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artobserved.com
The Wall Street Journal reports that Elaine Pascal Wynn, the former wife of Steve Wynn, purchased a Francis Bacon triptych in a record-setting sale at Christie’s, with dealer Bill Acquavella placing the $127 million bid by phone.
newsweek.com
The article discusses Christie's record $691.6 million in art sold in one night, including Francis Bacon and Jeff Koons works, and outlines Christie’s strategy to dominate the secondary market. It features remarks by Marc Porter and provides historical context about Christie's founding and expansion.
artfixdaily.com
R. Crosby Kemper Jr., a banker, art patron, and philanthropist, is remembered for his extensive art collection, leadership in cultural institutions, and the founding of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art with his wife Bebe. The article details his six-decade involvement in collecting works by artists from Corot and Monet to Sargent, Warhol, Calder, Bourgeois, Thiebaud, and Chihuly, and notes his Kansas City origins and death in Indian Wells, California at age 86.
inquirer.com
Keith L. and Katherine Sachs will donate the majority of their contemporary art collection to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, including about 97 works; the donation significantly strengthens the museum’s holdings of late-20th and early-21st-century art. Timothy Rub, the museum director, called the gift transformational and among the three greatest the museum has received.
baltimoresun.com
The Baltimore Sun article discusses determining the ownership of a Renoir painting from 1879. The piece is authored by the Baltimore Sun and Mary Carole McCauley, published January 9, 2014 at 8:37 a.m.
press.christies.com
The Christie’s press release announces the Old Master Paintings Part I sale in New York on 29 January, led by a rare self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi (Self-Portrait as a Lute Player) with an estimated value of $3,000,000–$5,000,000 and a total expected realization above $19 million.
pbs.org
The painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir titled Paysage Bords de Seine or On the Shore of the Seine, was stolen from the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1951 and surfaced in 2012 at an auction after being bought in a flea market in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia for $7. A federal judge ruled the painting should be returned to the Baltimore Museum of Art; the artwork is valued between $22,000 and $100,000.
reuters.com
Renoir painting Paysage Bords de Seine was purchased for $7 at a Harpers Ferry, West Virginia flea market and ordered returned to the Baltimore Museum of Art. The court ruling by Judge Leonie Brinkema concluded the work was likely stolen and must be returned to the museum.
mcclatchydc.com
Pierre-Auguste Renoir painting Paysage Bords de Seine, or On the Shore of the Seine, was ordered returned to the Baltimore Museum of Art by District Judge Leonie Brinkema. The painting, seized by the FBI after a dispute over ownership, surfaced at a flea market in West Virginia and was valued around $100,000. Saidie May and the Baltimore Museum of Art are central to the story.
durangoherald.com
The Denver Art Museum will acquire 22 masterworks by notable French impressionists, including works by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Eugene Boudin, and Edouard Manet, through a bequest from Colorado collector Frederic Hamilton. The donation could be worth as much as $100 million and will triple the museum’s holdings from the period, with ownership taking effect after Hamilton’s death.
itsartlaw.org
Sotheby’s to auction restituted Pissarro’s Boulevard Montmartre, matinee de printempts is discussed, with provenance tracing from Max Silberberg’s collection through 1999 to Gerta Silberberg and the Israel Museum. The article references Sotheby’s press materials and works by Manet, Monet, Renoir, Sisley, Cezanne, and van Gogh connected to Silberberg. No auction amount is stated in the page excerpt.
cnbc.com
Francis Bacon's Three Studies of Lucian Freud sold for $142.4 million at Christie's in New York, bought by Elaine Wynn, ex-wife of Steve Wynn. The work, a 1969 three-paneled triptych, carried a pre-sale estimate around $85 million and was the world's most expensive painting sold at auction at the time. The buyer reportedly lent the painting to the Portland Art Museum and could end up at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
rlalique.com
Rene Lalique Tristan vase model no. 1013 in blue glass sold for $125,000 at Sotheby’s New York. The article discusses the Tristan vase, its Arthurian and Tristan da Cunha references, and provides historical context about the name Tristan and Lalique’s 1013 design.
Sotheby’s
A report on Zeng Fanzhi’s Paris retrospective follows the stylistic changes that carried his work from early expressionism to internationally recognized painting.
Sotheby’s
A Sotheby’s report highlights the technical experimentation and collecting history surrounding Rembrandt’s prints at the Rijksmuseum.
Sotheby’s
A collector profile shows how sustained engagement with nearby artists and institutions can produce a collection rooted in place rather than market fashion.