The greatest amount a single-page musical manuscript has been sold for is £;1,326,650 million ($1,932,398), paid by an anonymous telephone bidder at Sotheby’s, London, UK on 17 May 2002 for the earliest draft of Ludwig van Beethoven’s (1770-1827) Ninth...
Bal du moulin de la Galette (1876), by French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, sold for $78.1 million (£46.17 million) at Sotheby’s New York, USA, on 17 May 1990. The iconic work, which depicts a dance garden in Montmartre, Paris, was purchased by high-end art collector...
The most expensive sculpture by a living artist sold at auction is Jeff Koons’ “Rabbit”, which sold for $91,075,000 (£70,408,300; €81,145,400), including buyer’s premium, and was sold by Christie’s in New York, USA, on 15 May 2019....
The most expensive artwork by a living artist sold at auction is Jeff Koons’ “Rabbit”, which sold for $91,075,000 (£70,408,300; €81,145,400), including buyer’s premium, and was sold by Christie’s in New York, USA, on 15 May 2019. Created...
Endpapers are the double-page-size sheets of paper that link the inside cover of a book with its interior pages. The sheets are often highly illustrated and might be used on a number of publications. Endpaper artwork consisting of 34 small drawings of Tintin and his...