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SOTHEBY’S CATCHES RIVAL

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Sotheby’s, after trailing Christie’s International in 2006, sold about $6 billion of art at auctions and in private transactions last year, drawing even with its rival. Sotheby’s sold $5.33 billion of art at auctions, and arranged more than $668… Read full story

Christie’s Impressionist & Modern Art Sale

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London – Christie’s is honoured to announce that The Collection of Maurice and Vivienne Wohl will be offered at the London sales of Impressionist and Modern Art on 4 and 5 February 2008, as well as at the sales of 20th Century British Art and of 19th Century Art in June and July respectively. This … Read more

Sotheby’s Americana Week 2008

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NEW YORK.- During Americana Week 2008, Sotheby’s New York will offer Property from the Estate of J. Welles Henderson, a distinguished admiralty attorney, a passionate and informed collector, a sophisticated speaker and writer and a man of deep faith, on January 19th. The Estate has a number of notable items most purchased from the Israel … Read more

Sotheby’s Draws Even With Christie’s on Private Sales

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Sotheby’s, after trailing Christie’s International in 2006, sold about $6 billion of art at auctions and in private transactions last year, drawing even with its rival. Sotheby’s sold $5.33 billion of art at auctions, and arranged more than $668 million of private deals outside the public salerooms, said analyst George Sutton at Craig-Hallum Capital Group … Read more

From Beijing to Bacon and back

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From Olympics-coordinated Chinese exhibitions to the opening of a Francis Bacon retrospective at Tate Britain, 2008 looks set to be a spectacular year for the visual arts. Our critics select the best of a good lotART Rachel Campbell-Johnston – TimeOnline.com Liverpool The capital will be in upheaval this coming year. It will be decamping to … Read more