Christie’s auction house accomplished an extraordinary achievement by selling 150 works from the Paul G. Allen Collection for over $1.6 billion. Despite concerns surrounding the economy and cryptocurrencies, affluent collectors from around the world eagerly invested in these prestigious artworks. Five paintings surpassed the $100 million mark, with Georges Seurat’s masterpiece, ‘Les Poseuses, Ensemble,’ leading
1918 was the year Spanish flu swept across the globe, claiming more lives than all those lost in World War I. It was also the year Vienna’s Golden Age drew to a close with the unexpected loss of its most gilded talent, Gustav Klimt. Left in his studio were two unfinished paintings still standing on
William Adolphe Bouguereau’s “Bergère (Shepherdess),” 1888, oil on canvas, had provenance to two landmark Twentieth Century collectors as well as extensive publication history. It sold for $325,000, the highest price of the sale ($500/700,000). Review By Madelia Hickman Ring; Photos Courtesy Heritage Auctions DALLAS — Heritage Auctions’ June 9 Fine European Art Signature auction offered
Courtesy: LEN Artistic swimming events will run from 21-25 June at the Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games. The sport was last featured on the European Games programme in Baku 2015 but was then a junior-only competition. This year and in front of a sold-out crowd in Oświęcim, artistic swimmers from 25 countries will compete across eight
The first thing Stéphane Breitwieser steals from Belgium’s Art & History Museum is an index card. Folded in half and set inside a partially empty display case, it reads, in French, “Objects Removed for Study.” The museum contains one of the largest collections of art and antiquities in Europe, but Breitwieser immediately recognizes that, for
The art market is a complex and diverse industry, with investments in art becoming increasingly popular. As a result, many investors are now looking to diversify their portfolios by investing in art through various means. Posing the questions, is there an art ETF and is it really a viable investment opportunity? Unfortunately, there is no
These three additions to the art’otel portfolio will open in Zagreb, London Hoxton and Rome, joining the brand’s existing properties in Amsterdam, Berlin, Cologne and London Battersea. European growth The contemporary lifestyle hotel brand, art’otel, which is owned by PPHE Hotel Group and a part of Radisson Hotel Group, is set to expand across Europe
Gustav Klimt’s Lady With Fan, which he completed soon before his death in 1918 Sotheby’s When it goes to auction later this month, Gustav Klimt’s final artwork could become the most expensive painting ever sold in Europe. The Viennese artist completed Lady With Fan just before his death in 1918. The painting, which hasn’t come to
This article is sponsored by Masterworks, the art investment platform. Right now, there are millions of physicians standing at a crossroads. More than 40% of active physicians are expected to reach retirement age over the next ten years, and according to Fidelity, the average physician needs about $2.4 million to retire comfortably. While you’re most likely
Sotheby’s is auctioning a painting by Gustav Klimt that is one of the most sought after and valuable works of art ever to be offered in Europe. Standing on an easel in Gustav Klimt’s studio at the time of the artist’s unexpected and untimely death in February 1918, Dame mit Fächer (Lady with a Fan) – a