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antiquesandthearts.com
Marc Chagall, Le Bouquet d’Amour, gouache, crayon, pastel, oil and collage on paper laid down on canvas, 23 by 17 ¾ inches, signed lower left, sold for $785,000 at Shapiro Auctions in New York City on September 26. The work came from a private Geneva collection and had been acquired from William A. Findlay, Chicago.
antiquesandthearts.com
Calder’s stabile “Long Brass Tail on Black and Red,” 1956, sold for $845,000 at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Other highlights included Francoise-Xavier Lalanne’s “Moutons de Pierre” at $257,000, Jack Goldstein’s untitled (Lightning) at $161,000, Bill Taylor’s “Self Portrait Blue-House” at $137,000, and Asian paintings such as Hisao Domoto’s untitled work at $75,000 and Chuang Che’s untitled work at $30,000.
limelight-arts.com.au
The article reports that Vicki Olsson donated a rare 1757 Guadagnini violin to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, which is now on long-term loan. Andrew Haveron played a key role in selecting the instrument after testing many violins in the UK.
slippedisc.com
Andrew Haveron, concertmaster of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, has been loaned a 1757 Guadagnini violin purchased for him by SSO supporter Vicki Olsson. Haveron described selecting a dealer and being impressed after hearing one note.
slippedisc.com
The article reports Rachel Barton Pine attempting to fly from Phoenix with her 1742 Guarneri del Gesù violin; a flight attendant refused it boarding in the overhead bin, leading to the soloist and her family sleeping in the airport while awaiting another plane.
theviolinchannel.com
The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra announced the inaugural Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition to be held in Shanghai, China from August 14 to September 2, 2016, with a first prize of US$100,000. The event is biennial, co-chaired by Central Conservatory of Beijing and Shanghai, Vera Tsu Weilling and David Stern, with a jury including Maxim Vengerov, Zakhar Bron, Boris Kuschnir, Zhenshan Wang and Lina Yu.
lfpress.com
Crozman, a London cellist, is loaned an Antonio Stradavari cello from the Canada Council’s instrument bank for three years. The instrument, dating to around 1696, is known as the Bonjour cello and was previously owned by Abel Bonjour; it is on loan along with a bow by Adam Shaw.
prweb.com
Tamamo Gibbs, principal violinist of the Kansas City Symphony, has acquired a violin crafted by Eric Benning of Los Angeles. The instrument is a Stradivarius model made in 2005 in Pickerel, Wisconsin, in collaboration with Carl F. Becker. Gibbs’s husband, Mark Gibbs, recently acquired a Benning-crafted cello in 2008 made with Becker.
artnews.com
Peter Doig, Cabin Essence, 1993–94, is the centerpiece of Christie’s October 16 contemporary evening sale in London. The work belongs to a private American collector and is described as the largest piece in Doig’s Concrete Cabins series (1991–1998) and depicts Le Corbusier’s Unité d’Habitation. Christie’s notes that a significant portion of the proceeds will benefit the World Justice Project, with an expected price above £9 million (about $13.8 million).
indianapolismonthly.com
Joshua Bell is discussed in relation to his Stradivarius, the Gibson ex Huberman Stradivarius built by Antonio Stradivari in 1713. Bell purchased it in 2001 for nearly $4 million and estimates its value at up to $12 million.
cremonaoggi.it
The article discusses five Stradivari instruments and three Guarneri del Gesù instruments to be sold by Christie’s, with an estimated total value of around 60 million euros according to The Strad. The instruments listed include Stradivari cello du Pré (1673), Stradivari violins Rosenheim, Kocha?ski (1686), Muir–Mackenzie (1694), Muir–Mackenzie (1694), Piatti (1717), Guarneri del Gesù violin Kubelík, Von Vecsey (1728), Kathleen Parlow, Viotti (1735), and Lafont, Brodsky, Repin (1736). The pieces will be exhibited in Shanghai and Hong Kong in October and November, with a sale/ exhibition planned in New York.
theviolinchannel.com
The Violin Channel reports CCTV footage released by British Transport Police showing Stephen Tillyer stealing a viola valued at about £300,000 (US$470,000). The article notes the thief is Stephen Tillyer and identifies the instrument as a viola; it also mentions the value and the public release of the video.
news.artnet.com
Cy Twombly blackboard painting, circa 1968, is being offered by Sotheby’s for about $60 million. The work comes from Audrey Irmas and could challenge the current Twombly auction record of $69.6 million set in 2014 at Christie’s New York. Proceeds from the sale benefit The Audrey Irmas Foundation for Social Justice.
gov.uk
The Spoliation Advisory Panel reports on an oil painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir titled The Coast at Cagnes, now in the possession of Bristol City Council. The report assesses a claim by Margraf & Co GmbH, a Nazi-era entity, concluding the painting’s loss was due to Margraf’s indebtedness and bankers’ rights rather than Nazi persecution; the Margraf claim was deemed weak.
bbc.com
Stephen Tillyer stole a 16th century viola and two 19th century bows valued at £300,000 from a London to Dover train, plus a teenage boy's rucksack. He received a six month and a three month suspended sentence, to run for 12 months, and was ordered to undertake 150 hours of unpaid work and pay £3,500 in costs.
news.artnet.com
Yves Bouvier was fined €27 million ($30 million) in a Paris court, with €5 million ($5.6 million) to be paid immediately, over reportedly stolen Picasso works previously owned by Catherine Hutin-Blay. The case includes past sales to Dmitry Rybolovlev and details about authentication through the Zervos catalogue raisonne and the Art Loss Register.
upi.com
Pablo Picasso paintings and related drawings were allegedly stolen and Swiss art dealer Yves Bouvier was charged after bail set at 30.48 million dollars. The paintings cited include Tete de femme, profil and Espagnole a l'eventail, which were reportedly sold to Russian oligarch Dmitri Rybolovlev; Bouvier and Rybolovlev have ongoing legal disputes.
news.artnet.com
The article discusses a London ruling by Judge Richard Arnold that a Banksy mural titled Art Buff, once valued at about $720,000, must be returned to Folkestone, UK, after failing to sell in the US. The work was painted on Dreamland and was exhibited with a price around £470,000 or $720,000 in Miami; it is currently held in a New York storage unit and will be delivered to the Creative Foundation in Folkestone.
detroitnews.com
Michael H. Hodges reports that seven key Baroque paintings on long-term loan to the Detroit Institute of Arts will be removed and sold at auction. The works come from A. Alfred Taubman and Sotheby’s will auction his private collection in four sales starting Nov. 4 to cover estate taxes and fund the Taubman Foundation; the DIA’s Caravaggio painting Martha and Mary Magdalene is among the pieces, with other works by Guercino, Pietro da Cortona, Giovan Battista Caracciolo, Valentin de Boulogne, Matthias Stom, Hendrick Maertensz Sorgh, and Domenico Beccafumi.
news.artnet.com
Amedeo Modigliani’s Nu Couché (Reclining Nude) (1917-18) is announced by Christie’s as a fall sale consignments with an estimated value around $100 million, aiming to surpass the previous Modigliani record of $68.9 million set by Nu assis sur un divan (La belle romaine) in 2010. The announcement was initially hinted on Instagram by Brett Gorvy and Loic Gouzer before a Christie’s press release confirmed the news.
news.artnet.com
The article discusses Sotheby’s plan to offer the collection of former chairman A. Alfred Taubman, valued over $500 million, across multiple sales. It highlights key works by Picasso, Willem de Kooning, Amedeo Modigliani, and Mark Rothko, with estimated prices ranging from $20–35 million for several modern and contemporary pieces.
news.artnet.com
Gerhard Richter, Imi Knoebel, Katharina Fritsch, Candida Höfer, Thomas Ruff, Thomas Struth, and Thomas Schütte are among more than 70 German artists who donated works for a charity sale to benefit Düsseldorf’s homeless charity fiftyfifty. The auction is curated with a accompanying exhibition at Eon’s Düsseldorf headquarters, with proceeds supporting the purchase of temporary housing and apartments for the homeless.
theviolinchannel.com
The Violin Channel reports the winners of the New-Formula Pirastro Tonica viola string set giveaway. Five VC members are named as winners: Christine Martin (USA), Janet Rutherford (Australia), Christina Pereira (New Zealand), Gabriel Bolduc-Gilbert (Canada), and Rose Reeder (USA).
dustyoldthing.com
The article discusses a centuries-old Stradivarius violin stolen 35 years ago from a Cambridge, Massachusetts reception and later returned to its rightful owners. It mentions Roman Totenberg, his daughter Nina Totenberg, Philip Johnson, and Mobius, and notes the violin’s estimated seven-figure value and a $101,000 insurance payout.
news.artnet.com
Paul Gauguin, Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) (1892) is coming to the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC. The painting reportedly sold for nearly $300 million to Qatar Museums, setting a new record, and surpassing Paul Cézanne’s The Card Players. The show Gauguin to Picasso: Masterworks from Switzerland, The Staechelin and Im Obersteg Collections also features works by Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, and Marc Chagall.