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Botticelli's "Man of Sorrows" was sold for $45,419,700 at a Sotheby's auction in New York. The rare portrait of Christ by the 15th century Italian old master was painted later in his life. IMAGES
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.
London, Oct 1 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Facundo Arrizabalaga) Christie's auction house in London, United Kingdom, exhibits the work of British artist Banksy entitled 'Girl with Balloon' for which they expect to reach about 2.5 million pounds.FOOTAGE OF THE PIECE AT CHRISTIE'S.
New York, May 13 (EFE/EPA).- A vibrant, large-scale portrait that Pablo Picasso painted of his muse and lover Marie-Thérèse Walter fetched a huge $103.4 million on Thursday at a Christie's auction in New York.The bidding for "Femme Assise Près d’une Fenêtre (Marie-Thérèse)" started at $45 million and shortly after surpassed $55 million, the top estimate of the auction house experts, to stop at $90 million, to which fees and taxes were later added.The astronomical price was reached after an almost 20-minute battle between two phone buyers. (Camera: ARCHIVE). ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF 'FEMME ASSISE PRÈS D’UNE FENÊTRE (MARIE-THÉRÈSE)' BY PABLO PICASSO AT CHRISTIE'S AUCTION HOUSE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, US.SHOT LIST:
New York City, Jan 22 (EFE/EPA).- Sotheby's auction house is preparing to sell next week an extraordinary painting of Sandro Botticelli, which experts have estimated to worth around $80 million. The painting is in exceptional condition and is one of only three paintings of this Renaissance artist that are still in private hands. (Camera: ALBA VIGARAY). SHOT LIST: FAMOUS PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES ON DISPLAY AT SOTHEBY’S AUCTION HOUSE DURING A PREVIEW FOR THE UPCOMING MASTERS WEEK AUCTIONS IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, US. SOUND BITE: CHRISTOPHER APOSTLE , A SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OLD MASTER PAINTINGS AT SOTHEBY'S IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, US (IN ENGLISH).
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