Dog painting may fetch $1.2 mln at New York auction
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You won't see any dogs playing poker or chewing slippers in the art for sale next week at Christie's.
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$39.2 million for a Gauguin. $20.1 million for a Monet. The cost of impressionist and modern art continues to go up as evidenced by sales at two recent auctions by Sotheby&#39;s and Christie&#39;s.
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A painting of a Venetian view by Italian master Canaletto is sold for $5.28m (Â£2.8m) in New York.
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A painting of the Houses of Parliament by Claude Monet, sells for $20m (Â£10.8m) at auction in New York.
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There is almost zero prize money in dog shows. Amanda Alexander has stockpiled close to 1,000 trophies, ribbons, plaques and certificates. Last year, a major trophy manufacturer in New York visited the shop to admire the collection.
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A painting by Francis Bacon, given to London's Royal College of Art in return for rent, is expected to fetch up to Â£9m at auction.
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A painting has sold for 1,700 times its maximum reserve price as the winning bidder believed it to be a self-portrait by 17th century Dutch artist Rembrandt, British media reported on Saturday.
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A Rembrandt painting with a price tag of Â£25.5m is due to go on sale in Sweden on Saturday.
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NEW YORK - Bidding was fierce for a few big-name works at Sotheby&#39;s fall sale of Impressionist and modern art in New York Thursday evening, but others fell short of pre-sale estimates and about a fifth of the offerings went unsold.
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The "Mona Lisa" of baseball cards has sold for a record $2.35 million.
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A painting stolen more than 20 years ago was found lying in trash along a street, and now it could fetch up to $1 million at an auction.
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A painting by Italian Renaissance artist Raphael that had not been seen publicly for more than 40 years was sold at auction Thursday for $37.2 million.
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A three-canvas painting by Francis Bacon sold in London for 26.34 million pounds (35.24 million euros, 51.68 million dollars) Wednesday, but narrowly missed out on a record for the artist at auction.
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Strong sales for Impressionist and modern works were evident this week at New York&#39;s premier auction houses, with Paul Gauguin&#39;s &quot;Maternite (II)&quot; bringing in $39.
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Elizabeth Gibson found a painting by Rufino Tamayo  on the street four years ago.  Said to be worth about $1 million, it is heading for the auction block next month.
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A string of bidders are vying to pay around $5bn (Â£2.6bn) for a chunk of prime real estate in Lower Manhattan.
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A mysterious three-part painting that is viewed as a Francis Bacon masterpiece sold for $46.1 million Wednesday at a Christieâs auction in London.