Campaigners fighting the export of the Sekhemka statue - an historic work of art sold by Northampton Borough Council for the princely sum of £15.76m -have called on Prime Minister David Cameron to prevent it leaving Britain. The statue was sold to an anonymous...
Christie’s have announced record half year sales of £2.9 billion, up 8% $4.5 billion, up 0% on last year’s figures from the same period. The Results were seen across numerous categories importantly Impressionist and Modern,...
Princess Eugenie, is set to leave her job at Paddle 8 in New York and take up the post of associate director at Hauser & Wirth London. A spokesperson from the gallery announced, "Princess Eugenie has joined Hauser & Wirth as an associate...
When the work 'Boys with New Ties', a painting by Sir Peter Blake was bought by Jinty Stephenson in the 1950s for a mere £30, little did she know the eventual value of the painting. When the work goes under the hammer at Christie's London Modern British and...
Auctionata, the German based online auction site has been backed by Groupe Arnault, the controlling shareholder of French luxury group LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. The company has committed to invest an undisclosed sum in the...
An exhibition of portraits by Alberto Giacometti is to open at the National Portrait Gallery in London this autumn. The first ever exhibition solely to consist of portraits by the artist was announced only hours after a sculpture of the Swiss artist...
A painting from the 1950s by the 20th century master Pablo Picasso entitled Women of Algiers has become the most expensive painting to sell at auction, The painting went under the hammer last night at Christie’s Auctioneers in New York. Selling for a...
In November 2014 the $15 million, or £9.5 million estimate for a Georgia O'Keeffe work was shattered after a rather intense bidding war between two rivals. 'Jimson Weed/White Flower No 1', a 1932 painting of a simple white flower, was finally bought by a...
Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale will offer two pieces from the collection of renowned publisher and art collector, Benedikt Taschen. Martin Kippenberger and Jeff Koons, leaders of the New York and Cologne art scenes, both controversial and...