Early prints by some of the best-known proponents of Brit Art are to be sold at Christie’s in London on April 3 when the influential Paragon Press, founded in 1986 by Charles Booth-Clibborn, hopes to raise more than £500,000 to enable it to move to larger premises.
The 120 prints will include works by Anish Kapoor, [...]

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AN “iconic” table rescued from a rubbish skip is expected to fetch more than £30,000 at auction.
The late 19th century walnut table was thrown out in a house clearance six months ago but rescued by a family member who “took a shine to it”, fine art director Jeremy Lamond said.
The true value of the table [...]

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There may be a Stairway to Heaven, but for Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, there’s no wall space for his Holy Grail tapestry.
Page, founder of the iconic rock band behind the mega-hit from 1971, is reportedly putting up for auction his mammoth pre-Raphaelite tapestry depicting the Holy Grail…
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Tags: art, auction, Tapestry

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LONDON - That’s not just art, it’s Mozart. And it could be worth some pretty high notes.
A British music scholar says he has identified a previously unknown portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that could be worth millions.
The 19-by-14-inch oil painting shows the profile of …
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Tags: art, Old Master, painting

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March 14 (Bloomberg) — The latest story of looted art involves the Stasi, not the Nazis, a painting of Hercules and an informant who befriended the owner in Berlin.
“Hercules and Achelous” by the Dutch painter Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem…
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Tags: art, painting, Theft

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