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Rare Rubens Portrait Could Fetch $7 Million at Auction
A stunning, intimate portrait by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens is set to make waves at auction this week.
design, chair, made of multiple materials
Furniture Design in Crisis
Art critic Alastair Sooke and specialist Michael Jefferson reveal four furniture designers who turned crisis into a new direction in their career and work.
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Sotheby's Sets Records with New Auction Format
Sotheby’s new approach to live auctions in the age of coronavirus was a success last week, offering hope to investors across the art market.
Paul Gauguin painting of Vincent van Gogh at his easel with a vase of sunflowers
Revealing Van Gogh and Gauguin Letter Sells for $236,000
A rare personal correspondence written by Post-Impressionist greats Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin is shedding light on their friendship and lives.
Rembrandt Van Rijn Self portrait wearing a ruff and black hat
Rare Rembrandt Self-Portrait could bring $15m at Auction
Rembrandt van Rijn is one of history's most prolific painters of self-portraits, and as a result, we have an uncommonly intimate window into his life.
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David Hockney's Old Masters-Inspired "30 Sunflowers"
Painted in 1996, David Hockney's "30 Sunflowers" is a bold and luscious still life of contemporary times. In this episode of Sotheby's Expert Voices, discover how Hockney was inspired to paint "…
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Sotheby’s Partners with Galleries for New Online Platform
In a move to adapt to the changing art market, auction powerhouse Sotheby’s has announced a new platform for online art sales.
Robert Indiana, Hope, Polished stainless steel, 36 x 36 x 18 in, Executed in 2009, Edition 2 of 8.
Gary Nader Presents To Serve Mankind Online Benefit Auction
Curated from the art collection of Gary Nader, this Sale is now live for bidding.