Archive for the ‘Sotheby’s’ Category

SGPC appeals to PM to halt Sotheby’s auction of Guru’s armour (New Kerala)

Amritsar, Mar 29: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) today passed a resolution seeking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention to halt [...]

Sotheby’s to bring home the Bacon–and Sonnabends too?

The late Ileana Sonnabend had a great eye, but no estate can outrun the taxman, and now her art collection [...]

Stairway to Heaven guitarist Page to sell Holy Grail tapestry

There may be a Stairway to Heaven, but for Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, there’s no wall space for his [...]

Bacon, Warhol help set Sotheby’s record

A study of a nude by Anglo-Irish artist Francis Bacon and self-portraits by Andy Warhol were among top lots at [...]

London February Contemporary-Art Sales Rose 56% as Bacon, Hirst Works Sell

Contemporary-art sales in London rose more than 50 percent to 245.7 million pounds ($487.2 million) in February from a year [...]