Fine Art

Sotheby’s will host Fine Classical Chinese Paintings, the first dedicated New York auction in this category for over a decade, on Tuesday 13 September 2011. The sale is made up of 80 diverse works from the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as a small selection of modern and contemporary works that [Read More]

Two rare works by the celebrated Russian artist Vasili Polenov are amongst the highlights of the Russian sale taking place on the 30th November at Bonhams, New Bond Street. Considered masterpieces of the golden age of 19th century Russian painting, the two works entitled “He that is Without Sin” (est. £1.2 – [Read More]

Sotheby’s has announced the sale of the two most important works by Johann Zoffany to appear on the market in recent years. Both commissioned by David Garrick, Britain’s greatest actor, they depict him with his family and friends in the garden of his house on the banks of the river Thames at [Read More]

Christie‘s is to present the season-opening sale of Impressionist and Modern art, in new York on September 20. Comprised of nearly 200 lots, Impressionist Modern will offer works by renowned masters such as Salvador Dalí, Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Paul Gauguin. A selection of works on paper by Tamara [Read More]

Sotheby’s Hong Kong will host a Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings Autumn Sale 2011 on 3 October at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, bringing forward a total of over 170 lots estimated in excess of HK$33 million / US$4.2 million*. A substantial collection of rare and important Southeast Asian [Read More]

Bonhams Scottish Colourist Sale held in Edinburgh on 31st August made a total of £3m. The Artist’s Drawing Room by Francis Cadell made £400,800. Highlights included: *’Flowers and Fruit’ by Samuel Peploe which sold for £512,800 *’The Artist’s Drawing Room’ by Francis Cadell which made £400,800 making it the second highest Cadell [Read More]

Just over a year after the untimely death of British fashion photographer, Corinne Day (1962-2010), one of her most iconic images of Kate Moss is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its Photographs Sale on 17 November 2011. The image was taken for the February 1991 issue [Read More]

On 15 September 2011 Sotheby’s New York will present Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art including Indian Miniature Paintings as part of the week of Asian art auctions. The sale offers approximately 90 works dating from 18th century miniatures to paintings and sculpture from some of the leading names in Indian Modern [Read More]

Sotheby’s London are to auction Modern and Contemporary Arab and Iranian which on Tuesday, 4th of October, 2011. Comprised of 123 lots, the sale will include major works by leading Modern masters such as Louay Kayyali, Fateh Moudarres and Aref el Rayess, as well as key pieces by some of the foremost [Read More]

Paintings by the world renowned Scottish Colourists, who never lived to see the fame they enjoy today, go under the hammer at Bonhams in Edinburgh on 31 August, 2011. Francis Cadell,The White Room estimated at £250,000 – 400,000 The four Colourists, Samuel Peploe, Francis Cadell, John Fergusson and George Hunter are now [Read More]

Bonhams are to sell The Golden Arrow by Terence Cuneo in their Modern Paintings auction on 20th September 2011 at Bonhams Knightsbridge. The painting is estimated to sell for £40,000-60,000. The Golden Arrow was a luxury boat train that ran between London’s Victoria station and Dover. Passengers would then take the ferry [Read More]

Christie’s announce the Fall sale of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, taking place on September 13. The sale will present a magnificent array of works from the 20th and 21st centuries, featuring works by renowned modernists including Syed Haider Raza, Francis Newton Souza and Tyeb Mehta. Also featured in the sale [Read More]

Christie’s will present the Fall Sale of Japanese and Korean Art on September 14,, offering over 250 works of Japanese and Korean art. With over 100 lots, the Japanese section of the sale will feature Inro from the Collection from the Estate Catherine H. Edson, paintings, lacquer wares, and furniture, while the [Read More]

Frank Frazetta’s masterpiece of science fiction art, Tomorrow Midnight, 1966 – famously featured on the front of Ballantine’s 1966 book collection of EC’s evocative and important adaptations of Ray Bradbury’s classic short stories – is the centerpiece of The Jerry Weist Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy Art and Books, presented Monday, [Read More]

Christie’s announces the Fall 2011 edition of First Open, a sale of Post-War and Contemporary Art, on September 21, 2011. The auction will feature an international selection of works by recognized post-war masters and today’s leading artists such as Gerhard Richter, Felix Gonzalez-Torres and George Condo, with competitive estimates. The sale will [Read More]

A portrait of Lieutenant John Abercrombie of the Ist Foot or the Royal Regiment, known today as The Royal Scots, by the celebrated 18th century Scottish painter, Allan Ramsay, is to be sold at Bonhams Annual Scottish Sale in Edinburgh on Wednesday 31 August. It is estimated at £100,000-150,000. The Ist Foot [Read More]

The Jackson Hole Art Auction is an annual live auction that has quickly become one of the premier western art events in the country, defined by the high standard of works offered by both contemporary western artists and deceased masters. The fifth annual Jackson Hole Art Auction is being held at the [Read More]

Proxibid will be the exclusive provider of live, online bidding for Red Carpet Auction Event’s “Convergence of the Arts” Auction and Show. The event will take place Saturday, August 20 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern, with live online bidding via Proxibid commencing at this time. To view the online catalog, to register to [Read More]