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benningviolins.com
Jacob Szekely, a jazz cellist and co-founder/artistic director of String Project Los Angeles, has purchased the latest Benning cello on the Stradivarius model from Benning Violins in Los Angeles. The shop notes his new instrument and extends best wishes for years of enjoyment.
english.radio.cz
František Kupka's 1947 abstract painting Prisme was reserved by an interested buyer at an art fair in Brno, with a potential 39 million Czech crowns (about 2.2 million USD) deal that could set a new Czech art market record. The painting Prisme was previously owned by a gallery in Japan and later sold to a Czech collector; the standing Czech auction record is 22.1 million crowns (about 1.3 million USD) set in 2007 for Élévation by Kupka at a Prague auction.
interfax.ru
The report notes that in Yekaterinburg a resident of Sverdlovsk Oblast was detained at the railway station Sverdlovsk Passenger, with a Stradivari violin bearing a 1746 label and a parcel of emeralds (21 stones over 16 carats in total) discovered during a search. Valeriy Gorelykh, head of the press service of the Sverdlovsk Regional GUBD, provided the information to Interfax-Ural on the incident.
fineartpublicity.com
Pierre Étienne Théodore Rousseau, Farm in the Landes (House of the Garde), an oil on canvas from the Barbizon School, was acquired by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The painting, dated between 1844 and 1867, is titled Farm in the Landes and measures 25 1/2 by 39 inches.
fineartpublicity.com
Emil Filla’s Still life with a Lemon, Bottle of Olive Oil, Bell Peppers and a Bowl of Vegetables, 1925, sold for $266,000 at Bonhams & Butterfields in Los Angeles on November 17, 2009, setting a new world auction record for the artist. The sale totaled more than $2-million and included works by Maurice Utrillo, Alexander Archipenko, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Jack Bush, Tom Wesselmann, Amedeo Modigliani and Jim Dine.
musicaustria.at
The article reports the Uraufführung of Reinhard Süss's String Quartet No. 1 for the 20th anniversary of the OeNB’s collection of valuable historical string instruments. The premiere, organized by Maezenatentum.at and performed by the Wiener Symphoniker Quartett in the OeNB Kassensaal, features instruments from the OeNB collection, including a violin by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù (1731) and a viola by Giovanni Paolo Maggini. The event highlights OeNB’s tradition-moderne cultural mission and notes that the collection comprises 36 instruments, with eight violins by Stradivari, loaned to Austrian musicians to support cultural life. The composer is Reinhard Süss (born 1961).
rockinon.com
Noanowa vocalist/cellist Yukko’s cello was stolen. The theft is believed to have occurred between 2:00 and 23:00 on November 15 in Tokyo Akiruno or Tachikawa car park areas where their equipment van was parked; the cello was taken with its case. Noanowa’s agency Speedstar Music filed a police report, and Yukko issued a statement requesting information, with a possible reward for tips; a nationwide single tour is scheduled to begin November 25. The stolen instrument is described with details about the cello and bow, including maker marks and labels.
thenationalnews.com
Andy Warhol's 1962 200 One Dollar Bills sold for $43,762,500 (Dh161m) at Sotheby's, marking a notable sale in New York contemporary art auctions and contributing to Sotheby's total of $134,438,000. Christie's also reported a positive sale, with Reflections (What Does Your Soul Look Like) by Peter Doig selling for $10,162,500.
artnews.com
Sotheby’s evening sale of Impressionist and modern art, held Nov. 4, realized $181.8 million, above the estimate of $115.3/163 million. The top lot was Alberto Giacometti’s L’homme qui chavire, sold for $17.2 million, followed by André Derain’s Barques au port de Collioure, which sold for $14 million. Provenance from the Durand-Ruel family and other strong demand from international bidders were cited as factors; the sale benefited from a weaker U.S. dollar.
artnews.com
Roy Lichtenstein’s I Love Liberty, 1982 led the Lehman section of Freeman’s sale, selling for $49,000 (estimate $15,000/25,000). Other notable results included Friedel Dzubas’s Tundra II, 1962 at $28,600 (estimate $10,000/15,000), Robert Indiana’s Polygons, 1975 at $23,750 (estimate $6,000/8,000), Bernar Venet’s 97.5° Arc x 14, 2003 at $22,500 (estimate $20,000/30,000), Byron Browne’s Image in Black, 1948 at $25,000 (estimate $4,000/6,000), Georges Schreiber’s Brooklyn Bridge, 1945 at $20,000 (estimate $4,000/6,000), David Hockney’s Godetia, 1973 at $16,250 (estimate $7,000/10,000), Louis Lozowick’s Mural Study: Lower Manhattan, 1934 at $15,000 (estimate $3,000/5,000) and Above the City, 1932 at $10,625 (estimate $600/1,000). The Lehman collection total reached $1.35 million, with overall estimates of $500,000–$750,000; Freeman’s planned additional Lehman sales on Dec. 6 and Feb. 12, 2010.
artforum.com
Sarah Thornton at Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale; Warhol’s 200 One Dollar Bills discussed as a potential $40 million sale price
artnews.com
Sotheby’s posts best results since 2004, with 52 of 54 lots sold and prices exceeding estimates in many cases. Notable works include de Kooning Large Torso (1974) sold for $5,682,500 and Warhol’s 200 One Dollar Bills (1962) hammered at $39,000,000, with bidding activity from multiple parties including collectors and phone bidders.
nytimes.com
Andy Warhol. Artwork discussed: 200 One Dollar Bills. $43.7 million (including fees to Sotheby’s). Other figures: Sotheby’s total $134.4 million, high estimate $12 million.
activerain.com
Sotheby’s evening sale in New York totaled $181.8 million, led by Alberto Giacometti’s L’Homme Qui Chavire (Falling Man) at $19.3 million and Picasso’s Buste D’Homme at $10.4 million; Christie’s sale the night before underperformed. Other notable results included Andre Derain’s Barques au port de Collioure at $14.1 million.
fineartpublicity.com
Edward Ruscha’s Standard Station (E. 5), 1966, sold for $170,000, setting a new world auction record for a Ruscha print. The sale was part of Bonhams & Butterfields’ Fine Prints on November 3, 2009, with the piece published by Audrey Sabol and printed by Art Krebs. Other notable lots included Georges Braque’s Composition (Nature Morte I) and Pablo Picasso pieces.
cbs19.tv
Maegan McGowen reports on 12-year-old Christian Kay, a cellist in Tyler, Texas, who describes his first encounter with the instrument and demonstrates Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1, Prelude. The article mentions a 1740s Austrian cello linked to the Albani family and notes that the instrument was loaned through the Carlsen Cello Foundation.
voanews.com
The article discusses Texas chemist Joseph Nagyvary’s claim that chemical treatment of violin wood contributed to Stradivari-like sound; he collaborated with Texas A&M University professor Ray Guillemette who used a microprobe to detect preservatives such as sulfur, chlorine and boron in wood fragments from Stradivari violins.
artnews.com
Maegis blog headline field could not be determined from the page content; the page discusses Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Day and evening sales in New York with highlights including works by Pissarro and Degas and Monet, and estimates for several works.
artobserved.com
Jeune Arabe by Kees van Dongen sold for $13.8 million, a new record for the artist. L’Homme qui Chavire by Alberto Giacometti sold for $19,346,500. Girafe En Feu by Salvador Dalí sold for $1.8 million, among other notable results.