In the painting, made in 1954, Picasso portrayed his second wife, Jacqueline Roque. Their marriage lasted 11 years. At an auction in Hong Kong for $ 24.6 million he sold a painting by French artist and Cubist founder Pablo Picasso titled Crouching woman… This was...
A pair of sneakers worn by NBA legend Michael Jordan in his rookie season are up for auction and could fetch as much as $1.5 million — and are expected to be “the most valuable sneaker ever offered.” Sotheby’s will open advanced bidding Friday on the pair of...
At an auction in Hong Kong, a painting by Vincent van Gogh has changed hands for almost 7.9 million euros, auction house Sotheby’s reports. It was the first time that a work by Van Gogh was auctioned in Asia. The price was a bit disappointing, though. The still...
By David James - October 8, 2021 But who could afford this little object that had ended up at the bottom of a drawer? According to information from , a plate described as “incredibly rare”, was sold at auction for 1.7 million dollars (1.46 million euros), ten times...
NEW YORK — An auction in New York made history as an autographed photo of baseball legend “Shoeless” Joe Jackson sold for $1.47 million. That’s the most ever paid for a signed sports photograph. The photo dates back to 1911, eight years prior to the infamous Black...
(Reuters) – A boxing sketch in felt pen by the late Muhammad Ali sold for more than $425,000 at an auction in New York on Tuesday of his little-known art works, some of which went for many times over estimates. The sketch, called “Sting Like a Bee,” and drawn on...
The first edition of the Jedeed contemporary art exhibition saw some record breaking sales at the Al Bahie auction house. Established and emerging artists and designers from Doha were able to display and sell their art at the first edition of Jedeed, a new auction...
As the global craze for works by Jean-Michel Basquiat continues, Sotheby’s will offer a painting from the artist’s “Warrior” series in Hong Kong this October. Untitled (Red Warrior), from 1982, will hit the auction block for the first time during a contemporary art...
BOSTON – The guitar played by Johnny Ramone on all 15 Ramones albums and at nearly 2,000 live performances by the rock band sold at auction over the weekend for more than $900,000, the auctioneer said Monday. The 1965 Mosrite Ventures II electric guitar was bought...
Collectible and desirable Australian-produced Ford and Holden V8 muscle cars are now consistently selling for more than a million dollars, breaking all previous auction house records. Lloyds Auctions sold a Yellow Glow, Ford GTHO Phase III Falcon under the hammer...
