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On Wednesday, May 19 at 10am, Doyle will hold an auction showcasing three collecting categories: Old Master & 19th Century Paintings & Drawings, Russian Works of Art, and English & Continental Silver. The public is invited to the exhibition on view May 15-17 at Doyle, located at 175 East 87th Street in New York. The catalogue may be viewed online at Comprising 140 lots, the Old Master section of the sale offers a wide range of works including landscapes, still lifes, portraits and religious su...

Leonardo da Vincis Head of a Bear (around 1480) is expected to fetch between £8m to £12m © Christies A study of a bears head by Leonardo da Vinci will go on sale at Christies London on 8 July with an estimate of £8m to £12m ($11.2m to $16.9m). Measuring 7cm by 7cm, this silverpoint drawing on pale pink-beige paper was executed around 1480 and is one of eight known Leonardo drawings still in private hands, excluding those in the British Royal Collection and the Devonshir...

arts Published 10th May 2021 Tiny Leonardo da Vinci bear sketch could fetch over $16M Written by Megan C. Hills, CNN A tiny sketch of a bear by Leonardo da Vinci is expected to sell for over $16 million at auction. The item is one of only eight Leonardo drawings left in private hands, according Christies, the auction house organizing the sale. Measuring less than 8 square inches, the drawing was made on pale pink-beige paper using silverpoint -- a technique, taught to Leonardo by his master And...

Samuel Pepys Cockerell collection to be offered for sale The Arch of Titus at Rome looking towards the capital (lot 56) by Frederick Lee Bridell (1831-1863). Estimate £20,000-£30,000. LONDON .-Dreweatts will present a group of works directly from the family of the British artist Samuel Pepys Cockerell (1844-1921). The works are coming to auction for the first time since leaving the artists family collection and will be offered in Dreweatts upcoming Old Master, British and European Art sale on...

Portrait of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, by Anthony Van Dyck Courtesy of Christies Having a portrait of someone whose execution you have ordered hanging on your wall might make one feel a little, well, uncomfortable. And so it seems was the case with Charles I and this arresting portrait of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (around 1639-40) by Anthony Van Dyck which is coming up for sale at Christies Old Masters evening auction in London on 8 July, estimat...

Words: Patrick McGraw Artworks: MADSAKI The aesthetic of MADSAKI has irrevocably linked the artist to the world of streetwear, regardless of his intent. Ahead of a new exhibition at Perrotin New York, we spoke to him for a FRONTPAGE interview exploring his proud position as a forever "outsider." MADSAKI’s work has always been bittersweet. For his 2017 show, “IF I HAD A DREAM,” at Perrotin Hong Kong, MADSAKI filled a room with recreations of classic Andy Warhol works like Brillo Boxes and...

This week, trying to distinguish between a lifeline and a live wire…   EVOLUTION OR DEVOLUTION? Last week, I started hearing chatter about a new twist in the art world’s crypto-saga: some leaders at major U.S. museums had begun quietly exploring the possibility of selling NFTs of some of their most famous artworks to fundraise after more than a year in shutdown hell. But while the proposition might technically keep institutions clear of the public-relations wildfire that is deaccessioning,...

Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. With fairs cancelled and galleries shuttered over the past year, London’s art market has been a shadow of its former self. Will the city see high footfall again, or are virtual viewings and diminished sales here to stay? Below art dealers Stephen Ongpin and Thomas Dane and François Chantala reflect on what’s to come. Stephen Ongpin The art market in London is a many-splendoured thing. I know this from my own experience of it, both as a gallerist special...

Unusually, half of the top 10-selling works in a recent Bonhams sale were by women artists - but it isn't clear this uptick will last

10 major Soviet artists you need to know Russia Beyond Alexandra Kharitonova, art historian and curator of the Tretyakov Gallery exhibition, "Socialist Realism. Metamorphoses. Soviet Art of 1927-1987", has chosen 10 Soviet artists who thrived in the mid-20th century. She is convinced that the majority left a legacy that goes far beyond mere propaganda art. 1. Alexander Labas (1900-1983) Labas was an artist whose career encompassed the whole o...