Christopher Little, who built an empire around a boy wizard, dies at 79
The literary agent Christopher Little in 2012. Little, who as a struggling literary agent took a chance on a scrappy submission about tween-age wizards even though he once disdained childrens fiction as a money-loser and built it into the most successful literary empire in history on the strength of its lead character, Harry Potter, died on Jan. 7, 2021, at his home in London. He was 79. Via Christopher Little Literary Agency via The New York Times.
by Clay Risen
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.- Christopher Little, who as a struggling literary agent took a chance on a scrappy submission about tween-age wizards even though he once disdained childrens fiction as a money-loser and built it into the most successful literary empire in history on the strength of its lead character, Harry Potter, died Jan. 7 at his home in London. He was 79.
Phillips announces private Italian collection Out of the Blue: Works from The Collection of Enea Righi
Alighiero Boetti, Senza titolo (1977 per 1978), 1977-78. Estimate: £400,000-600,000. Image courtesy of Phillips.
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.-Phillips announced a remarkable group of 27 works from the collection of renowned Italian private collector Enea Righi. Out of the Blue: Works from The Collection of Enea Righi showcases superlative examples of 20th century and contemporary art across a rich variety of media. Important works by Alighiero Boetti sit alongside paintings by Glenn Ligon and Anselm Kiefer, an iconic LED installation by Jenny Holzer, a floor sculpture by Carl Andre, and photographic work by Louise Lawler. Out of the Blue is a leading highlight of Phillips Spring season in London and will be offered for sale on 24 March.
»Rare Botticelli Portrait Sells for Record $92.2 Million at Auction at New York s Sotheby s
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Rare Botticelli Portrait Sells for Record $92.2 Million at Auction at New York s Sotheby s
FILE PHOTO: A worker at Sotheby s Auctions poses with Sandro Botticelli s Young Man Holding a Roundel during a preview.
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The Renaissance artist s Young Man Holding a Roundel is one of only around a dozen of his portraits known to survive today.
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A rare Botticelli portrait sold for $92.2 million at auction at Sotheby s in New York on Thursday, a world record for any work by the Italian artist.