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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by bernard on Nov 10, 2011 21:57:58 GMT 1, Im scared about the price me, i like them very much though.
Im scared about the price me, i like them very much though.
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by eschiff on Nov 10, 2011 21:59:29 GMT 1, i really like them, but don't quite understand...is only the first print signed and numbered and the rest of unsigned and all come in a book?
sorry if i'm just being daft
i really like them, but don't quite understand...is only the first print signed and numbered and the rest of unsigned and all come in a book?
sorry if i'm just being daft
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by Deleted on Nov 10, 2011 22:02:33 GMT 1, Im scared about the price me, I like them very much though. My thoughts exactly!
Im scared about the price me, I like them very much though. My thoughts exactly!
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by Brushstrokes 75 on Nov 10, 2011 22:11:03 GMT 1, i really like them, but don't quite understand...is only the first print signed and numbered and the rest of unsigned and all come in a book? sorry if i'm just being daft
Basically it's a portfolio. Size is about 60 x 40. Sheets are loos inside.
The full edition was 300.The portfolio is numbered on the colophon. Copies from number 1 to 100 contains an aquatint signed & numbered by Picasso + a suite of 11 offset lithograph consisting of collage Picasso did between 1910 and 1914. Copies from 101 to 300 only contains the unsigned suite of lithographs.
They all come in a loose portfolio.
1st print is the S/N aquatint. The rest are the unsigned lithographs.
i really like them, but don't quite understand...is only the first print signed and numbered and the rest of unsigned and all come in a book? sorry if i'm just being daft Basically it's a portfolio. Size is about 60 x 40. Sheets are loos inside. The full edition was 300.The portfolio is numbered on the colophon. Copies from number 1 to 100 contains an aquatint signed & numbered by Picasso + a suite of 11 offset lithograph consisting of collage Picasso did between 1910 and 1914. Copies from 101 to 300 only contains the unsigned suite of lithographs. They all come in a loose portfolio. 1st print is the S/N aquatint. The rest are the unsigned lithographs.
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.dappy
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by .dappy on Nov 10, 2011 22:33:07 GMT 1, "... you'll never know and it doesn't cost anything."
"Sheets are loos ... "
OK, OK I'll offer you £1 ... especially as this, as you say, is toilet paper ...
This is very, very special and I would just love it (but have no money) .
(bump for Mr B75)
"... you'll never know and it doesn't cost anything."
"Sheets are loos ... "OK, OK I'll offer you £1 ... especially as this, as you say, is toilet paper ... This is very, very special and I would just love it (but have no money) . (bump for Mr B75)
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by Brushstrokes 75 on Nov 17, 2011 14:02:58 GMT 1, thump
thump
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elwheel
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by elwheel on Nov 17, 2011 14:15:29 GMT 1, Never heard of him...
Never heard of him...
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by klyde on Nov 17, 2011 14:40:36 GMT 1,
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by Brushstrokes 75 on Nov 17, 2011 15:11:57 GMT 1, It's a young fellow who tries to grow as an artist.... Very promising IMO!
It's a young fellow who tries to grow as an artist.... Very promising IMO!
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achtungbono
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by achtungbono on Nov 17, 2011 15:36:51 GMT 1, um
I would love this
I cannot justify it though - even at the price of most signed banksys
um
I would love this
I cannot justify it though - even at the price of most signed banksys
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by rperry on Nov 17, 2011 16:38:39 GMT 1, B, the new pics of the aquatint are of a different print as the sig is different. You have 2 of these?
B, the new pics of the aquatint are of a different print as the sig is different. You have 2 of these?
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by Brushstrokes 75 on Nov 17, 2011 17:12:18 GMT 1, Nop have only one lol
The first photo I posted as I originally put it were stock photo. First one is from christie's.
The new pics are the actual pics of the aquatint.
Nop have only one lol
The first photo I posted as I originally put it were stock photo. First one is from christie's.
The new pics are the actual pics of the aquatint.
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matbat
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by matbat on Nov 17, 2011 19:03:45 GMT 1, These are great. Signed in the plate or by hand please?
Thankyou.
These are great. Signed in the plate or by hand please?
Thankyou.
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by Brushstrokes 75 on Nov 17, 2011 20:23:17 GMT 1, The one in Black & white is signed & numbered in pencil.
The rest is unsigned as issued...
The one in Black & white is signed & numbered in pencil.
The rest is unsigned as issued...
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plush
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by plush on Jun 7, 2012 17:33:31 GMT 1, Not sure if this has been posted up here
Picasso versus Matisse A print event
Starting June 7th, With a new print being released each week, All prints will be sold and shipped by the artists
Confirmed artists so far
Alan Campbell www.alancampbellart.com/ Mayra Fersner hagcult.com/ Zeb Love www.zeblove.com/ Bryan Mandronico mandronico.com/ Justin Santora www.justinsantora.com/ Tim Swope timswope.com/
Picasso versus mattise: a print event, is grouping of artist coming togther to create new prints with reference to the work of Picasso and Mattise Curated by Alan Campbell
Twitter - twitter.com/#!/PicassoVmatisse Tumblr - pversusm2012.tumblr.com/
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by plush on Jun 7, 2012 17:34:02 GMT 1, 1st one up
shop.zeblove.com/
The Self-Seeker By Zeb Love Both released on June 7th from Zeb Love's website
Edition of 7 16"x20" $30
Edition of 6 16"x20" $30 [/quote]
1st one up shop.zeblove.com/The Self-Seeker By Zeb Love Both released on June 7th from Zeb Love's website Edition of 7 16"x20" $30 Edition of 6 16"x20" $30 [/quote]
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Black Apple Art
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by Black Apple Art on Jan 5, 2015 19:17:20 GMT 1, news.artnet.com/market/picassos-granddaughter-is-selling-290-million-worth-of-his-art-211376?utm_campaign=artnetnews&utm_source=010515daily&utm_medium=email
I find it amazing that Picasso has over 50,000 works in circulation, comprising 1,885 paintings; 1,228 sculptures; 2,880 ceramics, roughly 12,000 drawings, many thousands of prints, and numerous tapestries and rugs. Seems the granddaughter is doing a little cashing in.
With the Warhol estate releasing another 20,000 pieces back in 2012, he is estimated to have more than double Picasso in circulation.
Just a few numbers to keep in mind when discussing valuations and future valuations of iconic art figures we love.
news.artnet.com/market/picassos-granddaughter-is-selling-290-million-worth-of-his-art-211376?utm_campaign=artnetnews&utm_source=010515daily&utm_medium=emailI find it amazing that Picasso has over 50,000 works in circulation, comprising 1,885 paintings; 1,228 sculptures; 2,880 ceramics, roughly 12,000 drawings, many thousands of prints, and numerous tapestries and rugs. Seems the granddaughter is doing a little cashing in. With the Warhol estate releasing another 20,000 pieces back in 2012, he is estimated to have more than double Picasso in circulation. Just a few numbers to keep in mind when discussing valuations and future valuations of iconic art figures we love.
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by Deleted on Jan 5, 2015 19:28:12 GMT 1, yeah, but is she happy :-)
ps
Do you know where she lives?
yeah, but is she happy :-)
ps
Do you know where she lives?
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by dreadnatty on May 1, 2015 21:44:48 GMT 1, Picasso, Giacometti poised to set records at NYC auctions
news.yahoo.com/picasso-giacometti-poised-set-records-nyc-auctions-143716704.html
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's spring art auctions get underway Tuesday with exceptional pieces by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Vincent Van Gogh and others whose work continues to fuel a robust market for impressionist, modern and contemporary art.
Picasso's "Women of Algiers (Version O)," estimated to bring over $140 million, is poised to become the most expensive artwork sold at auction, while Giacometti's "Pointing Man" could set an auction record for a sculpture if bidding soars to an expected $130 million.
Both are being offered at Christie's on May 11.
Experts say the once unimaginable prices are fueled by established and wealthy new buyers and the desire by collectors to own the best works.
"I don't really see an end to it, unless interest rates drop sharply, which I don't see happening in the near future," said Manhattan dealer Richard Feigen. "Buyers will flock in from the Far East, the Gulf and Europe."
In 2012, Edvard Munch's "The Scream" fetched nearly $120 million only to be bested a year later when Francis Bacon's triptych "Three Studies of Lucian Freud" sold for $142.4 million.
This April 13, 2015 photo provided by Christie’s, courtesy of Visko Hatfield, shows Alberto Giacomet … Now Picasso's 1955 "Women of Algiers" could potentially eclipse that stratospheric price tag. The vibrantly colorful work featuring a scantily attired female amid smaller nudes is part of a 15-work series that Picasso created in 1954-1955. It has appeared in several major museum retrospectives of the artist.
Giacometti's 1947 "Pointing Man," a life-size bronze of an elongated figure with extended arms, has been in the same private collection for 45 years. Giacometti, who died in 1966, made six casts of the work; four are in museums, the others are in private hands and a foundation collection.
His "Walking Man I" holds the auction record for a sculpture. It sold in 2010 for $104.3 million.
The Picasso and Giacometti are among two dozen blue chip 20th-century works that Christie's is offering in a stand-alone sale called "Looking Forward to the Past."
"The pieces for sale this spring are truly outstanding. Many, like Giacometti's 'Pointing Man,' are iconic 20th-century works of art and (are) of museum quality. The Tate and MoMA own editions of 'Pointing Man,' for example," said Sarah Lichtman, professor of design history and curatorial studies at The New School.
She said impressionist and modern artworks continue to corner the market because "they are beautiful, accessible and a proven value ... the works epitomize the conservative, moneyed establishment."
Another piece that could test the market is "Benefits Supervisor Resting" by Lucian Freud, who died in 2011. Considered one of the British artist's most celebrated works, it depicts the ample figure of a reclining woman, every fold, curve and blemish of her naked form revealed. Christie's is offering it May 13 with a pre-sale estimate of $30 million to $50 million. Another painting from the series, "Benefits Supervisor Sleeping," brought $33.6 million at Christie's in 2008. At the time, it was the most expensive painting by a living artist sold at auction.
The spring auctions begin at Sotheby's on Tuesday with a sale featuring a late van Gogh. "The Allee of Alyscampsis" is a lush autumnal scene that the artist created in 1888 while working side-by-side for two months with his friend Paul Gauguin in Arles, in the south of France. Sotheby's predicts it will bring more than $40 million.
"To have a canvas from Arles by that very self-taught artist at the height of his work marks the sale as momentous," said Clifford Edwards, a van Gogh expert and professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Also on Tuesday, Sotheby's is offering six paintings spanning four decades of Claude Monet's career for an estimated $78 million. The star is "Water Lilies," a 1905 version of the artist's beloved pond and gardens at his home in Giverny, France, that is estimated to fetch $30 million to $45 million. Monet's 1908 painting of Venice with a view of the Palazzo Ducale on the Grand Canal could bring $15 million to $20 million.
At its contemporary art auction on May 12, Sotheby's is offering Rothko's "Untitled (Yellow and Blue)" for an estimated $40 million to $60 million. It hung at the National Gallery in Washington for 10 years while it was owned by the late Rachel "Bunny" Mellon. Another highlight, Roy Lichtenstein's "The Ring (Engagement)," could bring in about $50 million.
Among the highlights at Christie's May 13 auction is Andy Warhol's "Colored Mona Lisa" estimated to bring about $35 million.
"Swamped," by Peter Doig could surpass the current $18 million record for the British artist when it goes under the hammer at Christie's May 11 sale. It's estimated at $20 million.
Lichtman predicted that buyers will continue to seek "these works out as they would a blue chip company that pays reliable dividends for years to come."
Picasso, Giacometti poised to set records at NYC auctions news.yahoo.com/picasso-giacometti-poised-set-records-nyc-auctions-143716704.htmlNEW YORK (AP) — New York City's spring art auctions get underway Tuesday with exceptional pieces by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, Vincent Van Gogh and others whose work continues to fuel a robust market for impressionist, modern and contemporary art. Picasso's "Women of Algiers (Version O)," estimated to bring over $140 million, is poised to become the most expensive artwork sold at auction, while Giacometti's "Pointing Man" could set an auction record for a sculpture if bidding soars to an expected $130 million. Both are being offered at Christie's on May 11. Experts say the once unimaginable prices are fueled by established and wealthy new buyers and the desire by collectors to own the best works. "I don't really see an end to it, unless interest rates drop sharply, which I don't see happening in the near future," said Manhattan dealer Richard Feigen. "Buyers will flock in from the Far East, the Gulf and Europe." In 2012, Edvard Munch's "The Scream" fetched nearly $120 million only to be bested a year later when Francis Bacon's triptych "Three Studies of Lucian Freud" sold for $142.4 million. This April 13, 2015 photo provided by Christie’s, courtesy of Visko Hatfield, shows Alberto Giacomet … Now Picasso's 1955 "Women of Algiers" could potentially eclipse that stratospheric price tag. The vibrantly colorful work featuring a scantily attired female amid smaller nudes is part of a 15-work series that Picasso created in 1954-1955. It has appeared in several major museum retrospectives of the artist. Giacometti's 1947 "Pointing Man," a life-size bronze of an elongated figure with extended arms, has been in the same private collection for 45 years. Giacometti, who died in 1966, made six casts of the work; four are in museums, the others are in private hands and a foundation collection. His "Walking Man I" holds the auction record for a sculpture. It sold in 2010 for $104.3 million. The Picasso and Giacometti are among two dozen blue chip 20th-century works that Christie's is offering in a stand-alone sale called "Looking Forward to the Past." "The pieces for sale this spring are truly outstanding. Many, like Giacometti's 'Pointing Man,' are iconic 20th-century works of art and (are) of museum quality. The Tate and MoMA own editions of 'Pointing Man,' for example," said Sarah Lichtman, professor of design history and curatorial studies at The New School. She said impressionist and modern artworks continue to corner the market because "they are beautiful, accessible and a proven value ... the works epitomize the conservative, moneyed establishment." Another piece that could test the market is "Benefits Supervisor Resting" by Lucian Freud, who died in 2011. Considered one of the British artist's most celebrated works, it depicts the ample figure of a reclining woman, every fold, curve and blemish of her naked form revealed. Christie's is offering it May 13 with a pre-sale estimate of $30 million to $50 million. Another painting from the series, "Benefits Supervisor Sleeping," brought $33.6 million at Christie's in 2008. At the time, it was the most expensive painting by a living artist sold at auction. The spring auctions begin at Sotheby's on Tuesday with a sale featuring a late van Gogh. "The Allee of Alyscampsis" is a lush autumnal scene that the artist created in 1888 while working side-by-side for two months with his friend Paul Gauguin in Arles, in the south of France. Sotheby's predicts it will bring more than $40 million. "To have a canvas from Arles by that very self-taught artist at the height of his work marks the sale as momentous," said Clifford Edwards, a van Gogh expert and professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. Also on Tuesday, Sotheby's is offering six paintings spanning four decades of Claude Monet's career for an estimated $78 million. The star is "Water Lilies," a 1905 version of the artist's beloved pond and gardens at his home in Giverny, France, that is estimated to fetch $30 million to $45 million. Monet's 1908 painting of Venice with a view of the Palazzo Ducale on the Grand Canal could bring $15 million to $20 million. At its contemporary art auction on May 12, Sotheby's is offering Rothko's "Untitled (Yellow and Blue)" for an estimated $40 million to $60 million. It hung at the National Gallery in Washington for 10 years while it was owned by the late Rachel "Bunny" Mellon. Another highlight, Roy Lichtenstein's "The Ring (Engagement)," could bring in about $50 million. Among the highlights at Christie's May 13 auction is Andy Warhol's "Colored Mona Lisa" estimated to bring about $35 million. "Swamped," by Peter Doig could surpass the current $18 million record for the British artist when it goes under the hammer at Christie's May 11 sale. It's estimated at $20 million. Lichtman predicted that buyers will continue to seek "these works out as they would a blue chip company that pays reliable dividends for years to come."
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achtungbono
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by achtungbono on May 1, 2015 23:43:28 GMT 1, Cheap money circles globe trying to find a nesting place.
Cheap money circles globe trying to find a nesting place.
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by aumi on May 2, 2015 8:32:33 GMT 1, There is a pretty nice BBC Documentary about the (former) most expensive works of art
There is a pretty nice BBC Documentary about the (former) most expensive works of art
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by Deleted on May 2, 2015 12:45:03 GMT 1, It's good to see some of thos old fake Van Goghs selling for high prices.
I thought the Cezanne card players was the most expensive painting sold.
It's all about offsetting profits for rich arms dealers and other wealthy types anyway.
It's good to see some of thos old fake Van Goghs selling for high prices.
I thought the Cezanne card players was the most expensive painting sold.
It's all about offsetting profits for rich arms dealers and other wealthy types anyway.
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by monsoonking on May 4, 2015 1:18:51 GMT 1, It's good to see some of thos old fake Van Goghs selling for high prices. I thought the Cezanne card players was the most expensive painting sold. It's all about offsetting profits for rich arms dealers and other wealthy types anyway. Card Players was sold in a privately negotiate sale, not at auction.
Tulip bulb mania. Will be fun to tell our grandchildren about this.
It's good to see some of thos old fake Van Goghs selling for high prices. I thought the Cezanne card players was the most expensive painting sold. It's all about offsetting profits for rich arms dealers and other wealthy types anyway. Card Players was sold in a privately negotiate sale, not at auction. Tulip bulb mania. Will be fun to tell our grandchildren about this.
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dreadnatty
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by dreadnatty on May 12, 2015 2:47:58 GMT 1, PICASSO PAINTING SELLS FOR $179M; GIACOMETTI SCULPTURE $141M
NEW YORK (AP) -- A vibrant, multi-hued painting from Pablo Picasso set a world record for artwork at auction, selling for $179.4 million on Monday night, and a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti set a record for most expensive sculpture, at $141.3 million.
Picasso's "Women of Algiers (Version O)" and Giacometti's life-size "Pointing Man" were among dozens of masterpieces from the 20th century Christie's offered in a curated sale titled "Looking Forward to the Past."
The Picasso price, $179,365,000, and the Giacometti price, $141,285,000, included the auction house's premium. The buyers elected to remain anonymous.
Overall, 34 of 35 lots sold at Monday's auction for a total of $706 million.
Experts say the high sale prices were driven by artworks' investment value and by wealthy collectors seeking out the very best works.
"I don't really see an end to it, unless interest rates drop sharply, which I don't see happening in the near future," Manhattan dealer Richard Feigen said.
Impressionist and modern artworks continue to corner the market because "they are beautiful, accessible and a proven value," added Sarah Lichtman, professor of design history and curatorial studies at The New School.
"I think we will continue to see the financiers seeking these works out as they would a blue chip company that pays reliable dividends for years to come," she said.
"Women of Algiers," once owned by the American collectors Victor and Sally Ganz, was inspired by Picasso's fascination with the 19th-century French artist Eugene Delacroix. It is part of a 15-work series Picasso created in 1954-55 designated with the letters A through O. It has appeared in several major museum retrospectives of the Spanish artist.
The most expensive artwork sold at auction had been Francis Bacon's "Three Studies of Lucian Freud," which Christie's sold for $142.4 million in 2013.
"Pointing Man," depicting a skinny 5-foot-high bronze figure with extended arms, has been in the same private collection for 45 years. Giacometti, who died in 1966, made six casts of the work; four are in museums, and the others are in private hands and a foundation collection.
His "Walking Man I" had held the auction record for a sculpture. It sold for $104.3 million in 2010.
Among other highlights at Christie's was Peter Doig's "Swamped," a 1990 painting of a canoe in a moonlit lagoon, which sold for slightly less than $26 million, a record for the British artist.
Claude Monet's "The Houses of Parliament, At Sunset," a lush painting of rich blues and magenta created in 1900-01, sold for $40.5 million, in line with pre-sale estimates but well short of a record for the artist.
Christie's also had a Mark Rothko for sale. "No. 36 (Black Stripe)," which had never appeared at auction, also sold for $40.5 million, on par with predictions. The 1958 work was sold by German collector Frieder Burda, who exhibited it in his museum in Baden-Baden for several years.
Last year, Christie's said its global sales of impressionist and modern art were $1.2 billion, an increase of 19 percent over the previous year.
PICASSO PAINTING SELLS FOR $179M; GIACOMETTI SCULPTURE $141M
NEW YORK (AP) -- A vibrant, multi-hued painting from Pablo Picasso set a world record for artwork at auction, selling for $179.4 million on Monday night, and a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti set a record for most expensive sculpture, at $141.3 million.
Picasso's "Women of Algiers (Version O)" and Giacometti's life-size "Pointing Man" were among dozens of masterpieces from the 20th century Christie's offered in a curated sale titled "Looking Forward to the Past."
The Picasso price, $179,365,000, and the Giacometti price, $141,285,000, included the auction house's premium. The buyers elected to remain anonymous.
Overall, 34 of 35 lots sold at Monday's auction for a total of $706 million.
Experts say the high sale prices were driven by artworks' investment value and by wealthy collectors seeking out the very best works.
"I don't really see an end to it, unless interest rates drop sharply, which I don't see happening in the near future," Manhattan dealer Richard Feigen said.
Impressionist and modern artworks continue to corner the market because "they are beautiful, accessible and a proven value," added Sarah Lichtman, professor of design history and curatorial studies at The New School.
"I think we will continue to see the financiers seeking these works out as they would a blue chip company that pays reliable dividends for years to come," she said.
"Women of Algiers," once owned by the American collectors Victor and Sally Ganz, was inspired by Picasso's fascination with the 19th-century French artist Eugene Delacroix. It is part of a 15-work series Picasso created in 1954-55 designated with the letters A through O. It has appeared in several major museum retrospectives of the Spanish artist.
The most expensive artwork sold at auction had been Francis Bacon's "Three Studies of Lucian Freud," which Christie's sold for $142.4 million in 2013.
"Pointing Man," depicting a skinny 5-foot-high bronze figure with extended arms, has been in the same private collection for 45 years. Giacometti, who died in 1966, made six casts of the work; four are in museums, and the others are in private hands and a foundation collection.
His "Walking Man I" had held the auction record for a sculpture. It sold for $104.3 million in 2010.
Among other highlights at Christie's was Peter Doig's "Swamped," a 1990 painting of a canoe in a moonlit lagoon, which sold for slightly less than $26 million, a record for the British artist.
Claude Monet's "The Houses of Parliament, At Sunset," a lush painting of rich blues and magenta created in 1900-01, sold for $40.5 million, in line with pre-sale estimates but well short of a record for the artist.
Christie's also had a Mark Rothko for sale. "No. 36 (Black Stripe)," which had never appeared at auction, also sold for $40.5 million, on par with predictions. The 1958 work was sold by German collector Frieder Burda, who exhibited it in his museum in Baden-Baden for several years.
Last year, Christie's said its global sales of impressionist and modern art were $1.2 billion, an increase of 19 percent over the previous year.
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Chrisp
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by Chrisp on May 12, 2015 10:07:52 GMT 1, Glad I picked one up at source when prices were low.
Glad I picked one up at source when prices were low.
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by Stender on May 12, 2015 10:10:59 GMT 1, I was willing to go to $180m but was stuck at checkout with a whirling icon :-(
I was willing to go to $180m but was stuck at checkout with a whirling icon :-(
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by Schrödinger's Chat on May 12, 2015 17:21:44 GMT 1, Bought this for £115 million but have just realised it will clash with my curtains.
Happy to let it go for cost.
Bought this for £115 million but have just realised it will clash with my curtains.
Happy to let it go for cost.
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by Unica on May 12, 2015 17:24:57 GMT 1, Do you take paypal?
Do you take paypal?
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Pablo Picasso 🇪🇦 Print Release • Show News • Art For Sale, by Schrödinger's Chat on May 12, 2015 17:30:45 GMT 1,
I'd take PayPal gift, you can trust me Guv ?
I'd take PayPal gift, you can trust me Guv ?
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