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Sotheby’s Announces It Will Introduce London Contemporary Art Week in February 2008

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LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced that in February 2008, it will be holding its flagship Contemporary Art auctions during a stand-alone week of Contemporary Art events for the first time, including an extended public exhibition devoted solely to the best international Post-War and Contemporary Art. An Evening Sale of around 70 lots will be held on Wednesday, … Read more

What a Van Gogh Bust Means for Sotheby’s

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Like many art lovers, Dianne Stohler is addicted to Van Gogh. Unfortunately, the master artist has indirectly caused her a great deal of financial anguish – a market loss of about $72,000 on her Sotheby’s shares. Much of that loss occurred last month in response to Sotheby’s disappointing auction of Impressionist and Modern paintings led … Read more

Black wins in suit against Sotheby’s

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Conrad Black may be off to jail soon for fraud, but he has managed to score a legal victory over an old foe – Sotheby’s International Realty. Sotheby’s sued Lord Black last year in New York, alleging he stiffed the company out of a $557,500 (U.S.) commission on the sale of his Park Avenue apartment. … Read more

Sotheby’s To Sell The Jeffrey E. Horvitz Collection of Italian Master Drawings (Art Daily)

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AUCTION WILL FEATURE IMPORTANT WORKS BY TIEPOLO, PARMIGIANINO, BAROCCI, ROMANO AND GUERCINO, AMONG OTHERS On January 23, 2008, Sotheby’s New York will present for sale The Jeffrey E. Horvitz Collection of Italian Drawings, one of the preeminent collections of its type in private hands, and arguably the finest to appear on the market in nearly … Read more