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18
Jul
A look at the life and painting techniques of Johannes Vermeer, painter of “Girl with a Pearl Earring.”
By Alina Bradford
(Originally Published by Suite 101)
Johannes Vermeer or Jan Vermeer (1632-1675), best known for his painting “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” was a Dutch painter who loved to paint domestic interiors, portraits and city views. Possibly trained [...]
19
Jun
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 was set last [...]
6
Jun
An 18th-century canvas by the Italian painter Pietro Fabris was the top seller at Sotheby’s Old Master sale Thursday. “Villagers Preparing to Depart for the Festival of the Madonna Dell’Arco” was bought for $722,500, well above the high estimate of $400,000. The 142-lot auction posted overall sales of $8.13 million, a solid but not thrilling [...]