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London, Apr 22 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Neil Hall) The auction house Christie's presented on Thursday in London the works that will be auctioned in New York in May, among which are pieces by Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian.FOOTAGE OF THE PRESENTATION.
Andy Warhol’s Mao sold for HK$98.5 million, or about $12.7 million, to a private collector at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong on Sunday. The painting fetched less than the $15 million pre-sale ceiling price, but still increased in value from its previous sale. The name of the winning collector has not been revealed. The piece, which is signed by the artist, was made with acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas and measures 50 by 42 inches. Warhol began his silk-screen portraits of former Chinese leader Chairman Mao Zedong in 1972 and based the series on an photo portrait of Mao that he found in the 'Little Red Book' Chinese officials had previously stopped any sales of Warhol's paintings of the former Chinese leader on Chinese territory, as the government strictly controls images of Mao, so this auction represents the first time that one of the iconic Warhol paintings of the former Chairman was sold in China. The portrait last went under the hammer in London three years ago and its value has grown by 20 percent with this latest sale.
"Picasso in Private" Sotheby's sale offers a rare opportunity to buy Pablo Picasso's works that remained in his studio throughout his lifetime. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
London (UK), Oct 8 (EFE).-(CAMERA: Jorge Hinojosa / Claudia Sacrest) On October 15, Christie's house will auction for the first time David Hockney's work "Guest House Garden" with an estimated price of up to 7 million pounds.
Cape Town (South Africa), Sep 22 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Nic Bothma) The South African auction house Strauss & Co led the simultaneous face-to-face and virtual sale of works of art owned by the Desmond Legacy Foundation and Leah Tutu, an organization that watches over the legacy of Desmond Tutu, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his involvement in the fight against apartheid.FOOTAGE OF THE AUCTION AT DESMOND'S LEGACY FOUNDATION AND LEAH TUTU IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA.
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