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Picasso Murals in Oslo at Risk for Demolition

Picasso Murals in Oslo at Risk for Demolition

Posted by on Jan 14, 2013 in Controversy | 0 comments

As Oslo strives to rebuild its city after the July 2011 terrorist attacks, two buildings composing the Regjeringskvartalet (government...

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Modigliani Steals Spotlight at Upcoming Christie’s Sale

Modigliani Steals Spotlight at Upcoming Christie’s Sale

Posted by on Jan 11, 2013 in Auctions | 0 comments

A portrait by Amedeo Modigliani will go to auction on February 6th at Christie’s London and may fetch as much as $35.5 million...

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10th Annual Frieze London Opens to the Public

10th Annual Frieze London Opens to the Public

Posted by on Oct 11, 2012 in Fairs | 0 comments

Today marks the opening day of the 10th edition of Frieze London, referred to by many as the world’s leading international...

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Museum Forced to Sell Recently Discovered Picasso

Museum Forced to Sell Recently Discovered Picasso

Posted by on Sep 11, 2012 in Museums | 0 comments

The humble & relatively unknown Museum of Arts, History and Science in Evansville, Indiana is making national news after it discovered...

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Study Finds Correlation Between Auction Price & Google Hits

Study Finds Correlation Between Auction Price & Google Hits

Posted by on Aug 26, 2012 in Markets | 0 comments

Washington State University conducted a study on the sales of 1,100 paintings auctioned between 1998 and 2011 and applied hedonic...

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Britain Places Export Ban on Picasso Painting

Britain Places Export Ban on Picasso Painting

Posted by on Aug 20, 2012 in Controversy | 2 comments

Riding on the coattails of Britain’s successful bid to keep Manet’s Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus from leaving the country,...

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Picasso Nude Causes a Bit of Controversy

Picasso Nude Causes a Bit of Controversy

Posted by on Aug 9, 2012 in Controversy | 0 comments

After several complaints from passengers, Edinburgh Airport agreed to cover up an advertisement for a Pablo Picasso exhibition being shown...

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Fascinating New Infographic on Art & the Art Market

Fascinating New Infographic on Art & the Art Market

Posted by on Jul 23, 2012 in Markets | 0 comments

A new infographic put together by Jean Abbiateci breaks down art and the art market in an animated, easy-to-navigate bubble chart. Relying...

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Spanish Police Arrest 4 for Trying to Sell Fake Picasso

Spanish Police Arrest 4 for Trying to Sell Fake Picasso

Posted by on Jul 8, 2012 in Controversy | 0 comments

The Spanish police arrest 4 individuals yesterday, including a reputable antiquarian in Madrid, for attempting to sell a fake Picasso. The...

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Christie’s: Imp/Modern Evening Sale – 20 June 2012 (London)

Christie’s: Imp/Modern Evening Sale – 20 June 2012 (London)

Posted by on Jun 21, 2012 in Auctions & Markets, Last Night's Auction Results | 0 comments

SALE TOTAL: £ 92,583,550* TOP SALE: £ 8,553,250 — Femme Assise by Pablo Picasso (est. £5 – 7.5 million) (shown...

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Top Auction Earners of 2011 Aren’t Picasso or Warhol– They’re Chinese

Top Auction Earners of 2011 Aren’t Picasso or Warhol– They’re Chinese

Posted by on Jan 15, 2012 in Markets | 0 comments

The American Greats got upended at auction this year, and it goes a little something like this: Zhang Daqian ($506.7m auction revenue) Qi...

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