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Spanish Politicians Implicated In Money Laundering Involving Two Goya Paintings
Six former high ranking Spanish government officials are being investigated by authorities over alleged corruption surrounding the sale of...
Christie’s Sets Record For Highest Total For Post-War and Contemporary Art Sale
Christie’s has made history with its Post-War and Contemporary Art sale by setting the record for the highest total achieved for any auction. The...
Two Sigmar Polke Works Saved From Liquidation
The state bank of Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia has decided against selling two Sigmar Polke works of art following a countrywide controversy...
Jasper Johns’ Flag Fetches $36 Million At Sotheby’s And Sets New Auction Record
Co-Head of Sotheby’s Global Contemporary Art Department Alexander Rotter, commented to Art Daily: “It has been a wonderful start to our week of...
David Titlow Is The Winner Of The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize
The fashion photographer David Titlow, was named the winner of the 2014 Taylor Wessing photographic portrait prize at an awards ceremony at the...
Art15 Appoints Kate Bryan As Fair Director For Third Edition
Art15 has announced that Kate Bryan will be the Fair Director for the third edition. Following two successful editions of the Fair, Stephanie...
Billionaire Steve A Cohen Purchases Alberto Giacometti $100m Chariot
It was an astronomical result by anyones estimation Alberto Giacometti's “Chariot,” which sold for $100,965,000 broke the hundred million dollar...
Howard Hodgkin Gouaches Recently Discovered In Wilshire Workshop Exhibited
A new exhibition of recently discovered gouaches by the 82 year old, Turner Prize winning artist Howard Hodgkin, titled Indian Waves, displays 30...
Art Basel Film Sector Announces 2014 Programme Selected By David Gryn
Art Basel’s Film sector has announced that this year's programme will include over 80 films and videos selected by David Gryn, director of London's...
Powerful Qatari Art Player Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed Al-Thani Dies At 48
Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed Al-Thani of Qatar was considered a powerful player on the global art market, rumour would have it that on the news of his...
Damien Hirst Unveils New Series Of Black Scalpel Cityscape Paintings
Damien Hirst has unveiled his new series of paintings in Brazil, following his universally panned exhibitions at the Wallace Collection, where he...
Sotheby’s Bunny Mellon Auction Sells Out With £100 Million Haul
Sotheby's placed under the hammer the prestigious collection of Rachel "Bunny" Mellon on Monday night, the auction houses experts called the...
