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Going local --- In a shaky art market, collectors stick close to home
From Michigan to Italy, contemporary-art collectors are passing ... In Detroit, major collector and steel company executive ... Swiss collector Guy Ullens, widely known for his ... Italian collector Pierpaolo Barzan says the only contemporary ... At the height of the boom, art collectors...
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Bargains Available --- After a heavy hit, the art market should gradually recover
The news from the art world has been ... If history is any guide, however, the picture ... With Wall Street's rally well into its sixth ... Any recovery is apt to be bumpy, with ... But it all adds up to real opportunity ... Last week, there were signs of life at ... On Thursday, Sotheby's sold off 81% of its...
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Doubling Down on the Art Market
As the world’s chief auction houses scale back ... Phillips de Pury & Co. is adding 18 ... The plan is being steered by Bernd Runge, ... Mr. Runge, in his first interview since taking ... "I'm almost an art virgin," Mr. Runge said. ... Critics say that moving more untested artworks into...
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Old Masters retain their value
An auction of Old Masters paintings at Sotheby's ... The sale of 104 lots achieved a sold-by-lot ... Alexander Bell, co-chairman of old master paintings, Sotheby’s, ... While contemporary and impressionist art prices have slumped ... Sotheby’s department co-chairman George Gordon said: “Estimates are...
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Jackson 5 photo beats estimates in Christie's auction
A black-and-white signed photograph of the Jackson 5 ... The photograph changed hands at a Christie's auction ... The photograph was sold as part of Christie's ... The star piece of the auction was a ... The sale proves the demand for iconic memorabilia. ... An estimated $10m (€7.1m) auction of 1,400 of...
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Christie's expects renewed interest in Jackson 5 sale
London auction house Christie's said it expects increased ... Christie's said the sale was expected to fetch ... She added: "It is too early to ascertain ... Sales of memorabilia relating to the pop star ... An estimated $10m (€7.1m) auction of 1,400 of ... The sale of such items is unlikely to...
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Christie's misfires on £37m Impressionist and Modern art sale
The Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art auction last ... At the evening auction last night in Mayfair's ... By comparison, this time last year Christie's raised ... The best works sold well within their estimates, ... She added: "During the last six months, our ... The top lot last night was Claude Monet's...
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Modern art suffers 'severe' correction in New York
A giant, high-chromium egg topped with a bow ... Baroque Egg with Bow by Jeff Koons sold ... The figure was also well down on the ... Todd Levin, former curator at Sotheby's who now ... Nevertheless, records were set for two artists including ... Meanwhile, at Christie’s Manhattan Post-war and Contemporary sale...
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Sotheby's Sale Fails to Meet Low Expectations
On Tuesday in New York, Sotheby's auctioned $47 ... The mood in the packed Manhattan salesroom wavered ... The star of the sale was intended to ... Estimates do not reflect the auction house's additional ... Overall, Sotheby's found buyers for 81.2% of its ... The auction house is also keeping a firmer...
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Art Market Searches for Bottom
As the spring auctions begin, the stock market ... Over the next two weeks, New York's chief ... The auction catalogs alone weigh half as much ... These sales come at a crucial moment for ... During the fall auctions in November, art sales ... At next week's auctions, strong sales could restore...
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Christie's Jewels Sale Sees Dubai Wealthy Shrug Off Econ Woe
Jewelry belonging to legendary Egyptian singer, Umm Kulthum, ... An Indian multi-strand pearl and turquoise necklace sold ... A cultured pearl and paste festoon brooch, a ... Egyptian singer, songwriter and actress Umm Kulthum, known ... The lots belonging to the singer were among...
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Versace auction follows hot on the heels of YSL
Sotheby's is selling the contents of Italian fashion ... The third and final auction of the murdered ... The 550 lots of continental furniture, sculpture, paintings ... A pair of Italian cherry wood breakfront bookcases ... Versace, who spent some time at the Italian ... Christie's three day YSL auction last month in...
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Auction houses draw crowds for £100m art sales
London’s two biggest auction houses held season-opening sales ... The auction room at Christie’s in St James’s ... Despite the positive turnout, the figure paled in ... Nevertheless, the general feeling at last night’s auction ... Les Deux Filles, a rare double portrait by...
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