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Emily Carr Painting Bought for $50 at Barn Sale Fetches $250,000

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The post Emily Carr Painting Bought for $50 at Barn Sale Fetches $250,000 appeared first on Artnet News. That's a 500,000 percent return on investment.

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Three Valuable Paintings at a Berlin Museum End Up for Sale Against Late Donor’s Wishes

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The post Three Valuable Paintings at a Berlin Museum End Up for Sale Against Late Donor’s Wishes appeared first on Artnet News. Two Warhols and a Twombly that Erich Marx bequeathed to Hamburger Bahnhof have hit the art market in in New York.

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$17.2 Million David Hockney Painting Leads Low-Key Sotheby’s London Sale

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Million David Hockney Painting Leads Low-Key Sotheby’s London Sale appeared first on Artnet News. Only 10 of the 22 lots sold for within or above their estimates, but there were a few bright spots. The post $17.2

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A $50 Painting Bought at a Barn Sale in the Hamptons Could Fetch $150,000 at Auction

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The post A $50 Painting Bought at a Barn Sale in the Hamptons Could Fetch $150,000 at Auction appeared first on Artnet News. The masterpiece by prominent Canadian artist Emily Carr has been rediscovered after nearly a century.

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Could This $50 Garage Sale Find Be a $15 Million Van Gogh?

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A high-tech analysis conducted by a data science firm suggests the work was painted by the Post-Impressionist in 1889. The post Could This $50 Garage Sale Find Be a $15 Million Van Gogh? appeared first on Artnet News.

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From Surrealist Painting to American Craft Furniture, See Inside John Moran’s Art and Design Summer Sale

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Take a closer look at some of the sale's top lots ahead of the sale, taking place August 13, 2024. The post From Surrealist Painting to American Craft Furniture, See Inside John Moran’s Art and Design Summer Sale appeared first on Artnet News.

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A. Elmer Crowell decoys and paintings dominate Copley’s Sporting Sale July 11-12

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Copley Fine Art Auctions has an amazing 49 lots of his work in its upcoming two-day Sporting Sale scheduled for Thursday, July 11 and Friday, July 12. Elmer Crowell decoys and paintings dominate Copley’s Sporting Sale July 11-12 appeared first on Auction Central News. The […] The post A.