An exploration of Medieval art in London and Bruges
This Week’s Top Lots: March 30 – April 3
* Monday’s sale of photographs at Christie’s New York, which totaled over $1.5 million with 71% of the lots sold, brought few surprises—most works were sold within their estimates. The top lot was a Robert Mapplethorpe Cala Lily from 1988 that was sold to a European collector for $122,500 (estimate $100,000-150,000). Richard Avedon’s iconic Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by …
Art Nouveau Jewelry
The innovative techniques and unusual materials of art nouveau jewelry
The Butterfly Man of New Orleans
On the most significant form of colonial French furniture made in the Americas
What modern was
Mid Century masters of luxury
This Week’s Top Lots: March 16 – 20
* Despite having to remove a portrait by Johann Zoffany of Major George Maule, due to questions over its title, the sale of property from the Lake Como villa of Gianni Versace well exceeded expectations. It brought in over £7.4 million ($10,390,769) at Sotheby’s on Wednesday, doubling the presale high estimate. Indicating the market strength of decorative arts, the top …
Asia Week in New York City, a to-do list
A list of alternative events and opportunities for enjoying Asian art and culture in New York this week
Maastricht and beyond
The 2009 European Fine Art Fair
Dealer Profile: James Elkind
The architectural salvaging efforts of James Elkind, among other things
The Rabbit and the Rat: Who owns Chinese Antiquities? An interview with Kate Fitz Gibbon
An interview with a specialist in Asian art and cultural property law