Art Sale

The Romanian government has blocked the sale of Saint Sebastian by El Greco at Christie’s next month. The painting was scheduled to be sold as part of the Old Masters sale at Christie’s New York in March. It was expected to fetch between…

The British Council is planning is sell almost half of its collection of 9000 artworks to repay a loan of £197 million.? The British Council is a part of the UK government, representing British cultural relations on an international…

Famous Rapper Kanye West is making the news with his latest purchase – the $57 million Malibu property designed by architect Tadao Ando. According to reports, Kanye has been a fan of Tadao Ando ever since he visited Naoshima, the ‘art…

The postwar and contemporary evening sale at Christie’s was one big art affair of the week. After a week-long Freize auction, the fresh set of artworks brought Christie’s £65.2 million ($80.4 million). While the 41 pieces sold this year…

The otherwise mundane evening art sale at Sotheby’s saw a once-obscure street artist emerge as the rockstar of the event. Banksy’s work alone accounted for $12.2 million out of the total sales of $67.3 million witnessed at the event.…