NEW RECORD FOR A WARHOL PIECE OF ART Described as one of Andy Warhol's more powerful and provocative images created in 1963 - a dead body amid the wreckage of a car crash titled "Silver Car Crash" (Double Disaster) — sold for 104.5 US million at Sotheby's contemporary art sale on November 13,2013 in New York,the highest price ever paid at auction for the Pop artist. Link
BEST-EVER WORLD BID FALLS FOR FRANCIS BACON A 1969 Francis Bacon triptych was sold for 142.4 million US at Christie's on November 12, 2003 in New York making it the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. Link
STREET ARTIST BANSKY MAKES FUN OF SPECULATORS IN CENTRAL PARK by Adrian Darmon Street Art star Bansky ridiculed the art market on October 12, 2013 with an operation aimed at selling his own works at an open-air stall in New York's Central Park for a mere 60 dollars each. Link
STREET ARTIST BANSKY MAKES FUN OF SPECULATORS IN CENTRAL PARK by Adrian Darmon
ZAO WOU KI STARS IN HONG KONG Works painted by Zao Wou Ki, the Franco-Chinese painter who died a few months ago, reached new heights at Sotheby's in Hong Kong during an auction sale held on October 5, 2013, which totaled HK 1, 132,470,003 (almost 145,19 million USD) thanks to bidders from 25 countries. Link
DEATH OF WALTER DE MARIA Walter De Maria, an artist who specialised in monumental sculptures and installations died at 77 from a stroke sufferedf two months ago on July 26, 2013 in Los Angeles. Link
CHRISTIE'S WORLDWIDE SALES FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2013 UP BY 9% OVER LAST YEAR For the first six months of 2013 Christie's realised worldwide sales of 2.4 Billion GBP ($3.68 billion), up 9% on the same period last year (figures include buyer's premium) Link
OLD MASTERS NO LONGER THE PRIVATE GROUND OF U.S AND EUROPEAN BUYERS The domain of Old Master paintings met a revival, though tiedous, early in July 2013 in London thanks to active biddings from buyers of emerging countries at Sotheby's and Christie's. Link
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NEW RECORD PRICE FOR ZAO WOU KI IN BEIJING
