England is ready to welcome back the amazing art collection of the First Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole, which was sold to Catherine the Great when Sir Robert’s heir was in need of cash. Now most of what Catherine the Great bought is at the State Hermitage and being lent to the Houghton Hall in […]
It was a remarkable historical night at Christie’s in New York as collectors rushed to spend half billion dollars on art, the highest total for any art auction EVER. Of the 70 works on offer, only 4 failed to sell; and when you consider that another 300million dollars was spent the night before at Sotheby’s, […]
In the past few years, it seems like everything with a good Turkish/Ottoman link is selling like hotcakes at auction. Especially if it is a quality work, in good condition. Today was no exception as a portrait of the Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I by the German painter Cretius was sold for €44,000 against an estimate […]
Leonardo DiCaprio is working hard to raise awareness and funds to support environmental causes, and last night he successfully raised $38.8million at the charity auction he organized at Christie’s New York, titled “11th Hour” for wildlife benefit. Of course his name alone draws much attention and interest, so why not use it for the good […]
Brilliant sculpture dealer with great eye and taste Daniel Katz has a growing interest in Egyptian antiques which he showed again when he spent £1.1million on an Egyptian falcon sculpture at Christie’s South Kensington on 2nd of May. Katz is a renowned dealer specializing mainly in Renaissance but if you have ever visited his gallery […]
Frieze New York is back for its second edition and the week is action packed with lots of interesting art stuff! We already had the Creative Time Spring Gala honoring Julian Schnabel on April 30th and Tate Americas Foundation’s Artists Dinner on May 8th, which raised $2million in one night with Glenda Bailey and Sarah […]
Opening later this week, the Old Gala House in the Scottish town of Galashiels will be hosting an exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe, whose photographs are amongst the most provocative images of 20th century. The exhibition is part of the Artist Rooms scheme, through which more than 725 art works, donated by dealer Anthony d’Offay, are […]
Gizem Karakas is an artist based in Istanbul, and recently shared this video tribute to Andy Warhol’s “Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger”, and quite an amusing one too! She pairs the hamburger, an American fast food classic, with a Turkish equivalent, lahmacun and puts one of her friends dressed in the same suit as Warhol […]
