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Elizabeth II Print By Warhol Sells For $855,000, Setting Record
A print of Queen Elizabeth II by artist Andy Warhol was sold for $855K last week in Toronto, setting a new record for that series.
The royal blue print of Elizabeth II was one of the four prints Andy Warhol created in 1985. Part of his…
Two -Millenia-Old Celtic Coins, Worth Millions, Stolen In A Daring Heist
In an astonishing heist, hundreds of Celtic coins, more than 2000 years old and worth millions, were stolen under 10 minutes from a German museum.
The theft took place at the Celtic and Roman Museum in Manching, a city in Germany’s…
Frieze Los Angeles Announces Full Exhibitor List For 2023 Edition
Frieze has announced the list of exhibitors for the 2023 Los Angeles edition, scheduled for February next year at the Santa Monica Airport.
The 2023 edition is set to be the largest-ever Frieze Los Angeles event, with over 120 galleries…
Love Letters By Bob Dylan Fetch $700K At Boston Auction
Handwritten love letters and other memorabilia by Bob Dylan were a hit at the “Marvels of Modern Music” auction in Boston.
A single lot, consisting of 42 love letters by Bob Dylan to Barbara Ann Hewitt, sold for nearly $700,000. Dylan’s…
Christie’s Cancels Anticipated T-Rex Sale Over Fake Bones Speculations
The $15-20 million auction of a T-Rex skeleton in Hong Kong by Christie’s has been canceled over concerns about how many bones in it were replicas.
The T-Rex, which was nicknamed “Shen”, was scheduled to go on the auction block in…
Climate Protest Attacks Continue To Rock European Art World
Even as U.N. Climate talks were underway in Egypt, protestors continued targeting artistic and cultural sites in Europe last week.
The attacks occurred on Friday, around the same time, in the cities of Paris, Milan, and Oslo. The…
Hilma af Klint Relative Criticizes NFT Project On Her Works
Soon after the NFT project on the works of artist Hilma af Klint was announced, her relative has publicly condemned the move.
The criticism came from Hedvig Ersman, who is the granddaughter of Erik af Klint (nephew of the artist). Ersman…
Beniamino Ciancia – The Alchemist Of Art
Anyone can imitate art – but it takes a genius to create art never seen before in the world. Beniamino Ciancia refuses to call himself a genius, but the influence of his works and technique has held the Italian artistic community in awe for…
With A Record-Breaking Mondrian, Sotheby’s Sales Collectively Bring $391M
Two back-to-back modern art sales at Sotheby’s brought in $391.2 million on Monday evening.
The star of the show was certainly Piet Mondrian, whose work Composition No. II (1930) sold for $48 million - $51 million including fees. This is…
More Climate Protests at Spanish Museum, Vancouver Art Gallery
Slime poured over a replica Egyptian mummy at a museum in Barcelona, while maple syrup was thrown at Emily Carr's painting in Vancouver.
Over the last weekend, Futuro Vegetal – a Spanish climate activist group – targeted a mummy replica…