Klimt’s ‘Lady With a Fan’ Sets a New Auction Record in Europe, Making $108.4 Million at Sotheby’s Mini-Marathon of London Sales

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Klimt’s ‘Lady With a Fan’ Sets a New Auction Record in Europe, Making $108.4 Million at Sotheby’s Mini-Marathon of London Sales

The artist's final portrait—it was still on the easel in Klimt's studio when he died in 1918—is now the most expensive artwork ever sold in Europe.

By Eileen Kinsella & Sarah Cascone, Jun 27, 2023

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Beloved French Film Star Alain Delon’s Art Collection Fetched $8.8 Million at a Paris Auction, Doubling Its Low Estimate

The top lot was a painting by Raoul Dufy, 'The Bay at Sainte-Adresse' (1906), which sold for $1.1 million.

By Artnet News, Jun 27, 2023

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A Highly Coveted Banksy Painting Offered by Fashion Icon Paul Smith Could Rake in $2.3 Million at Auction

The modified thrift store canvas will hit the block at Bonhams London.

By Artnet News, Jun 22, 2023

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A Collector Clinched a Rare 17th-Century Terracotta Sculpture for a Record $2.85 Million at a French Auction. Now, the Louvre Is Snatching It

The Paris museum already has the final marble version of the work in its collection.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 22, 2023

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An Anne Vallayer-Coster Still Life, Thought Lost for 200 Years, Fetches a Record-Smashing $2.8 Million at Auction

The impressive still life had only been exhibited once, in 1783.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 22, 2023

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Rubens Painting Lost For 300 Years and Misidentified When Last Sold at Auction Will Star At Upcoming Sotheby’s Sale in London

Research and x-ray analysis revealed that the painting is far more important than previously thought.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 19, 2023

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A One-of-a-Kind Handmade Pocket Watch Added $4.9 Million to Phillips’s Timepieces Sale, While Sotheby’s Sold a Rolex Daytona Owned by Paul Newman

Phillips set multiple records, thanks to a legendary piece of horology by Roger Smith.

By Artnet News, Jun 16, 2023

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King Charles’s Childhood Drawings of ‘Mummy,’ ‘Papa,’ and the Easter Bunny Are Hitting the Auction Block in England

Included are crayon portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 15, 2023

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Sotheby’s Will Offer a Rare Klimt Portrait in London With a Whopping $80 Million Estimate—Which Could Set a European Record

The painting, made near the end of the artist's life, will lead the Sotheby's London summer sale.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 14, 2023

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Sotheby’s Sets Two Gemstone Records for a Ruby and a Pink Diamond, Each Selling for $34.8 Million

This is the first time in history that two stones have fetched prices north of $30 million in a single sale, the auction house notes.

By Artnet News, Jun 8, 2023

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Christie’s and Sotheby’s Knit Together Solid Results at Paris Contemporary Evening Sales, Setting Artist Records

Hopes are high for the Paris auction market, as the city's arts calendar expands.

By Vivienne Chow, Jun 8, 2023

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A Salvador Dalí Brooch Made for Philanthropist Rebekah Harkness—Who Inspired a Taylor Swift Song—Just Fetched Nearly $1 Million at Christie’s

The striking brooch, dating from about 1950, is made from diamonds, rubies, emeralds, platinum and yellow gold.

By Artnet News, Jun 8, 2023

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A Picasso Portrait Consigned by His Ex-Wife’s Estate Just Set a Record for the Artist in the Frothy German Auction Market

The work hammered at €3.4 million at Van Ham yesterday.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 6, 2023

Rock Legend Freddie Mercury’s Personal Collection, From Stage Costumes to Handwritten Lyrics, Has Begun a World Tour Before Auction

The lots have been perfectly preserved in the Queen frontman’s London home since 1991.

By Lee Carter, Jun 5, 2023

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