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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:
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.
"Oppenheimer Blue", the largest and finest fancy vivid blue diamond ever offered at auction, sells for world record $57.6 million. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
The Ferrari in which Formula One legend Michael Schumacher won the 2003 World Championship title sells for more than $13 million at auction in Geneva. Schumacher raced nine times in the car, winning five Grands Prix in the 2003 season and driving it when he clinched the title in Japan. IMAGES
The Porsche 911 Sally Special sold at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey Auction on Saturday evening for a record $3.6 million (auction hammer price). In the charged atmosphere of the packed bidding hall, the one-of-one car attracted significant interest, with the final winning offer coming from a telephone bidder. The price was a record for a new Porsche sold at auction, according to the auction house.The sale reunited members of the original Cars team who created both the car in the Disney and Pixar film and the life-size Sally Carrera, based on a 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera. That team included actress Bonnie Hunt, the voice of Sally Carrera, Jay Ward, Creative Director of Franchise at Pixar Animation Studios, and Bob Pauley, who, as Production Designer for Cars, sketched Sally for the first time 20 years ago. They were joined by Kjell Gruner, President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), and key members of Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur’s Sonderwunsch team including Alexander Fabig and Boris Apenbrink.
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
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