Man Ray Sets New Photography Record Price at $12.4m

Man Ray Sets New Photography Record Price at $12.4m

A Man Ray photograph ‘Le Violon d’Ingres’ has set a new record price for a photograph at auction, selling for $12.4 million. After more than 10 minutes of competitive bidding, the lot was sold at Christie’s New York showroom. The results were...
Otto Dix Watercolours From The Gurlitt Hoard Auctioned

Otto Dix Watercolours From The Gurlitt Hoard Auctioned

Ten years after the Gurlitt Hoard (“Schwabing Art Trove”) hit the headlines worldwide, two excellent watercolours from Otto Dix will go under the hammer at Ketterer Kunst in Munich, Evening Sale, 10 June Auction. These important works come from the estate...
Donald Baechler Seminal NY 1980s Painter Dies Age 65

Donald Baechler Seminal NY 1980s Painter Dies Age 65

Donald Baechler, who died in April, was one of the most promising artists of the 1980s. He was associated with a group of painters in New York that included Julian Schnabel, David Salle, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Philip Taaffe. Baechler created pieces by expressing an...