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From $4 to $191,000: Thrift Store and Yard Sale Finds That Turned Out to Be Real Treasures
An N.C. Wyeth bought for $4, a Ming bowl found at a $35 yard sale, a Roman bust from Goodwill: the thrift-store art finds that held up, and how to spot one.
Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1: The Story Behind Georgia O’Keeffe’s $44.4 Million Record Painting
What Georgia O’Keeffe’s 1932 Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 shows, how it sold for $44.4 million at Sotheby’s in 2014, and where to see it today.
A Georgia O’Keeffe Hidden in an East Village Closet for 40 Years Could Sell for $3 Million
Bought for $3,800 in 1963 and packed away in the 1980s, O’Keeffe’s Near Abiquiu, New Mexico I (1930) goes to auction at Christie’s New York on November 17.
French Court Orders Return of Nazi-Looted Pissarro Sold at Sotheby’s London for £1.2 Million
A French court has ordered a 1902 Pissarro view of Dieppe returned to the heirs of Jewish banker Salomon Flavian and declared its 2024 Sotheby’s sale void.
Picasso Heirs Trigger French Fraud Investigation Over Silver Plates and Gold Medallions
A court in Aix-en-Provence has opened an investigation after Picasso’s heirs alleged that unauthorised silver and gold pieces made from his designs were sold for millions.
Klimt, Kandinsky and a $180 Million van Gogh: What to Watch at New York’s November Auctions
Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips hold their marquee evening sales from November 16 to 18. These are the lots expected to fetch the most.
Van Gogh’s “Châtaigniers en fleurs” Could Smash His Auction Record at Sotheby’s This Month
A van Gogh painted weeks before the artist’s death, unseen in public for decades, is expected to fetch around $180 million at Sotheby’s New York on November 18.
Bill Koch Collection Expected To Fetch $40M At Christie’s
Billionaire collector Bill Koch is selling another cache of works at Christie's next month, expected to sell for over $40 million.
The cherry of the collection would be Champ d’avoine et coquelicots (1890), a landscape painting by Claude…
Vast Kiki Smith Collection Gifted To New York Public Library
The New York Public Library (NYPL) received a cache of 250 Kiki Smith prints as a gift from the artist's sister.
The endowment comes from her sister and fellow artist Seton Smith. The collection was her private one, built upon the works…
Storied Pink Diamond Worth $18 M Goes To Christie’s Auction
A 24-karat pink diamond will be auctioned at Christie’s Geneva auction with a price tag of $18 million.
The diamond will be part of Christie’s “Magnificent Jewels” sale, which will be held as part of the Autumn Luxury Week in Geneva.…