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The article reports that three cellos from Mstislav Rostropovich's private collection were auctioned at Sotheby’s in New York, with two instruments setting new auction records. Included is a 1783 Guadagnini cello acquired by Rostropovich in 2000, and a Santo Serafin cello sold for £610,000; one Guadagnini did not sell.
echospb.ru
The article reports that a Guadanini cello once owned by Rostropovich was sold for 2.48 million dollars (1.93 million pounds). It notes that the instrument was sold at auction in London for 782 thousand dollars and that the sale was the most expensive item from Rostropovich and Vishnevskaya's collection, with Rostropovich indicating the purchase happened in Paris. The item’s maker is identified as Guadanini, with a note that another Rostropovich cello was made by Santo Serafin.
vesti.ru
The Rostropovich–Vishnevsky daughters Elena and Olga Rostoropovich auctioned more than 300 lots from their parents' collection at Sotheby’s. The maestro’s cello by Giovanni Guadagnini, crafted in 1783, sold for 1.93 million pounds (about 2.48 million dollars). Another cello by Santo Serafin from 1741 sold for 610 thousand pounds (about 782 thousand dollars). The auction included a Boesendorfer piano and other items, with total proceeds over four million pounds. The most beloved Stradivarius cello remained in the musician’s family.
mk.ru
The item is an antique Italian cello by Giovanni Battista Rogeri, valued at about $100,000. It disappeared in 1995 after the musician Korчагин left it in the hallway of a Moscow apartment building; the case was opened in 1997 but no suspects were found and the case was closed for the statute of limitations. The instrument later resurfaced on a French auction and its history and custody are being investigated by Moscow law enforcement and Russian cultural authorities.
levygorvy.com
Dominique Lévy and Brett Gorvy, founders of Lévy Gorvy, announced that the gallery will open a new space in Central, Hong Kong in March 2019. The 2,500 square foot ground-floor space in the St. George’s Building will be inaugurated in conjunction with Art Basel Hong Kong. Lévy Gorvy Hong Kong will present curated exhibitions and provide bespoke private consulting, expanding the gallery’s Asian art commitment.
maz-online.de
The Werder violin-making duo Gideon Baumblatt and Mira Gruszow (both 34) won multiple awards at the 23rd International Violin Competition in Cleveland, Ohio, receiving two gold medals and two silver medals. The competition highlighted a rare double gold for the first violin part and silver medals for the cello and quartet, with the pair having previously earned a silver medal two years earlier.
tarisio.com
Alina Ibragimova is associated with Anselmo Bellosio violin, c. 1775, as featured on a Tarisio digital exhibition page. The page mentions the instrument being Amatese in model with Venetian details and notes Ibragimova has performed on it since 2005 and that she uses a François Peccatte bow found at Tarisio. Commentary is by Jason Price.
freestatesymphonyorchestra.blogspot.com
Jeanne-Louise Moolman, principal violist of FSSO, is one of two South Africans participating in the 45th International Viola Congress (IVC2018) in Rotterdam, hosted by the Dutch Viola Society from 20 to 24 November 2018. The congress theme is Exploring New Ways to Perform, marking the 50th anniversary of the International Viola Society.
artsfile.ca
Timothy Chooi, a student of Pinchas Zukerman, makes a surprise appearance in Southam Hall to perform the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with NACO. The article notes Chooi’s studies at Juilliard, his prize for the Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition in Hannover, and the prize package including 50,000 Euros, a NAXOS recording contract, a Guadagnini violin loan valued at over $500,000, and future debuts.
theartnewspaper.com
Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek, Storm at Sea (1841) was returned to the heirs of Max Stern. The painting was offered for sale at Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen, and after negotiations with Frank Hargesheimer and the consignor, it was restituted to Stern’s estate; Hargesheimer compensated the consignor. Max Stern was a Jewish art dealer who fled Nazi Germany in 1938 and whose estate is now being restituted through the Max Stern Art Restitution Project.
fnp.de
The article discusses investors increasingly buying valuable violins, including a Stradivari, to profit from rising prices. It cites Daniel Hope and Georg Bongartz, mentions the Stradivari Lady Blunt and its record auction price, and notes efforts by the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben to lend historical instruments to young musicians, including Mayumi Kanagawa who plays a Pietro Guarnerius violin.
theviolinchannel.com
The article reports that 22-year-old Yuliia Van from Ukraine and 24-year-old Roman Kholmatov from Ukraine were awarded joint-1st prize at the 2018 Mirecourt International Violin Competition in Mirecourt, France. It notes their backgrounds and prior prize history, the 1st prize amount of €5,000, and lists the 2018 jury members.
ndtv.com
David Hockney's Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) sold for $90.3 million in New York, setting a record for a living artist. The painting had been estimated at $80 million by Christie’s, and the final price including buyer's premium was $90,312,500.
artforum.com
David Hockney’s Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), 1972, sold for $90.3 million at Christie’s New York, setting a new record for the highest price paid for a work by a living artist. The painting’s sale helped Christie’s reach a total of $358 million for the night, with other artists’ works also setting records, including Robert Colescott, Sam Gilliam, Pierre Soulages, and Philip Guston.
euronews.com
David Hockney's Portrait of An Artist (Pool with Two Figures) became the world's most expensive painting by a living artist when sold in New York for a record $90.3 million (€79.5 million) at Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art auction. The buyer’s premium pushed the final hammer price to $90.3 million after an intense nine-minute bidding process; the previous record was Jeff Koons's Balloon Dog (Orange) at $58.4 million (2013).
theartnewspaper.com
David Hockney's Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures, 1972) sold for $80m ($90.3m with fees) at Christie's in New York, making him the most expensive living artist to date. The sale was notable for being conducted without a guarantee or reserve, contributing to a high-profile evening at Christie’s post-war and contemporary sale on 15 November, with total sales around $311.8m (or $357.6m with fees).
nytimes.com
David Hockney's 1972 painting Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) sold at Christie's for $90.3 million with fees, setting a new auction record for a living artist. The sale also marked new highs for works by African-American artists and reflected broader inclusivity in the top end of the market.
Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s documents the market development behind Contemporary Art Brings $362 Million, As New Records Are Set for Three African-American Artists. Its account reports that otheby’s Contemporary Art auctions on 14 November got off to a smashing start with the 11 works from the Collection of David Teiger being 100% sold, bringing sales of the Teiger collection to more than $100 million to date, with more auctions to come.
culturetype.com
Jacob Lawrence’s 1947 painting ‘The Businessmen’ sold for $6,169,800 (fees included) at Sotheby’s New York, setting a new artist record. The work had an estimated range of $1,500,000–$2,000,000. The sale follows Lawrence’s earlier record for ‘The Builders’ at Christie’s New York in 2007. Three African American artists, including Lawrence, Jack Whitten, and Henry Taylor, achieved new auction highs at Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Auction on November 14.
nytimes.com
Edward Hopper’s 1929 painting Chop Suey sold for $91.9 million at Christie’s, setting a new auction high for the artist. The sale was part of 91 works from the estate of Barney A. Ebsworth, with a presale estimate of $70 million to $100 million and an overall evening-session total of $317.8 million.
artsandcollections.com
René Magritte’s Le Principe du Plaisir (The Principle of Pleasure) (1937) sold for $26.9 million, a world auction record for the artist, during Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Impressionist & Modern Art. The sale opened in New York on 12 November with $111 million from 12 works from The Triumph of Colour collection, and included notable pieces such as Kandinsky improvisations and works by Maurice de Vlaminck; other highlights and private collections were also featured.
theartnewspaper.com
Edward Hopper’s Chop Suey sold for $85m ($91.8m with fees) at Christie's in New York, part of an evening sale totaling $317.8m including fees. The sale also featured works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Arshile Gorky, Willem de Kooning, and Calder, with overall results in line with estimates; the East Wind Over Weehawken record was surpassed by Hopper’s piece in this sale.
artnews.com
Edward Hopper’s Chop Suey (1929) sold for $91.9 million, the top lot in Christie’s New York sale of American modern art, which totaled $317.8 million including fees. Other highlighted works included Georgia O’Keeffe’s Horn and Feather (1937) at $612,500 and Beauford Delaney (1942) at $372,500, with Charles Sheeler’s Cat-walk (1947) selling for $1.33 million.
euronews.com
Edward Hopper’s painting Chop Suey sold for $91,875,000, a new auction record for American Art. Willem de Kooning’s Woman as Landscape sold for $68,937,500. Alexander Calder’s Hen sculpture sold for $8,412,500. Additional records were achieved by Arshile Gorky, Francis Criss, Joseph Stella, and George Tooker.
artnews.com
René Magritte, Le Principe Du Plaisir, 1937, sold for $26.8 million, the top lot of Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern evening sale in New York. The sale totaled $315.4 million with 41 of 49 lots selling and five artist records set, including Kandinsky and others.
sothebys.com
René Magritte’s Le Principe du plaisir set a new record at Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, achieving $26.8 million. The evening also featured works by Ludwig Meidner that reached $14.1 million, and restitution stories for Egon Schiele, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and Oskar Kokoschka.
press.christies.com
Edward Hopper, Chop Suey, 1929 sold for $91,875,000; Willem de Kooning, Woman as Landscape, sold for $68,937,500; Jackson Pollock, Composition with Red Strokes, sold for $55,437,500. Other records were set for Arshile Gorky, John Marin, and Joseph Stel. New York sale totaled $317,801,250 with 88% sold by lot and 99% sold by value.
news.artnet.com
David Zwirner Gallery will represent market darling Njideka Akunyili Crosby in Asia and the United States. Njideka Akunyili Crosby is the artist discussed, and the article announces the gallery's representation expansion. No monetary amounts are stated in the provided text.
theviolinchannel.com
The 2018 Violin Society of America International Instrument and Bow Making Competition prizes were announced in Cleveland. Dual gold medals for Violin Tone and Violin Workmanship went to Mira Gruszow and Gideon Baumblat, a double gold award went to Christopher Savino, and gold medals were awarded to Justin A Hess, David Leonard Widmer, Philip Ihle (violin), Hayato Nagaishi, Damien Gest, David Leonard Wiedmer (cello), and Yongje Song, Lucie Martinie, Victor Bernard (bow).
Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s documents the market development behind Seeing Clearly: The Collection of Judith E. Neisser. Its account reports that cross several decades, Judith Neisser amassed an extraordinary collection of Contemporary art that, while extensive, is defined by a remarkable attention to quality and art historical significance.
ottawacitizen.com
The Ottawa Citizen reports that violinist Niv Ashkenazi will perform with a violin reclaimed from the Holocaust at an event marking the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht at Kehillat Beth Israel Synagogue. The instrument, part of the Violins of Hope, has an inlaid Star of David and was donated by a U.S. Holocaust survivor; Amnon Weinstein founded Violins of Hope in 1996.
artnews.com
The Judd Foundation joined Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac’s roster in Europe. A solo exhibition of Donald Judd’s work, curated by Flavin Judd, will open at the gallery’s Marais space in Paris in April 2019. Major artworks by Donald Judd are on view at Ropac’s Pantin location in Paris as part of a show titled Monumental Minimal.
thetimes.com
The article discusses forests that supplied wood for Stradivari violins and how storms destroyed those forests.
bostonclassicalreview.com
Máté Szücs performed the Walton Viola Concerto with the Boston Civic Symphony at Jordan Hall, led by Francisco Noya. The review discusses Higdon's blue cathedral and Walton's Viola Concerto in the season-opening concert.
vermontcountry.com
Judith Ensign writes about Francis Morris, a Berkshire County violin maker, highlighting his craft and workshop in Great Barrington as part of the history of violin making. The article discusses Andrea Amati and Cremona as origins of the modern violin and notes Morris as a rare US luthier based in Berkshire County.
artsy.net
An Assyrian gypsum relief of a Winged Genius, dating to the 9th century B.C.E., sold for $30,968,750 at Christie’s New York on October 31, 2018. The piece, once part of the Northwest Palace at Nimrud, was consigned by the Virginia Theological Seminary and attracted restitution discussions from Iraq.