A major work by Francis Bacon from the artist's 'Papal' oeuvre will be one of the highlights of the evening sale of Post-War and contemporary art in New York. The painting 'seated figure' was created by the British giant of art in 1960, and stems from Bacon's...
Sigmar Polke's status had a further boost at Christie’s London on Monday; with the evening sale of the Essl Collection, the prices for the German artist's work increased, with five works by Polke originally estimated at an aggregate price of £8 million,...
Tracey Emin has been chosen to design the statuette for this year's Brit Awards, which takes place in February 2015. The Turner Prize nominated artist also launched her first major commercial exhibition in Europe, for five years, at White Cube gallery, Bermondsey,...
Tim Hunter the former Director of Impressionist and Modern Art at Christie's is spearheading Falcon Fine Art, a Fine Art subsidiary of the Falcon Group aimed at offering financial innovation to this under-utilised asset. The Falcon Group has established Falcon Fine...
A new exhibition will open at Christie's Mayfair 11 October 2014. The Bad Shepherd is a major exhibition exploring the continued influence of Pieter Brueghel the Elder and his artistic dynasty in the 21st century. This is the first exhibition ever to present the work...
Masterpieces belonging to the former first lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos have been seized by government authorities, who claim they belong to the state. A quantity of valuable paintings by Michelangelo, Picasso, Gauguin, and Pissarro were taken away from homes...
Jeff Koons’s monumental sculpture Balloon Dog (Orange) has set a new world auction record for a living artist. The iconic work by the controversial American artist achieved the sum of $58,405,000 - that being £36,795,150, or €43,219,700, at...
The sale of a Portuguese collection of 85 works by the spanish Surrealist artist Joan Miró will go ahead now that a judge has overturned a ruling banning the export of the art. The judge stated yesterday that the works are not of 'cultural heritage' and...
Let's face it everyone hates the Nazis! Even after 76 years the Third Reich still evokes a nauseating feeling amongst most civilised people, especially the cultured. Now just when you thought the healing process had set in, more and more cases of masterpieces looted...