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ingleshayday.com
The article discusses a 1862 cello by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume commissioned by Henry Vieuxtemps, which Ingles & Hayday state will go on sale for the first time. The sale is part of a March 2024 auction, with a quoted estimate of £200,000 to £300,000, and provenance materials from the Vieuxtemps family and related publications.
news.artnet.com
The article discusses a potential Munich-based architect who claims a legal right to Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Fräulein Lieser (1917), which sold for $32 million at im Kinsky in Vienna to a Hong Kong buyer. The heir filed a claim with Austria’s Federal Monuments Office, though the family of Adolf Lieser is widely believed to be the commissioner’s family. The sale proceeded under Washington Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art, and provenance gaps and Nazi-era concerns are noted but no evidence of looting is established.
patch.com
Laina Lee covers a Rockport event at Shalin Liu Performance Center featuring the Terra String Quartet with guest performers Sydney Baedke (soprano), Barry Shiffman (viola), and Colin Carr (cello). The program includes Strauss Capriccio, Webern Langsamer Satz, Zemlinsky Maiblumen Blühten überall, and Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80.
theviolinchannel.com
Babette Roosenschoon’s cello was reported missing in Cape Town, South Africa, from the University of Cape Town between April 20–21, 2024. The instrument is a full-sized honey-coloured 1970 Joachim Gräbner cello with an internal label, last seen in a padded black carrying case; Roosenschoon urged sharing information.
artnews.com
Gustav Klimt Portrait of Fräulein Lieser (1917) was sold for $32 million in Vienna at im Kinsky; a Munich-based architect claims potential ownership as a legal heir of Adolf Lieser, alleging gaps in provenance and an unresolved restitution context. The painting surfaced after being missing for a century and was described as one of Klimt’s last works, with the subject identified as Margarethe Lieser (b. 1899). The claim involves the restitution process and ownership disputes following the auction.
abc.net.au
Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Miss Lieser (Bildnis Fräulein Lieser) was auctioned for 30 million euros ($49 million). The painting, thought lost for nearly a century, had been kept in a private villa near Vienna and was put on display by the Kinsky Art Auction House before the sale. The provenance and identity of the sitter remain uncertain, with questions about whether Fräulein Lieser was Lilly Lieser-Landau or another Lieser daughter.
artforum.com
Gustav Klimt, Portrait of Fräulein Lieser, 1917, an unfinished unsigned portrait, sold for $37 million at auction in Vienna. The painting was sold by im Kinsky for an unidentified seller and purchased by Patti Wong on behalf of an Asian client.
en.vijesti.me
Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Miss Lizer, a painting long thought lost, sold at auction for 30 million euros (about $32 million). The work, created in spring 1917, reappeared after decades in private possession, with questions surrounding the subject and provenance; the piece was displayed at im Kinski in Vienna before sale.
theculturenewspaper.com
The Culture Newspaper reports that a Gustav Klimt painting believed lost for about a century, Portrait of Fraulein Lieser, is to be auctioned in Vienna. The work’s value is estimated up to €50 million ($53 million; £42 million). Debates continue over the sitter’s identity and the painting’s fate during the Nazi era, with discussions of its provenance and ownership under the Washington Principles.
news.artnet.com
Gustav Klimt Portrait of Fräulein Lieser (1917) sold for $32 million at an Austrian auction house in Vienna, setting a record for an Austrian sale. The painting, long considered lost, drew a buyer from Hong Kong via Patti Wong & Associates, with an estimate of €30 million to €50 million.
press.christies.com
Thomas Hart Benton’s White Horse sold for $2,228,000. Florine Stettheimer’s Tulips Under a Canopy sold for $1,033,200 and Ida O’Keeffe’s Flowers (Gardenias in a Pitcher) sold for $302,400; Ida O’Keeffe’s Blue Morning Glory sold for $1,744,000; Charles Goeller’s The Blue Box sold for $23,940; Henry Fitch Taylor’s Landscape sold for $17,640.
press.christies.com
Jean-Baptiste Greuze Girl weeping over her dead bird sold for $2,470,000, setting a new world record for the artist; a Louis XVI period ebony meuble d'appui sold for $176,400; a Kangxi porcelain rouleau vase sold for $151,200; Michelangelo drawing realized $201,600; the sale total was $8,890,582.
news.artnet.com
John Akomfrah’s installation at the British Pavilion is funded in part by Christie’s, which also supports Nigeria’s pavilion, while works by Ndidi Dike and Yinka Shonibare are involved in related projects. Christie’s Katharine Arnold notes auction houses contribute to the ecosystem, with past and future collaborations including Sonia Boyce’s Golden Lion-winning pavilion in 2022 and bold, Black, and British exhibition. The article discusses how auction houses are increasingly visible in funding major international biennials and national pavilions.
Christie’s
Christie’s reports on paris impressionnist & modern art week realised a combined total of €25.7m |£22.1m |$28m. Its source account states that pARIS IMPRESSIONNIST & MODERN ART WEEK REALISED A COMBINED TOTAL OF €25.7M |£22.1M |$28M - Christie's.
Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s reported two sold-out single-owner auctions during its April 2024 Hong Kong sales, where more than 2,500 works of art and objects were offered. Three Chinese-art single-owner sales exceeded their presale estimates and each achieved sell-through above 90% by value; Zhang Daqian’s Red Robe Avalokiteshvara sold for HK$77.575 million.
news.artnet.com
Yoshitomo Nara, I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (2017), sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Sale for $12.3 million including fees after hammering at $10.3 million. The work previously sold at Pace Gallery to a private collection in the U.K. and is believed to be owned by Hong Kong tycoon Joseph Lau. The painting was on view at major institutions and appears on the cover of Nara’s 2020 monograph by Yeewan Koon.
sothebys.com
Lucio Fontana’s Concetto spaziale, La fine di Dio, from the 1960s is highlighted in Sotheby’s New York sales preview. The work, a cadmium yellow painting from the series translating to Spatial Concept, The End of God, is estimated at 20–30 million dollars and will be offered at Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Auction in May. It will be previewed in Milan (April 5–11) and New York (May 2–15).
theartnewspaper.com
Howard and Cindy Rachofsky are selling Lucio Fontana’s Concetto spaziale, La fine di Dio (1964) at Sotheby’s New York, with an estimated price of $20m to $30m. The canvas is from Fontana’s punctured series and was acquired by the collectors in 2003 for $2.3m.
telegraph.co.uk
The leather violin case used by Wallace Hartley, the Titanic bandleader, is expected to fetch £120,000 at auction. Hartley strapped the case to himself as the ship sank, and the instrument has a long history including ownership by his fiancée Maria Robinson and a sale record of £1.1 million for the violin itself.
fadmagazine.com
Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, La fine di Dio, est. $20-30m is discussed in relation to an upcoming Sotheby’s New York sale. The work, painted in vivid cadmium yellow, is part of Fontana’s era-defining series and is estimated at $20-30 million. Cindy and Howard Rachofsky are mentioned as collectors associated with the piece.
press.christies.com
Titian’s Rest on the Flight into Egypt, an early masterpiece by Tiziano Vecellio, is offered by Longleat Trustees and Duke Bath for Christie’s Old Masters Part I sale in London on 2 July 2024 with an estimate of £15,000,000 to £25,000,000. The work, an oil on canvas laid on panel, measures 18.25 by 24.75 inches (46 by 62.9 cm), and has a provenance tracing back through European nobility before being looted by Napoleon and later stolen in the 1990s. Christie’s highlights that the painting has not appeared on the market for more than 145 years and notes Saint-to-market context as part of the Longleat collection.
artnews.com
Claude Monet, Moulin de Limetz (1888) is being sold by the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art at Christie’s in May. The painting is co-owned by the heirs of Ethel B. Atha and has a high estimate of $18 million to $25 million. Christie’s notes the work as part of a marquee 20th century evening sale in New York.