Jay Akasie at the New York Sun notes that there will be a forgotten painting bu Frans Hals up for auction at the upcoming Sotheby’s Old Masters auction.
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The Sotheby’s London sale of Old Masters includes a recently rediscovered portrait by 17th-century Dutch master Frans Hals. The portrait — of a wealthy textile merchant, [...]

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LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - Ten works of art from one of the world’s major private collections amassed by the late philanthropist Gustav Rau are to go on sale at Sotheby’s in July, the auctioneer said on Friday.
The German industrialist, who sold the family auto parts business, trained as a doctor and spent 20 years [...]

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It was Queen Victoria who once said that he spoke to her as if he was addressing a public meeting.
Now some of the last material connections between one of Britain’s greatest Prime Ministers, William Ewart Gladstone, and Scotland are to be put on sale publicly for the first time in a £1m event at Christie’s [...]

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LONDON.-Sotheby’s auction of Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints on Tuesday, 1st April, 2008 offers work by major artists across the history of art. Featuring a rare and important collection of graphic works by Henri Matisse as well as a dedicated group of prints by ‘Andy Warhol & The Pop Generation’, the pre-sale exhibition will [...]

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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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NEW YORK : The Old Master auctions conducted last week at Sotheby’s will be remembered as one of those moments in art market history when the cards are reshuffled and a new deal is served…
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At New York sales of Old Master drawings at Sotheby’s and of Chinese porcelain at Christie’s, buyers remained bullish despite uncertainties on Wall Street. The two categories of art appeal to different constituencies. Yet, both were equally successful.
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