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tarisio.com
Philip J. Kass reports on a viola bow by François Nicolas Voirin, a rare Vuillaume workshop bow decorated with a small lens inserted in the frog eye. The article covers the Stanhope lens, the Dagron photographic process, and the historical context of miniature images embedded in Vuillaume and Voirin bows from around 1860 until 1871.
artnews.conteart.com
Edouard Manet’s self-portrait sold for 22.4 million pounds ($33.1 million) at Sotheby’s, setting a price record for the artist. The piece was one of only two Manet self-portraits and the only one in private hands, featured in Sotheby’s main Impressionist and Modern Art sale in London. The auction total reached 112.1 million pounds, with three works selling for eight figures including Derain and Matisse, though the London sale total was below February’s 146.8 million pounds.
nytimes.com
The article covers Sotheby’s sale of Polaroid-held photographs, including Ansel Adams’ Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park which sold for $722,500. The sale also features works by Chuck Close, William Wegman, Robert Rauschenberg, David Hockney, Robert Frank, Robert Mapplethorpe, Andy Warhol and Lucas Samaras. The Polaroid Company was forced into bankruptcy and the sale was expected to fetch $7.5 million to $11.5 million, with $11.2 million reported by late afternoon of day two.
gramophone.co.uk
Domenico Montagnana's violin was bought by violinist and conductor Jaime Laredo for a world record price at Brompton's auction. The hammer price was £510,000, with buyer's premium bringing the total to £630,000. The article notes the instrument's preservation, original label, and its comparison to instruments by Guarneri del Gesú.
fineartpublicity.com
Sotheby’s New York announced it was appointed to sell selected works from the Neuberger Berman and Lehman Brothers Corporate Art Collections, subject to bankruptcy court approval. The sale is a single-owner, 400+ work collection expected to bring over $10 million, with artists including Damien Hirst, Gerhard Richter, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Richard Prince, John Currin, Takashi Murakami, Neo Rauch, Julie Mehretu, Liu Ye, and Do Ho Suh.
popgallerydenver.com
The article covers Art Basel in Basel, where blue-chip galleries show brisk sales at Hall 2.0. It highlights sales at Skarstedt, including Barbara Kruger’s Are we having fun yet? for $700,000, Christopher Wool’s Untitled for $800,000, Cindy Sherman’s Untitled #264 for $500,000, and George Condo’s The Madman for $375,000.
thetimes.com
The Times reports that Sotheby’s and Christie’s in London are preparing the richest sequence of art sales ever, with major Impressionist and Modern works on offer and high estimates for the two sales. Notable works mentioned include Monet, Picasso, Derain, Matisse, Soutine, and Manet, with world-record prices cited for Giacometti and Picasso entries.
ballade.no
The article discusses the visual instrument exhibition “Ole Bull og mesterinstrumentene” held at Permanenten in Bergen, opened 26 May during Festspillene. It centers on violin maker Guarneri del Gesú and the Gesú instrument, with Jacob von der Lippe and colleagues building a related instrument inspired by Gesú, completed in six weeks.
artnews.com
Rothko’s Untitled, 1961 sold for $31.4 million and Warhol’s Self Portrait, 1986 (purple fright-wig) fetched $32.6 million at Sotheby’s May 11 contemporary sale, which totaled $190 million. Other notable results included Warhol’s Flowers, 1964 and Anish Kapoor’s untitled stainless steel sculpture, with multiple artist records set.