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By Adrian Darmon
SOTHEBY'S DECEMBER 9, 2009 SALE OF OLD MASTERS
Sotheby's
achieved a turnover of just over 15 million pounds for its sale of Old
masters held in London on December 9, 2009.
A self-portrait
by Flemish artist Anton Van Dyck (1599-1641) sold for 8,329,250 GBP (buyer's
premium included) against a high estimate of 3 million. The property of the
Earl of Jersey's Trust, this oil on canvas measuring 59,7 x 47,3 cm was held in
an important 17th Century Italianate Mannerist style English frame.
CHRISTIE'S DEC 8 SALE OF OLD MASTERS AND 19TH CENTURY ART The
auction of Old Masters and 19th
Century Art at Christie's on 8 December 2009 realised £68,380,250 /
$112,417,131 / €75,491,796 – the highest ever total for an auction of Old
Masters. The sale was 65% sold by lot and 95% sold by value. Buyers (by lot)
were 46% Europe, 43% Americas and 11% Asia and Middle East. Link
CHRISTIE'S NOVEMBER 3rd 2009 SALE OF IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART Christie's
New York fall impressionist and modern art evening sale held on
November 3rd 2009 yielded 65,674,000 dollars/£46,910,000/€45,292,414
with works by Degas, Rodin and Monet reaching high prices. Link
DEATH OF NANCY SPERO American artist Nancy
Spero, who died in Manhattan at the age of 83, was a woman of immense
talent and courage who produced ambiguous works through a complex
symbolic language drawn from Greek, Egyptian, Indian, and pagan
mythologies, according to Hans-Ulrich Obrist in an e-flux article
published on October 30th 2009.
Link
EL LISSITZKY AT THE VAN ABBEMUSEUM
In September 2009 the Van Abbemuseum launches the
three-year Lissitzky+ project, in which the museum will be casting new
light on its renowned Lissitzky collection. This takes the form of a triptych
of exhibitions, each exploring a particular theme, continuing through 2012.
CHRISTIE'S JUNE 30, 2009 LONDON SALE OF POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction took place on June 30, 2009 in London realised £19,063,350 / $31,778,604 / €22,513,816 selling 88% by lot and 86% by value. Link
CHRISTIE'S JULY 9,2009 SALE OF EUROPEAN FURNITURE, SCULPTURE AND CLOCKS Christie's sale of Important European furniture, sculpture and clocks yielded over 7 million pouunds sterling on July 9, 2009 in London Link
SOTHEBY'S JULY 9th 2009 SALE OF OLD MASTER SCULPTURE AND WORKS OF ART
Sotheby's
sale of Old master sculpture and works of art held in London on July 9,
2009 yielded 2 087 850 pounds sterling (buyer's premium included)
CHRISTIE'S JUNE 24, 2009 SALE OF IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN WORKS Christie's sale of
Impressionist and Modern works on paper held in London on June 24, 2009
realized 12, 825, 600 GBP with 76% of lots sold.
Link
CHRISTIE'S JUNE 23, 2009 AUCTION OF IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale
held in London on June 24, 2009 realized £37,095,100 / $60,427,917 / €43,438,362 selling
84% by value and 68% by lot. Link
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