkakaTuesday, July 22, 2008 23:59 IST With a quirky style, Jayesh Sachdev is one of the most innovative of the few pop artists in IndiaAt the age of 21, in the hopes of honing in on his artistic interests, Pune based Jayesh Sachdev set out to Singapore to pursue a course in visual communications. […]
Share: ArtdailyAndy Warhol, Mickey Mouse. One of the works stolen from the Abergs Museum. Image provided by the Abergs Museum. BALSTA, SWEDEN.- Two Warhols and three Lichtensteins were stolen from the Abergs Museum. Carina Aberg, an official at the Abergs Museum, stated to ArtDaily, “Early this morning, the 18th of July, burglars broke up a […]
Share:KOLKATA: Anish Kapoor has stolen the show among Indian artists at the Sotheby’s Evening sale of Contemporary Art in London. In the feverish bidding that took place, an untitled sculpture from 2003 by Kapoor sold for £1.945 million (about $4 million) after being hotly contested by three bidders. This price represents a new auction record […]
Share:AS Sotheby’s and Christie’s gear up for their famously extravagant summer contemporary art sales, the mood is mixed.Last October’s evening sales at Christie’s saw earnings of £34.87m for the auction house and the art world was paddling about in a Frieze-Week sea of champagne; last June the credit crunch was a distant rumour and the […]
