The £35,000 Banksy
One of Banksy’s earliest commercial artworks – complete with Tipp-Ex amendments – is to go on show in one of the largest exhibitions of his art yet seen. The original drawing was made for the band… Read full story
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Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show and auction 2008
Students learn art of striking a pose WITH the midnight candlelit forest picnic brimming with fresh, tempting apples – and even more tempting guests – the scene is a clever mix between Edouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass oil painting, classical renaissance and the Garden of Eden. The outdoor rolltop bath image is equally striking … Read more
Hammer-man comes to town
At Dreweatts, London, a fine-art auction group which is more than a century old, Richard Madley has sold rare canvases, stoneware, silverware and diamonds that date back to 1759. In Mumbai, he’ll try his hand at selling the Warnes, Jayasuriyas and Dhonis of the world. Madley will be at the rooftop of a prominent South … Read more
Octogenarian antiquities scammer given 2-year suspended sentence
An elderly art scammer who fooled museums, auction houses and galleries on both sides of the Atlantic avoided jail Monday after a judge in the north England city of Bolton handed him a two-year suspended … Read full story
At Old Master sales aesthetic perceptions begin to shift
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… Read full story in the International Herald Tribune