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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.
ALMOST 205 MILLION USD FOR CHRISTIE'S NOVEMBER 7, 2012 SALE OF IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART Rare masterpiecesbyClaude Monet, WassilyKandinsky andConstantinBrancusiledtheNovember 7 2012 Evening Sale of Impressionist & Modern Art at Christie's New York,realizing a grand totalof$204,800,000 (£129,024,000/€ 159,744,000) Link
THE DISCOVERY OF A YOUNGER MONA LISA BY DA VINCI, SIMPLY A JOKE A private group of investors based in Switzerland presented in Geneva on September 27, 2012 a little known version of a younger Mona Lisa, claiming it had been painted ten years before the famous painting hanging now in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
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SOTHEBY'S FARES WELL IN NEW YORK AND IN PARIS The Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor sold by Sotheby's in New York on September 24 and 25, 2012 achieved an outstanding total of $18,828,109. Buyers competed for paintings, drawings, Chinese works of art, furniture and decorative art from Mrs. Astor's New York City and Westchester residences, as well as jewelry from her personal collection. Link
CHRISTIE'S SALE OF OLD MASTER AND BRITISH PAINTINGS TOTALS OVER 85 MILLION GBP ON JULY 3,2012 IN LONDON Christie's evening auction of Old Master and British Paintings held in London on July 3, 2012 totalled £85,057,100 / $133,454,590/ €105,725,975, the highest ever total for the category. The sale was 84% sold by lot and 96% byvalue. Link
SOTHEBY'S JUNE 26-27 SALES OF CONTEMPORARY TOTAL 83 MILLION GBP
Sotheby's June 26-27 2012 sales of contemporary art totaled 83 million GBP with theEvening auction achieving £69,307,050 with 21 works selling for over £1 million.
CHRISTIE'S JUNE 27, 2012 SALE OF POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART TOTALS OVER 132 MILLION GBP Christie's Post-War&ContemporaryArt EveningAuction held on June 27, 2012 in London totalled£132,819,400($207,331,083 / €165,891,431),selling98%byvalueand87%bylot.ThisisthehighesttotalforanyauctionofPost-War& ContemporaryArt inEurope. Link
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GOOD RESULTS FOR CHRISTIE'S RENAISSANCE SALE IN NEW YORK
