Trio Of Monets Could Exceed £40 Million At Sotheby’s

Trio Of Monets Could Exceed £40 Million At Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s upcoming November Impressionist and modern art sale–has unveiled three major works by Claude Monet – all from the same private American collection – these works will be offered in New York on November 4 and could take over £40 million combined....
Friezing day 3:  Inside Frieze Masters Ben Austin’s Diary

Friezing day 3: Inside Frieze Masters Ben Austin’s Diary

I took myself off to Frieze Masters, the other day, everyone’s favourite fair, for this is the place that dreams are made of. This is the crème de crème of art fairs, subdued and stylish.  This is not a place for us mere mortals to buy, who can only admire and...

McCarthy ‘Sex Toy’ Sculpture Causes Outrage In Paris

The sculpture entitled ‘Tree’ by US artist Paul McCarthy is on display at the Place Vendome in Paris, France – it is massive, green, inflatable sculpture on the famous Paris square and has raised a storm for its resemblance to a sex toy, with the...
Igor Mitoraj Sculptor Of Fragmented Bodies Has Died At 70

Igor Mitoraj Sculptor Of Fragmented Bodies Has Died At 70

Sculptor Igor Mitoraj, has died at the aged 70, known for his fractured anatomies and immense bandaged heads, exemplified by Testa Addormentata (Head Lulled to Sleep, 1983, now on display at Canary Wharf, London), – the work was in the style of classicism which...
Manzoni Highest Price Of Frieze Week

Manzoni Highest Price Of Frieze Week

At Sotheby’s London, eight bidders drove Piero Manzoni’s monumental Achrome well beyond pre-sale expectations to £12,626,500 or €15,872,822 – the estimate was between 5 to 7 million pounds. This establishes the highest price across all the Frieze auctions this week....