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The artwork is Warhol's Untitled (Self-Portrait) created in 1985 on an Amiga 1000 computer. Revolver Gallery owner Ron Rivlin purchased the piece for $870,000 as an NFT, with plans to add it to Revolver Gallery’s Warhol collection.
Christie’s
Christie’s documents the market development behind Andy Warhol: Machine Made - Sale of 5 Unique NFTs Totals $3.38M - Christie's. Its account reports that nEW YORK — Marking another significant moment for the growing market for NFTs and digital art, Christie’s sale of Andy Warhol: Machine Made on behalf of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts achieved a combined total of $3,377,500.
press.christies.com
Jean-Michel Basquiat and Zhang Daqian works headline the sale, with Basquiat's Untitled (One Eyed Man or Xerox Face) realising HK$234,290,000 / US$30,317,362 and 97% sold by lot. The sale totalled HK$1,585,290,000 / US$205,138,773 and featured 11 new artist records including Avery Singer, Ronald Ventura, Christine Ay Tjoe, Loie Hollowell, MADSAKI, Huang Yuxing, Kim Tschang-Yeul, Yeung Tong Lung, Izumi Kato, Chen Fei, and Kohei Nawa.
news.artnet.com
The Christie’s Hong Kong sale generated $204 million (HK$1.6 billion) across 74 lots, with Basquiat’s Untitled (One Eyed Man or Xerox Face) (1982) selling for $30.2 million. Other top lots included Zhang Daqian’s Temple at the Mountain Peak, Sanyu’s Potted Chrysanthemums, and Zao Wou-ki’s 24.1.63, among works by Ghenie, Picasso, Nara, and Banksy.
artnews.com
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (One Eyed Man or Xerox Face), 1982, led Christie’s Hong Kong 20th and 21st century art evening sale. The auction achieved HKD 1.3 billion ($170.6 million, $204.2 million with premium) on 72 lots with a 97 percent sell-through, while Xu Beihong’s Slave and Lion (1924) failed to sell at HKD 350 million ($45 million).
Phillips
Phillips’s preserved release documents Phillips Announces Additional Highlights from Hong Kong-Beijing Dual-Location 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Sales in Collaboration with Poly Auction and details the principal works, sale terms, or market results.
artsjournal.com
The article reports that a violin found in an Italian attic has been confirmed as a priceless instrument made by Giuseppe Guarneri filius Andreae around 1705, with dendrochronology showing the wood came from the same tree as wood in another Guarneri instrument.
slippedisc.com
The article reports that an item in an Italian attic has been attributed, after scientific tests, to Giuseppe Guarneri ‘filius Andreae’ and could be worth close to a million dollars to the owner.
Phillips
Phillips’s preserved release documents Phillips to Offer Bitchcoin by Artist Sarah Meyohas and details the principal works, sale terms, or market results.
news.artnet.com
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Versus Medici (1982), sold for $50.3 million at Sotheby’s, bought by Wynn Fine Art. The sale week total exceeded $100 million for Steve Wynn, with purchases including Vincent van Gogh, Le Pont de Trinquetaille (1888) for $37.4 million and Andy Warhol, Two Marilyns (Double Marilyn) (1962) for $15.8 million at Christie’s, while Wynn sold other works. The article notes Wynn’s background and Wynn Fine Art’s operations.
press.christies.com
The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason totaled $8,712,000 at Christie's Fields of Vision in New York, with the live auction totaling $8,122,375 and the online sale $589,625; top lot was Georgia O'Keeffe's Autumn Leaf with White Flower selling for $4,950,000. New world auction records were set for Wolf Kahn (Down East Sunset I) and Emily Mason (Aquifer). Proceeds benefit the Wolf Kahn | Emily Mason Foundation and the Emily Mason | Alice Trumbull Mason Foundation.
artnews.com
Joan Mitchell’s 12 Hawks at 3 O’Clock (ca. 1962) sold for about $20 million to a private collector at Art Basel Hong Kong, via Lévy Gorvy. The sale set a high publicly recorded price for the artist. The painting previously engaged $14–16 million estimates at Christie’s in 2018 and later sold for $14.6 million with premium at auction in the same year.
press.christies.com
Christie’s live sale of Latin American Art in New York totalled $9,419,000. The top lot was Fernando Botero’s The Bather, a triptych that realized $1,830,000. Botero also saw strong results across sculpture, painting and works on paper, including Still Life with Soup Tureen and Watermelon at $325,000 and La pudeur.
cremonaoggi.it
The Cremonaoggi page reports the theft of a violin from a Cremona-based accountant, Massimo Serventi, on February 16 and its escalation to a robbery. The article names those arrested: Francesco Di Roma (49, from Lombardy) and Liridon Fejza (21, Kosovar) for robbery, and Stefano Barca (36, Cremonese) for receiving the violin, which was a 1978 Formaggia violin from Crema. It notes prior convictions and arrests for the suspects and describes the investigation leading to the recovery of the instrument and the role of surveillance and testimonies.
culturetype.com
Nina Chanel Abney, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Mickalene Thomas, and Jordan Casteel are named in connection with auction records at Christie’s Evening Sale. The article discusses records for these four Black female artists and cites specific works and prices reported during Christie’s 21st Century Evening Sale in New York.
press.christies.com
Christie’s 20/21 Century Auctions realizes a combined total of $775,272,750. The press release highlights performances from the Impressionist & Modern, American and Latin American Art categories in New York on 17 May 2021, with notable results including Pablo Picasso’s Femme assise près d'une fenêtre (Marie-Thérèse) at USD 103,410,000 and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s In This Case at USD 93,105,000.
Christie’s
Christie’s documents the market development behind 20th and 21st Century Evening Sales surpass $691 million, driven by Picasso and Basquiat. Its account reports that ‘We saw strong results for the masterpiece market tonight.
christies.com
The Christie’s sales week totalled $691,585,500 across two New York evening sales, with Picasso’s Femme assise près d’une fenêtre (Marie-Thérèse) realizing $103,410,000 and Basquiat’s In This Case $93,105,000. The combined 20th & 21st Century Evening Sales were supported by multiple bidding channels and a virtual audience in partnership with Brioni and Microsoft.
theartnewspaper.com
The article reports Christie’s New York 20th century evening sale totaling $415.4 million ($481.1 million with fees), led by Picasso’s 1932 Femme assise près d’une fen̂tre (Marie-Thérèse) at $103.4 million. It notes records for Alice Neel, Grace Hartigan, Barbara Hepworth, and Alighiero Boetti, and highlights that about half the proceeds came from lots backed by guarantees, with 25 lots pre-sold through third-party or house guarantees. It also mentions notable results for Matisse, Hartigan, Neel, de Kooning, and Seurat within the sale.
news.artnet.com
Léone Meyer’s bid to keep Camille Pissarro’s La Bergère Rentrant des Moutons (Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep), 1886, looted during World War II, was rejected by a French court which ruled the Oklahoma settlement has jurisdiction in the United States. The case involves the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma and leaders of Meyer's family seeking restitution; Meyer must continue paying daily fines of $2,500, now totaling $3.65 million, until she drops the French lawsuits. The painting is currently at the University of Oklahoma and had previously been owned by Aaron and Clara Weitzenhoffer.
theviolinchannel.com
Piotr Pielaszek won both 1st and 2nd prizes at the 14th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Making Competition in Poznan, Poland. He received €21,000 in total for the two prizes, with 1st prize for his Dali violin and 2nd prize for his Selva violin; Jan Jakub Lipiński was 3rd prize and Gonzalo Boyolo received a special prize.
press.christies.com
Pablo Picasso’s Femme assise près d'une fenêtre (Marie-Thérèse), 1932, sold for USD 103,410,000 at Christie’s 20th Century Evening Sale, contributing to a total of USD 481,114,000. The sale was part of Christie’s 20/21 Marquee Week in New York and the results helped push the spring New York sales total to USD 691,585,500.
spectrumnews1.com
George Yu, a Louisville-based luthier and award-winning violin maker, crafts violins that sell for about $25,000. His background includes software engineering and formal training at the Violin Making School of America, with techniques blending traditional Amati-inspired designs and modern CT-scanning technology.
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Claude Monet, Le Bassin aux nymphéas (1917–19) is noted as the top lot, selling for $70.3 million; Paul Cézanne, Nature morte pommes et poires (Circa 1888–90) is also discussed; the sale total was $221.3 million with 31 of 33 lots sold; the article mentions strong activity from Asian buyers and cryptocurrency as a payment option for a physical work.
theartnewspaper.com
The Art Newspaper reports Monet’s Le Bassin aux Nymphéas (Water Lilies) leading Sotheby’s three-auction marathon in New York, where the evening sale total reached about $439.6 million and Basquiat’s Versus Medici topped the contemporary sale at $50.8 million.
artnews.com
Jean-Michel Basquiat, In This Case From, 1983 is highlighted as leading Christie's 21st Century sale in New York, which totaled $210.5 million with a 95 percent sell-through; the sale included multiple artists such as Alex Da Corte, Jordan Casteel, Nina Chanel Abney, Jonas Wood, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, and Mickalene Thomas.
economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jean-Michel Basquiat's painting In this Case sold for $93.1 million at Christie’s in New York, including fees and commissions, after initially fetching $81 million. The work, created in 1983, depicts a skull on a red background and continues Basquiat’s themes of anatomy and representations of African-American characters.
theviolinchannel.com
The article reports that the 16th Primrose International Viola Competition will be held at the Colburn School from December 12–18, 2021. It states eligibility (violas of any nationality, 29 years and younger) and the first prize of US $15,000; the event is presented by the Colburn School and the American Viola Society. The 2021 jury and the fact that all rounds will be streamed on The Violin Channel are also noted. Applications must be received by July 16, 2021, with a link provided for application details (www.primrosecompetition.org).
press.christies.com
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s skull painting In This Case (1983) led Christie’s inaugural 21st Century Evening Sale, selling for USD 93,105,000 as part of a total USD 210,471,500; the sale achieved 95% by lot and 123% hammer above the low estimate. Ana Maria Celis commented on the diverse group of 35 artists and 11 records set across 29 countries participating in the auction.
Phillips
Phillips’s preserved release documents Phillips to Accept Cryptocurrency for a Physical Artwork for the First Time in Company History and details the principal works, sale terms, or market results.
regio7.cat
Article reporting the theft of a French violin from the 18th century and its bow from musician and composer Manel Ribera of Sant Joan de Vilatorrada. The violin was made in Mirecourt and dates to the 18th century, valued originally at about 250,000 pesetas (about 1,500 euros) and currently estimated between 30,000 and 70,000 euros; the bow is a Hall from the 19th century valued between 6,000 and 12,000 euros, with the case also stolen. The piece notes Ribera's long relationship with the instrument since 1982 and his career as a performer and composer, and mentions his role at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC).
tarisio.com
The article discusses the 1697 Guarneri viola known as the Primrose, Lord Harrington, including its provenance, makers (Giuseppe Guarneri filius Andrea), model (contralto), and dimensions. It notes the instrument’s back length of 41.3 cm and places it in the context of other Guarneri violas and historical ownership; provenance references Hills and Cozio.
artnews.com
Gustave Courbet Baigneuses dans la forêt (1862) from Baron Ferenc Hatvany is restituted and set to be sold in Sotheby’s online Impressionist and Modern Art sale, with an estimated price of 180,000 to 250,000 USD. The work, confiscated from Hatvany in 1919 and later during WWII, has not appeared on the market since 1908 and is now offered as part of a settlement with Hatvany heirs.
en.karstenwitt.com
Ilya Gringolts and the Finnish Baroque Orchestra were awarded a Diapason d'Or for the Locatelli program on the CD il labirinto armonico. The recording features violin concertos by Pietro Locatelli and was released at the start of the year, with praise from Gramophone, Fono Forum, and Süddeutsche Zeitung.