Paintings

A medal created for George Washington, and given to Marquis de Lafayette, is for sale at Sotheby’s.Read full story

Four Sidney Nolan paintings from the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) have fetched more than $700,000 in Sydney, far exceeding auction house Sotheby’s previous expectations of $340,000 to $470,000.Read full story

London’s auction houses hope to smash new records this week as a treasure trove of Russian art goes under the hammer here starting Monday.Read full story

A set of 14 gunpowder paintings by Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang sold for $9.5 million at an auction in Hong Kong, breaking records for the artist and for Chinese contemporary art, Christie’s auction house said Monday.Read full story

Bloomsbury’s inaugural Vintage and Modern Poster sale on 13th December 2007 will be eclectic and encompass all genres and styles. The Art nouveau and Art Deco movements will be the mainstay with Toulouse-Lautrec, Mucha, Cheret, Kurzweil as well as Cassandre, Carlu, Bernard and Colin being represented. The sale contains approximately 250 lots and has a … Read more