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By Adrian Darmon
DEATH OF IRISH ARTIST REGINALD GRAY by Adrian Darmon Irish portrait artist Reginald Gray who notably produced a portrait from life of fellow-countryman Francis Bacon now in the National Portrait Gallery in London died at 82 in Paris after a cancer illness. Link
CHINESE GIRL BY TRETCHIKOFF SELLS FOR ALMOST 1,5 MILLION USD AT BONHAM'S Vladimir Tretchikoff's painting "Chinese Girl" sold for almost 1,5 million USD, twice its pre-sale estimate- on March 20, 2013 at Bonham's in London. Link
A RATHER LOW RETURN FOR PHILLIPS' SALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART Phillips' sale of contemporary art held on February 14, 2013 yielded a mere 9,762,950 GBP against pre-sale estimates of 10 to 15 million with 21 lots sold out of 33 offered to bidders. Link
CHRISTIE'S ART OF THE SURREAL SALE REALIZES OVER 136 MILLION GPB The Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale and the auction of The Art of the Surrealwhich
took place on the evening of 6 February 2013 at Christie's in London,
realized £136,462,100/ $213,426,725/ €157,340,801 selling 89% by lot
and 94% by value. Link
LUCIAN FREUD'S MEMORABLE GIFT TO BRITAIN As a thank you to Great Britain for welcoming his family after fleeing Nazism to seek refuge there in 1933, the late artist Lucian Freud has left a prized Corot painting which is now on display at the National Gallery in London. Link
GOOD RESULTS FOR CHRISTIE'S RENAISSANCE SALE IN NEW YORK The “Renaissance” sale held by Christie's in New York on January 30, 2013 recorded a total of 42,646,850 USD with 33 of the 51 lots sold. Link
DÜRER'S RARE PRINTS FETCH HIGH PRICES AT CHRISTIE'S Christie's met success in New York on January 29, 2013 with its sale of rare prints by Renaissance German artist Albrech Dürer, the best bid being reached by "The Rhinoceros", a 1515 woodcut (23,5 x 29,8 cm) which culminated at 866,500 USD (buyer's premium included) against a high estimate of 150, 000 USD. Link
T h e S t e v e n A . G r e e n b e r g C o l l e c t i o n : M a s t e r p i e c e s o f F r e n c h A r t D e c o Thesale of the Steven A. Greenberg collection of French Art Deco held by Christie's in New York on December 12- 13 2012realized 17, 237,438 USD (13, 272,827 euros inclusive of buyer's premium with 170 lots sold (85% sold by lot) Link
CHRISTIE'S POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART SALE REACHES RECORD TOTAL
Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art sale held in New York on November 14, 2012 became the most valuable auction ever in the category, at $412,253,100 (£259,719,453/ €321,557,418) with several world record prices registered for several famous artists.
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DEATH OF IRISH ARTIST REGINALD GRAY by Adrian Darmon
