Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show and auction 2008

Students learn art of striking a pose WITH the midnight candlelit forest picnic brimming with fresh, tempting apples – and even more tempting guests – the scene is a clever mix between Edouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass oil painting, classical renaissance and the Garden of Eden. The outdoor rolltop bath image is equally striking … Read more

Banksy works on sale at new exhibition

Eight years ago a hard-up student spent the last £300 of his student loan on a piece of art. Next week it will be displayed in a commercial art gallery with a price tag of £150,000. The work in question, Riot Green, is one of more than 60 pieces by Banksy to…(snip) Among the unseen … Read more

Art sales: Bono breaks the mould

Celebrities, including supermodels and pop stars, were out in force with art collectors and dealers for the biggest charity art auction in history in New York last week. It was Valentine’s Day, and Sotheby’s was selling 73 works to raise money for United Nations-funded relief programmes for HIV and Aids in Africa. Organised by Bono, … Read more

Hundred-carat colourless diamond auctioned

A record-breaking diamond expected to fetch £3 million at auction is to go under the hammer later this year. Enormous diamond The 101.27-carat gem is the largest colourless diamond to appear at auction in twenty years The 101.27-carat gem is the largest colourless diamond to appear at auction in twenty years. The stone will be … Read more