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  • La Gazette Drouot

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    Alberto Giacometti and the Hensons Fly High

    The sky really was the limit for four works by Alberto Giacometti—highlights of the collection belonging to the Hensons, a Café Society couple. Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), Bird, commonly known as Albatross, model designed c. 1937, plaster bas-relief wall sculpture, 46 x 162 cm/18.11 x 63.77 in. Result: €3,965,000 © Succession Alberto Giacometti/Adagp, Paris…

  • La Gazette Drouot

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    Tutankhamun Lamp: Alberto Giacometti in the Light of Egypt

    A few days after the remarkable sale of several pieces created by Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank, another version of the Egyptian lamp, this time painted black, could be a further major event. Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), Egyptian “Tutankhamun” lamp, model created in 1933, black-painted plaster. Estimate: €200,000/€300,000 Alberto Giacometti Estate/Adagp, Paris, 2023 The Alberto Giacometti Database lists only…

  • AuctionDaily

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    See Works by Basquiat, Haring, and Giacometti at the 2023 Incheon Asian Art Show

    There will soon be an opportunity to see works by masters such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Amedeo Modigliani, Alberto Giacometti, Ufan Lee, and Yayoi Kusama. Works by each of these artists will soon be presented through the Incheon Asia Art Show (IAAS), which will be held at Songdo Convensia…

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    Surrealist Painting by René Magritte Comes to Auction After 70 Years in Private Hands

    A long-hidden René Magritte painting from the 1930s will make its auction debut with Bonhams on December 7th, 2021. The piece, titled Torse nu dans les nuages, comes from the collection of Swiss-American artist and art patron Amalia de Schulthess. It has a presale estimate of USD 6 million to…

    Duane Michals, Magritte Tipping Hat, 1965. Image via the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, inv. 12229. © Succession of Duane Michals.

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    Sotheby’s Prepares to Auction the Macklowe Collection, Worth $600 Million

    The storied and highly contested Macklowe Collection will finally make its auction debut with Sotheby’s on November 15th, 2021. After years of contentious divorce proceedings, Harry and Linda Macklowe agreed to sell 64 major pieces from their collection. Sotheby’s will present half of the offerings this November and the rest…

    Alberto Giacometti, Le Nez, cast in 1965. Image from Sotheby’s.

  • AuctionDaily

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    State of the Market: Auction Houses and Art Fairs Plow Ahead in 2021’s Third Quarter

    The art world finished the summer season flush with high sales results and the enthusiastic return to live art fairs. New market reports offer a clearer view of the COVID-19 pandemic’s long-term impact on the art world. Additionally, the strengths and weaknesses of NFTs have come under increased scrutiny. After…

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    How Did the GameStop Short Squeeze Affect Art Collectors?

    In late January of 2021, an unlikely connection emerged between Reddit users, GameStop, and some of the biggest names on Wall Street. Steve Cohen and Kenneth Griffin, two of the art world’s wealthiest collectors, were affected by a newsmaking stock market short squeeze. Both billionaires have placed record-breaking bids at…

    How Did the GameStop Short Squeeze Affect Art Collectors4

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    The Private Collection of Pierre Le-Tan Comes to Auction

    “Like drawing, I’ve been collecting since I was very young. My apartment is a mess, but it’s filled with all the things—inherited things, bought things, my children’s things— that I love,” said French illustrator Pierre Le-Tan about his private collection. He began collecting at the age of seven, a hobby…

    The Private Collection of Pierre Le-Tan Comes to Auction1

  • AuctionDaily

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    The Public Beginnings of a Privately-Sold Giacometti

    Grande femme I on display. Photo from Sotheby’s. On Tuesday, bidding closed on Grande femme I, an Alberto Giacometti sculpture offered by Sotheby's. The starting bid was USD 90 million. Beyond that, any information about who purchased the sculpture and for how much will stay confidential. Sotheby's vice chairman, Brooke…

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  • AuctionDaily

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    Virtual Fine Art Auction From Sotheby’s Reaches $192.7 Million

    Unexpected results came in for one of the last major Sotheby’s auctions of the summer, held on July 28th, 2020, in London. 65 works came under the hammer, broadcast to bidders via live stream. The sale, called “Rembrandt to Richter,” brought together many leading names in art from the last…

    Virtual Fine Art Auction From Sothebys Reaches $192.7 Million4

  • Art Daily

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    Phillips announces livestreamed Design Auction featuring important works

    Charlotte Perriand, Unique sideboard, 1926. Brazilian rosewood, kingwood, ebonized wood, chromium-plated metal, glass, mirrored glass. 40 3/8 x 87 1/8 x 22 7/8 in. (102.6 x 221.3 x 58.1 cm). Estimate: $40,000 - 60,000. Image courtesy of Phillips. NEW YORK, NY.-Phillips announced the forthcoming Design auction featuring a curated selection of…

    Phillips announces livestreamed Design Auction featuring important works

  • Art Daily

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    Phillips' live auctions resume in London with rare works of design

    Gio Ponti, ‘Distex’ armchair, model no. 807, circa 1954. Estimate: £12,000 - 18,000. Image courtesy of Phillips. LONDON.- Following a rescheduled Spring season of sales, Phillips announced that live auctions will resume in London with the upcoming Design auction on 19 June. The pre-sale public viewing is currently set to happen by appointment…

    Phillips' live auctions resume in London with rare works of design

  • Art Daily

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    These auction items are out of this world. No, really.

    A piece of the Murchison meteorite that hit Australia in 1969 is displayed in New York on March 6, 2020. It is among space rocks to be included at an auction by Christie’s. Karsten Moran/The New York Times.by Kevin Coyne After an immeasurable journey through time and space, a craggy…

    These auction items are out of this world. No, really.