Bonhams to Auction Urban Art

The works of Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat aren’t typically found among the lots at Bonhams , the august auctioneer known better for 18th century Chinese porcelain or gilded Egyptian Revival chairs. Read full story

‘Fake Monet’ is sold for £15,000

A fake Monet painting, which featured on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, has been sold at auction for £15,000. Tom Keating’s View of Santa Maria della Salute and Grande Canal, Venice, was sold to a London buyer when it went under the hammer in Northamptonshire…. Read full story

Old Master drawings surge despite market turmoil

Fears of an economic downturn failed to stop buyers of Old Master drawings. In sales on Wednesday at Sotheby’s in New York, 65 of the 104 Italian drawings consigned by a high-profile American collector, Jeffrey E. Horvitz, sold for an aggregate $4.96 million, and in the afternoon, drawings from various owners added another $4.23 million. … Read more

Scots’ impact on comics examined

The poster for the Highlands’ first comic expo, Hi-Ex The influence of Scottish writers and artists on some of the best known comic book characters in the world will be examined at a new convention. Read full story