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Caravaggio-decorated Roman Villa Goes For Auction
Villa Aurora, the famed Roman villa that houses decorations by Caravaggio, is hitting the auction block on January 18.
Formally known as the Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi, the Villa Aurora is a Renaissance-era property located in…
Picasso Collection At LA Casino Collection Fetches $109 At Sotheby’s Auction
The Picasso art collection of former casino boss Steve Wynn saw a successful auction by Sotheby's over the weekend - fetching over $109 million.
The high-profile auction was held at the MGM Resorts in Las Vegas. When the resorts acquired…
Frank Bowling Announced Winner of Wolfgang Hahn Art Prize
Guyanese-British artist Frank Bowling was announced as the 2022 winner of the Wolfgang Hahn Prize, given by Museum Ludwig.
Frank Bowling with be given the award on November 15 at the Museum Ludwig. The maximum amount prescribed by the…
Shredded Artwork by Banksy fetches Record $25.3 M at Sotheby’s
Love is in the Bin by Banksy, which is composed of the shredded bits of his Girl With Balloon, fetched a record price of $25.3 million at a Sotheby’s auction.
The work went for auction on Thursday in London, with a pre-sale estimate of…
Sotheby’s To Unveil $40M Botticelli Work In Hong Kong For January Sale
Gauging the growing interest in the Asian market for Old Master works, Sotheby’s will unveil a painting by Sandro Botticelli tomorrow.
Titled “The Man Of Sorrows”, the painting features a resurrected Jesus Christ wearing a red garment.…
Rare, Original Works By Muhammad Ali Set For Auction Next Month
Rare works by boxer Muhammad Ali, considered one of the greatest sportsmen of all time, are set to hit the auction block next month.
The auction “TCM presents… It’s a Knockout!” will take place on October 5 at Bonhams New York. It will…
Meet ArtOfficial, latest NFT Platform by Gary Vaynerchuk and Vito Schanbel
Art dealer Vito Schanbel and renowned entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk have teamed up to launch ArtOfficial, an auction platform for NFTs by established names.
ArtOfficial was launched on Friday with the inaugural auction of Milarepa’s Dream…
Mexico Tries To Stop Auction Of Pre-Columbian Artifacts In Germany
The Mexican government is attempting to stop the auction of more than 70 artifacts from the pre-Columbian era by the Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger art dealership in Germany.
The issue first came to light on September 13 when it was revealed…
Insider Trading At OpenSea Sparks Concerns For NFT Regulations
The suspicions of a Twitter user about insider trading have led to a full investigation at OpenSea and sparked concerns about the safety and regulations around the NFT marketplace.
The scandal began on Tuesday when a Twitter user…
Auction of Painting Cave Sparks Outrage From Osage Nation
A cave in Missouri with ancient illustrations was sold for $2.2 million in an auction this week – causing widespread discontent among historians and members of Osage Nation alike.
The ‘Picture Cave’ is a prehistoric site that was used by…