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A Ford family estate is auctioning off 650 treasures worth more than $5 mn SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 15, 2021, 09:21 AM IST Share Synopsis Christie’s will auction items from the estate of the late Kathleen DuRoss Ford, the widow of auto titan Henry Ford II. The third wife of the industrialist split her time between a mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, the Belgravia apartment, and Turville Grange in Buckinghamshire after his death in 1987. (Image: Mrs. Henry Ford II’s Palm Beach residence/ch...

Christies announces evolved 2021 team for Spain Adriana Marín, Client Liaison for 19th Century and Old Masters. © Christies Images Ltd 2021. MADRID .- As Christie’s Spain approaches its 50th anniversary next year, established Christie’s colleagues María García Yelo, Representative Christie’s Spain and Director of the Impressionist and Modern Art department, Beatriz Ordovás, Director and Head of Post-War and Contemporary art Iberia, and Adriana Marín Huarte, client liaison for 19th Ce...

Vettriano and other Scottish figurative painters flex saleroom muscles The Stephen Conroy (b.1964) oil on board Figure Study - 2000, signed and dated verso, brought £18,750. EDINBURGH .- Several auction records were set for works by some of Scotland’s best-known 20th and 21st century painters at international auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull’s recent Contemporary & Post-War Art sale held live online on January 27. The auction totalled £630,000 against a top estimate of £510,000, with at least t...

Beatriz Milhazes “Acugar (Sugar),” 2010 Woodblock and Screenprint 31 1/2 x 47 1/4 in. David Shrigley, “Art Will Save The World,” 2019 25 color screenprint 29 1/2 x 22 in. Over his 40-year career, Albert Sanford, owner of Galerie Maximillian, has always believed in one standard when buying art: “If I’m not willing to hang a piece in my own home, it does not deserve a place on the walls of my gallery, or in my client’s home.” It is this passionate, personal relationship to art a...

ET Panache NEWS Powered by Mona Lisas smile isnt greeting visitors at the Louvre; a small army of artisans working overtime to complete restoration before reopening SECTIONS Mona Lisas smile isnt greeting visitors at the Louvre; a small army of artisans working overtime to complete restoration before reopeningBy Share Synopsis New York Times Instead of waiting until Tuesdays — the sole day that the Louvre used to close — curators, restorers, conservator...

The Goddard Art Center announces exhibition of The James Stephen Dolman Collection The Daily Ardmoreite  The Goddard Center will celebrate the opening of The James Stephen Dolman Collection: Latin American Masters – Post War to Contemporary from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23. Goddard Center exhibits are always free and open to the public.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,  visitors are asked to abide by social-distancing guidelines. Masks are required in the building. Masks will be prov...

Getty Images A Trump Baby Blimp flies outside Westminster on June 4, 2019 in London, England. LONDON: The Trump Baby Blimp will live on long after its namesake has left the White House. The Museum of London said Monday that it had added the giant balloon, which depicts Donald Trump as a screaming orange baby, to its collection as an illustration of the protests that greeted the U.S. president when he visited the city in 2018. "By collecting the baby blimp, we can mark the wave of feeling that...

Tintin drawing becomes the most-expensive comic book art, sells at $3.1 mn SECTIONS Last Updated: Jan 15, 2021, 05:00 PM IST Share Synopsis AP In Blue Lotus, Tintin travels to China during the 1931 Japanese invasion with his dog, Snowy, to investigate and expose Japanese spy networks, drug-smuggling rings and other crimes. Related PARIS: A Tintin drawing by the Belgian artist Herge sold Thursday in Paris for 2.6 million euros ($3.1 million), breaking the record for the most expensive comic boo...

Hindman Auctions in 2020: Unprecedented online engagement & exceeding expectations Earl Biss (Apsaalooke, 1947-1998), Ritual Dance of the Moon Hunters, 1986. Oil on canvas, signed Biss (upper right), 72 x 96 inches. Property from a Corporate Art Collection. Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000. Price Realized: 75,000. CHICAGO, IL .-Hindman reflects on an exciting 2020 despite the unmatched environment and challenges presented. The year included over 100 auctions and $64.9 million in sales, and the aucti...

A few months ago, the thought of attending an art show ‘in person’ was unthinkable. But as people slowly venture out of their houses with safety precautions in place, Tao Art Gallery creative director Sanjana Shah believes this is the perfect time to bring back physical shows. Agencies Jaideep Mehrotras Morph 1, 2020 (Watercolour on Arches Paper) “The pandemic took the art scene completely virtual. Online viewings became the new norm. Initially, the art world did suffer a setback but I t...