The artwork, titled “Iris,” is among the painter’s later works, which wealthy collectors have coveted in recent years.
Category: Sotheby’s
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Monet Painting Sells for $56 Million in France
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How Art Auctions Choreographed a $2.5 Billion Comeback
The New York Times – Business:After four years of uneven sales, the auction houses engineered a successful season by redefining the expectations of buyers and sellers.
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Can Three Auction Houses Sell $2.6 Billion Worth of Art in One Week?
The New York Times – Business:Five luxury artworks hold the key to the spring season, one of the most anticipated sales in years. Major buyers are looking past female and younger artists and toward tradition.
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Ward Landrigan, Jeweler to the Stars, Dies at 84
At Sotheby’s, he provided famous diamonds to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton before reviving Verdura, a venerable jewelry company founded by a Sicilian duke.
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At $236.4 Million, Portrait by Klimt is Second Most Expensive Painting at Auction
The portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, looted by the Nazis and spared from a blaze, was a highlight of the Sotheby’s evening sale.
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These Six Artworks Could Predict the Auction Market
The art market had a summer of closures and consolidations. But major collections, blue-chip art and guarantees have pushed expectations high for the marquee sales.
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Bob Mackie Dresses Worn by Cher and Tina Turner Head to Auction
A collection of items from Bob Mackie and other fashion greats is the latest example of how auction houses are reshaping shopping through exclusivity and provenance.
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Sotheby’s Lands a Leonard Lauder Art Collection Worth More Than $400 Million
The collector’s trove of 55 works, including Klimt, Matisse and Munch, will be auctioned in November.
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Sotheby’s Strikes Alliance With Ascendant Art Fair
Sotheby’s will host Independent 20th Century at the Breuer building in Manhattan in 2026, positioning the company as “more than an auction house.”
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The Original Birkin Sells for $10 Million
A lively bidding war led to the Hermès prototype, which was created for the actress Jane Birkin, selling for far more than expected.
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Sotheby’s to Auction a Ceratosaurus, With Millions and More on the Line
The 150-million-year-old specimen is valued at up to $6 million. Some paleontologists worry this auction and earlier ones are driving fossil market speculators.
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Ferris Bueller’s Vest Hits the Auction Block. ‘Anyone, Anyone?’
Worn by Matthew Broderick in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” the vest could fetch several hundred thousand dollars, according to Sotheby’s.