Here’s What’s Leading Sotheby’s May New York Sales
Here’s what’s on at this year’s May New York Sales at Sotheby’s. Courtesy Sotheby’s The New York Sales at Sotheby’s run concurrently with Christie’s Spring Marquee Week auctions and offer …
Here’s what’s on at this year’s May New York Sales at Sotheby’s. Courtesy Sotheby’s The New York Sales at Sotheby’s run concurrently with Christie’s Spring Marquee Week auctions and offer …
Andy Warhol, Fragile, (1962). Courtesy Sotheby’s The minimalist London home of the late financial trader Ralph Goldenberg was always intended to house art. Originally designed by architect John Pawson for …
Sylvester Stallone’s watch collection is expected to sell for up to $6 million. Courtesy Sotheby’s Besides being an Oscar-winning actor, writer and director, Sylvester Stallone is also one of the …
The watercolor illustration by Thomas Taylor was featured on the first edition of the novel in 1997. Courtesy Sotheby’s In the 1990s, Thomas Taylor, a recent art school graduate, was …
Shepard Fairey, HOPE (Barack Obama), (2008). Courtesy Heritage Auctions, HA.com In the early months of 2008, street artist Shepard Fairey created what would become a defining image of Barack Obama’s …
Big-money art is a barometer of the global economy and New York’s annual Asia Week – a magnet for well-heeled collectors, auction houses, museums, dealers and art groupies – is …
Claude Monet, Meules à Giverny, (1893). Courtesy Sotheby’s This year marks the 150th anniversary of Impressionism, the 19th-century art style defined by strong brushstrokes and ordinary subjects in open-air settings. …
George Harrison playing John Lennon’s Framus 12-string Hootenanny acoustic guitar. Julien’s Auctions/ Beatles Photo Library In the 1960s, a 12-string acoustic guitar was the instrument of choice for John Lennon …
Graham Sutherland’s 1954 study of Winston Churchill. Courtesy Sotheby’s For his 80th birthday in 1954, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill received more than 150,000 gifts from around the globe. One …
Joan Mitchell, Ground, (1989). Courtesy Sotheby’s/© Estate of Joan Mitchell From pieces that played an influential role in the male-dominated New York School to nature-imbued paintings created in the French …