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Swindon is about to get its taste of “affordable art” as Swindon’s local auctioneers, Kidson-Trigg at Highworth, are holding an unusual auction on Tuesday. This 300 lot picture auction is a dispersal sale of C20th, Traditional, Modern and Contemporary Art from Jarvis Hotels Ltd. […] There is an opportunity to view the sale this Sunday … Read more
Pablo Picasso’s Sylvette has become the most expensive painting ever sold at auction in Australia. The brightly coloured portrait sold for $6.9 million at an auction in Sydney. Kensington’s Deutscher-Menzies Gallery had estimated the work would go for between $5 million and $7 million. The previous record for a work sold at auction in Australia … Read more
April 19 (Bloomberg) — Nick Walker, an old spray-mate of fellow British street artist Banksy, sold 750,000 pounds ($1.5 million) of paintings and prints this week at the start of his first one-man show in the U.K., the gallery said yesterday. All but two of 60 original Walker works on offer, many featuring his anarchical … Read more
A new and not very subtle weapon is helping art collectors in the battle against forgers: the Bomb. Russian scientists believe that nuclear test explosions and the bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 released elements into the atmosphere that can be detected in oil paintings made after… Read Ben Hoyle’s article in The Telegraph
Lee Rosenbaum has an insightful interview on New York Public Radio to help explain how the art market is supporting roaring sales, even in the face of news about the economy faltering. Listen to Lee Rosenbaum’s commentary on WNYC New York Public Radio at her blog.