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Slim Hong Kong evening sales at Christie's and Sotheby's draw solid results for a 'tough season'

The Art Newspaper

Both auctions represent significant decreases from previous sales seasons, but strong sell-through rates and increased bidding from mainland China indicate signs of recovery

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Modigliani Drawing Exposed as Fake and Seized Ahead of Sale

Artnet News

The drawing raised immediate suspicions when it was submitted for an export license in 2022. The post Modigliani Drawing Exposed as Fake and Seized Ahead of Sale appeared first on Artnet News.

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Keith Haring’s Subway Drawings Pull in $9.2 Million in a White-Glove Sale

Artnet News

The subway drawings, produced during the 1980s on vacant advertising boards, exceeded Sotheby’s sales estimates. The post Keith Haring’s Subway Drawings Pull in $9.2 Million in a White-Glove Sale appeared first on Artnet News.

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Keith Haring’s Drawings for the Legendary Luna Luna Amusement Park Head to Auction

Artnet News

The sale coincides with Luna Luna's November opening in New York. The post Keith Haring’s Drawings for the Legendary Luna Luna Amusement Park Head to Auction appeared first on Artnet News.

Drawings 126
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Rodin drawing of a female nude soared to $121K at Bonhams

Auction Central News

MARLBOROUGH, MA – A drawing by Auguste Rodin dated to 1900 was offered at Bonhams Skinner with a modest $7,000-$9,000 estimate as part of its European Art sale on May 22. Complete sale […]

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African American Art Auction

Maine Antique Digest

Swann Galleries, New York City Photos courtesy Swann Galleries Now in its 17th year, Swann Galleries African American art department sold $3,154,557 worth of art that spanned 100 years in its October 3 sale. The department offered landscapes, still-life paintings, abstractions, drawings, sculpture, prints, and works in mixed media.

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Antiques with a Side of Sausage Gravy

Maine Antique Digest

Imagine an antiques sale with 600 to 700 objects that draws a huge crowd, and in only a half-hour everything except seven things is sold. The sale is restocked and virtually sells out again. Amazing, right? You could be excused for being skeptical of such a feeding frenzy, but according to

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