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A portrait of a young woman by Gustav Klimt that was long believed to be lost was sold at an auction in Vienna for €30 million. The Austrian modernist artist started work on the “ Portrait of Fräulein Lieser” in 1917, the year before he died, and it is one of his last works. Bidding started at €28 million, and the sale price was at the lower end of an expected range of €30 million - €50 million. The painting went to a bidder from Hong Kong, who wasn't identified. The Im Kinsky auction house said that “a painting of such rarity, artistic significance, and value has not been available on the art...
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After spending the last 50 years in an attic, John Lennon’s famous 'Help!' guitar is headed to auction as part of the upcoming “Music Icons” sale at Julien’s Auctions on 29 and 30 May. Both Lennon and George Harrison played the Framus 12-string Hootenanny acoustic guitar while making the album and accompanying film Help!, as well as their 1965 album 'Rubber Soul'. The guitar then went for a trip. It ended up with Scottish singer-songwriter Gordon Waller, who was one-half of the duo Peter and Gordon, before being passed on a road manager. Fifty years later, it was discovered in an attic in the ...
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A painting by Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt that reappeared after nearly a century will be sold at auction in Vienna today, despite questions surrounding its provenance. "Bildnis Fraeulein Lieser" (“Portrait of Miss Lieser”) was commissioned by a wealthy Jewish industrialist's family and painted by Klimt in 1917 - a year before his death. The unfinished portrait of a dark-haired woman was likely last seen at a Viennese exhibition in 1925. It reemerged this year when Austria’s second-largest auction house im Kinsky announced its sale. "No one expected that a painting of this importanc...
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Ever wondered what it would be like to glance over and pick out an item from the personal wardrobe of one of the most influential designers of all time? Well, your time has soon come. The personal wardrobe of the late British icon and mother of punk fashion, Vivienne Westwood, will go under the hammer at Christie’s this summer. More than 200 lots have been consigned, spanning four decades, and the sale is led by Westwood’s husband and design partner, Andreas Kronthaler. Part of the sale proceeds will go towards Westwood’s own charity (The Vivienne Foundation), Amnesty International and Médecin...
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A recently unveiled art report by Hiscox Artist Top 100 for 2023 has revealed fascinating insights into the state of the contemporary art market. Among the most striking revelations is the ascendance of Yayoi Kusama, the celebrated Japanese artist known for her vibrant and kaleidoscopic paintings and sculptures, as the best-selling contemporary artist of the year. Despite a decline in demand for higher-priced artworks, the report also highlights a significant surge in sales of more affordable pieces, accompanied by an increase in participation from younger artists in auctions. Here are the key...
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A 1938 copy of the comic that first “introduced Superman to the world” has sold for a record-setting $6 million (€5,529,600). According to Heritage Auctions, the rare copy of Action Comics No. 1 was sold to an anonymous buyer. The $6 million price tag makes the book the most expensive comic to ever sell at auction. Heritage Auctions hails Action Comics No. 1 as “the most important comic ever published”, noting that the Superman who first appeared in the 1938 spring issue “remains remarkably like" the version still seen in comic strips and on the big screen today. A report from comic book gradi...
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Several filmmakers have shown their support for the virtual Cinema For Gaza campaignauction, which is running online until 12 April and will allow the public access to some pretty unique auction items. The campaign, which was launched last week by UK film professionals Hanna Flint, Julia Jackman, Leila Latif, Sophie Monks Kaufman, and Helen Simmons, has currently raised more than £96,000 (approx. €111,890). The Zone Of Interest filmmaker Jonathan Glazer, who has received the support from more than 150 Jewish creatives in an open letter following the intense backlash provoked by his Oscars spee...
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A rare 400-year-old book titled "Un Discurso del Chocolate", regarded as the oldest known book solely dedicated to chocolate, is hitting the auction block in Portugal. This prized artefact, printed in Seville in 1624, is one of just three surviving copies of this work, written by Santiago de Valverde Turices, a Spanish doctor and academic. Until now, only two other copies of the work were known to exist, one housed in the national library in Madrid and the other at the University of San Diego in California, according to Francisco Brito, a consultant at the Anno auction house, as reported by Po...
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For the first three month of the year, the Comédie-Française hosted a weekly sale featuring a curated selection of costumes meticulously crafted in its own workshops. From embroidered dresses, shirts, overcoats, and uniforms, each piece carries within them the history of the theatre and the memory of the Repertoire. It's the same sale it ran last year to great success, selling nearly 400 costumes. So if you remember John Cena appearing nearly naked to present the Academy Award for Best Costume this month, then you might remember what he said: “Costumes – they are so important,” the actor said....
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The famous Titanic floating door that kept Rose (Kate Winslet) afloat but left Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) in a fatefully chilly predicament has been sold at auction for a hefty price. The slab of balsa wood from James Cameron's 1997 film fetched a whopping $718,750 (€663,000) during the Heritage Auctions' Treasures from Planet Hollywood event, outshining other iconic props like Indiana Jones' bullwhip from Temple of Doom and Jack Nicholson's menacing axe from The Shining. Although commonly referred to as a door, the auction specifies that the intricate structure was actually a part of the door f...
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