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Medardo Rosso and Giuseppe Santomaso quadrupled their estimates. Lucio Fontana and Alighiero Boetti trippled their quotes. Apart from the ever popular Fontana, top lots were Massimo Campigli and Giacomo Balla on the 27th of November, at Sotheby’s Milan. The best performances were: Girl in the sun, a small ...
(Elena Balzani)
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| Alighiero Boetti, Melting like snow in the sun |
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Following the recent proposals made in Italy by the Berlusconi government to hand over the management of Italian museums to private companies, it is France’s turn to tackle the prickly issue of privatisation. On Thursday the 29th of November, the much debated legislation presented by Culture Minister ...
(Luisa Vassallo)
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| France’s proposals to sell museum pieces to be voted by the senate |
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On the 22nd of November French police seized faked artworks attributed to French sculptor César from a Paris gallery unknown. Around 40 sculptures and drawings were seized with three people in Marseilles (the artist’s hometown) suspected of involvement in the racket. Police reports state that nearly thirty ...
(Andrew Moore)
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The Modern and Contemporary auction that will be held tomorrow, 27th of November, by Sotheby’s in Milan will focus on Italian Twentieth century art. 291 lots with estimates ranging between $ 140-227,650 (€ 160-258,230) will be offered in two separate sessions, at 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. An acrylic by Franco Angeli ...
(Elena Balzani)
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| Giacomo Balla, Dinamismo d’automobile (detail) |
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Art'e', the Bologna-based art company, expects its sales for the current financial year to rise 11% on the year to 38.2 million euros, while operating profits will increase a healthy 30%. In a presentation to Milan's financial community on Thursday, Art'e', which is listed on Milan's high-tech Nasdaq-style Nuovo Mercato ...
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The Royal College of Art in London began its 8th annual “RCA Secret” show on the 21st of November sponsored by bowieart.com, featuring hundreds of original contemporary art postcards priced at $ 50 (€ 56) each. Reproduced works in postcard format include RB Kitaj, Billy Childish and Julian Opie as well as ...
(Andrew Moore)
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| Julian Opie's Blur album cover |
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On the 20th of November the auction house Finarte in Milan made a new record for a painting sold in Italy: when Paolo Uccello’s Saint Monaca with two children went for $ 1.39 million (€ 1.58 million) – including buyer’s commission of 16%. The 79 x 35 cm tempera on panel sold to a private Italian buyer, bidding on the phone ...
(Andrew Moore)
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| Finarte break the Italian auction record |
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The Modern and Contemporary Art auction held by Christie’s Milan on the 20th of November raised a total of $ 2,945,273 (€ 3,356,970) with 68.6% of lots sold. The top lot was Ardengo Soffici’s painting Still life with a red egg, which hammered for $ 175,421 (€ 199,972) (estimate $ 158,560-203,862, € 180,760-232,406)...
(Annalisa Rossi)
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Last week saw the opening of a German expressionist museum in New York, the first of its kind in the United States. Called the Neue Galerie, it is located on Fifth Avenue and faces Central Park. The first show to be staged by the museum is “New Worlds: German and Austrian art 1890-1940” with 200 drawings ...
(Andrew Moore)
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| Max Beckman's Self Portrait with Horn |
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On the 19th of November, Sotheby’s held their 19th Century European Paintings sale in London. The auction was divided in two sessions and totalled $ 7,364,899 (€ 8,357,634), selling 51.5% by lot. The first section was dedicated to Spanish paintings from 1850 to 1930 and offered several top quality works ...
(Luisa Vassallo)
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| Joaquin Sorolla, Clotilde y Elena en las Rocas |
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