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"Comedian", Banana Taped To A Wall, Sells For $6.2 Million In New York
A fresh banana taped to a wall -- a provocative work of conceptual art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan -- was bought for $6.2 million on Wednesday by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur at a New York auction.
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At $121 Million, Rare Painting Sets "World Record" For Surreal Work Of Art
A painting by the 'Master of Surrealism' Rene Magritte has smashed the auction record for any of his works by selling for an astonishing $121 million at a Christie's auction in New York on Tuesday.
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Iconic Ruby Slippers From The Wizard Of Oz Up For Auction At $550,000 Nearly Two Decades After Theft
The auction also includes other items from the film including the screen door from Dorothy Gale's Kansas home and the hat worn by Margaret Hamilton
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Kim Kardashian In A White Gucci Gown Styled Princess Diana's $197,453 Cross Pendant With A Twist To The LACMA Art+Film Gala
Kim Kardashian made sure all eyes were stuck to her when she wore this iconic piece of jewellery in an unimaginable way
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This Solitary Banana Duct-Taped To A Wall Could Sell For Over Rs 10 Cr
Maurizio Cattelan's artwork "Comedian," a banana duct-taped to a wall, returns to the spotlight as it heads to auction, with Sotheby's estimating it will fetch between $1 million and $1.5 million.
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Over 600 Gifts, Mementos Received By PM Modi Up For E-auction
This is the sixth edition in a series of successful auctions of Prime Minister mementos, initially launched in January 2019.
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Australian Woman, 32, With Terminal Cancer Is Auctioning Off Her Final Moments
Ms Lahey is auctioning parts of her remaining time to strangers in Sydney as part of a performance art piece called 'Time to Live'.
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Historian Spots Lost 16th Century Portrait Of King Henry VIII In X Post
A missing portrait of King Henry VIII has been spotted in the background of a photo shared on social media. Art historian Adam Busiakiewicz, a consultant for Sotheby's auction house, saw the piece in a photo shared by Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire.
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Original 'Harry Potter' Cover Art Up For Auction, Likely To Fetch Rs 5 Crore
The original watercolor illustration for the first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" -- the book that introduced the world to the young bespectacled wizard -- will go up for auction in New York on Wednesday.
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Francis Bacon's Portrait Sells For $ $27.7 Million At Sotheby's Auction
A portrait by British painter Francis Bacon of his great love sold for $27.7 million at Sotheby's spring sales in New York on Monday, topping the first night of contemporary art auctions that grossed $234.6 million.
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Lost Painting Worth $54 Million Found After Almost 100 Years In Austria
Vienna's Auction House im Kinsky will auction a painting by the renowned Austrian artist, believed to be lost for around 100 years, on April 24, 2024.
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Elderly Couple Sues Art Dealer Over Mask Sold for Rs 13,000, Which Later Fetches Rs 36 Crore in Auction
A couple has filed a lawsuit against an art dealer, claiming that he withheld information about their mask before buying it at a knockdown price.
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Albert Einstein's Signed Manuscript Fetches Rs 10.7 Crore At Shanghai Auction
A rare autographed manuscript by renowned physicist Albert Einstein explaining the development of his famous contributions to science fetched Rs 10.7 crore at the recently held Christie's '20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale'.
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Lost Rubens Painting Expected To Be Sold For $7.7 Million At Auction
The painting depicts the story of the Roman soldier, pierced by soldiers' arrows and left to die after he converted to Christianity, before angels miraculously intervene.
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Works By Select Indian Artists To Go Under The Hammer For The First Time
The two-day auction, showcasing a collection of over 200 artworks, will present bidders with masterpieces of some of the finest Indian modernists, such as MV Dhurandhar, Jamini Roy, Rabindranath Tagore, MF Husain, Akbar Padamsee, VS Gaitonde, and Man
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"Comedian", Banana Taped To A Wall, Sells For $6.2 Million In New York
A fresh banana taped to a wall -- a provocative work of conceptual art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan -- was bought for $6.2 million on Wednesday by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur at a New York auction.
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At $121 Million, Rare Painting Sets "World Record" For Surreal Work Of Art
A painting by the 'Master of Surrealism' Rene Magritte has smashed the auction record for any of his works by selling for an astonishing $121 million at a Christie's auction in New York on Tuesday.
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Iconic Ruby Slippers From The Wizard Of Oz Up For Auction At $550,000 Nearly Two Decades After Theft
The auction also includes other items from the film including the screen door from Dorothy Gale's Kansas home and the hat worn by Margaret Hamilton
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Kim Kardashian In A White Gucci Gown Styled Princess Diana's $197,453 Cross Pendant With A Twist To The LACMA Art+Film Gala
Kim Kardashian made sure all eyes were stuck to her when she wore this iconic piece of jewellery in an unimaginable way
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This Solitary Banana Duct-Taped To A Wall Could Sell For Over Rs 10 Cr
Maurizio Cattelan's artwork "Comedian," a banana duct-taped to a wall, returns to the spotlight as it heads to auction, with Sotheby's estimating it will fetch between $1 million and $1.5 million.
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Over 600 Gifts, Mementos Received By PM Modi Up For E-auction
This is the sixth edition in a series of successful auctions of Prime Minister mementos, initially launched in January 2019.
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Australian Woman, 32, With Terminal Cancer Is Auctioning Off Her Final Moments
Ms Lahey is auctioning parts of her remaining time to strangers in Sydney as part of a performance art piece called 'Time to Live'.
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Historian Spots Lost 16th Century Portrait Of King Henry VIII In X Post
A missing portrait of King Henry VIII has been spotted in the background of a photo shared on social media. Art historian Adam Busiakiewicz, a consultant for Sotheby's auction house, saw the piece in a photo shared by Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire.
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Original 'Harry Potter' Cover Art Up For Auction, Likely To Fetch Rs 5 Crore
The original watercolor illustration for the first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" -- the book that introduced the world to the young bespectacled wizard -- will go up for auction in New York on Wednesday.
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Francis Bacon's Portrait Sells For $ $27.7 Million At Sotheby's Auction
A portrait by British painter Francis Bacon of his great love sold for $27.7 million at Sotheby's spring sales in New York on Monday, topping the first night of contemporary art auctions that grossed $234.6 million.
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Lost Painting Worth $54 Million Found After Almost 100 Years In Austria
Vienna's Auction House im Kinsky will auction a painting by the renowned Austrian artist, believed to be lost for around 100 years, on April 24, 2024.
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Elderly Couple Sues Art Dealer Over Mask Sold for Rs 13,000, Which Later Fetches Rs 36 Crore in Auction
A couple has filed a lawsuit against an art dealer, claiming that he withheld information about their mask before buying it at a knockdown price.
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Albert Einstein's Signed Manuscript Fetches Rs 10.7 Crore At Shanghai Auction
A rare autographed manuscript by renowned physicist Albert Einstein explaining the development of his famous contributions to science fetched Rs 10.7 crore at the recently held Christie's '20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale'.
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Lost Rubens Painting Expected To Be Sold For $7.7 Million At Auction
The painting depicts the story of the Roman soldier, pierced by soldiers' arrows and left to die after he converted to Christianity, before angels miraculously intervene.
-
Works By Select Indian Artists To Go Under The Hammer For The First Time
The two-day auction, showcasing a collection of over 200 artworks, will present bidders with masterpieces of some of the finest Indian modernists, such as MV Dhurandhar, Jamini Roy, Rabindranath Tagore, MF Husain, Akbar Padamsee, VS Gaitonde, and Man
