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Auctions, record at Il Ponte: Modigliani leads auction of more than 8.6 million

Important results for the Modern and Contemporary Art session of November 25 and 26 at the Il Ponte auction house in Milan, which ended as one of the most relevant in recent times for the Italian market, not only for the magnitude of the results, but...
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Auctions of the week: antique paintings, contemporary art, watches, wines and spirits

The national calendar opens Thursday, Nov. 27, with a packed agenda. In Milan, Il Ponte kicks off a glittering two days with the auction of Important Jewels, while in Rome Bertolami Fine Art offers a fine selection of Prints and Drawings from the 15t...
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World record for Frida Kahlo: her Sueño sold for 54.7 million

The sale of El sueño (La cama), a self-portrait made by Frida Kahlo in 1940, set a record for the artist but not only. The work was sold Nov. 20 during the Surrealist art auction organized by Sotheby 's in New York for a total of $54.7 million...
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Sotheby's, Gustav Klimt portrait sold for 200 million: it's the most expensive modern work ever

The inaugural auction of Sotheby's new global headquarters, housed in the Breuer Building on New York's Madison Avenueof Nov. 18 and comprising 24 lots, marked a significant moment for the international market. The evening sale dedicated to collector...
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Auction week: hunting for the last bargains of the year among coins, ancient and contemporary art

Between Nov. 20 and Nov. 26, collectors and investors will be spoiled for choice: from the masters of antiquity returning to shine in Genoa and Rome, to the big names in contemporary art igniting Manhattan nights, to rare timepieces ticking toward ne...
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Egon Schiele, 3.23 million euros for a drawing at Dorotheum

The record sale of a drawing by Egon Schiele (Tulln, 1890 - Vienna, 1918) captured the attention of the art market during theevening auction of Modern Art held at the Dorotheum on Nov. 18, 2025. Lot number 3, Crouching Nude, Back view of 1917, was th...
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Drawing by John Constable sold for £71,740 after 200 years in private collection

The chalk and watercolor drawing A House and Haystack at Flatford (A House and Haystack at Flatford) by John Constable (East Bergholt, 1776 -London, 1837), which belonged to the artist's family and close friends for nearly two centuries, sold today f...
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Auction week: Italy at the center of the international marketplace

From Nov. 13 to 19, the art market moves between prominent auctions in Italy and abroad, with Milan, Rome and Florence taking center stage and big international names active between Paris, London and New York. The week opens Thursday, Nov. 13, with s...
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Lempertz, Old Masters and Renaissance Italy at auction in Cologne.

Lempertz returns to the spotlight in Cologne with its traditional fall auction devoted to old masters and nineteenth-century paintings, scheduled for Nov. 22. The German house will present a selection of 190 lots spanning centuries of European art hi...
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Gerrit Dou masterpiece back on the market after a century: for sale at Christie's

Back on the market after more than a century is a rare masterpiece of the Dutch seventeenth century. The Flute Player, the first depiction of a musician painted by Gerrit Dou (Leiden, 1613 - 1675), will be the top lot in theOld Masters Evening Sale o...
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Auction week between Italy and abroad: Pananti, Cambi, and Maison Bibelot protagonists

The week of November promises to be packed with events for collectors and art lovers. The Italian scene is particularly lively, with a concentration of sales starting on Thursday, November 6. On this day Maison Bibelot closes its timed auction Vintag...
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National and international auction week: the calendar from 19th century to Asian art

Between Oct. 30 and Nov. 5, 2025, the auction week sees Pananti, Cambi, and Maison Bibelot in the spotlight in Italy, with sales of paintings, drawings, and antique prints. Abroad, Christie's and Bonhams focus on Asian art and classics, between Hong ...
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Sotheby's Paris: record 89.7 million and a Modigliani sold for 27 million

During Art Basel Paris week, the energy surrounding the art market translated into an unprecedented result for Sotheby's Paris office. The auction house recorded its highest total ever in France for a combined sale of modern and surrealist art, with ...
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England, five-figure sale for a Dalí that was bought for only £150

A fortuitous discovery turned into a surprising artistic rediscovery and a major adjudication on the international market. An original painting by Salvador Dalí, purchased for only 150 pounds during a house clearance in Cambridge, England(we h...
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Goya stars at Dorotheum auction: portrait of the Duke of Alba sold for 520,000 euros

The international market for old paintings once again confirmed its vigor at the auction organized by Dorotheum on Oct. 23, 2025. The event, which brought together collectors and institutions from all over Europe, featured as its undisputed star Fran...
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Bolaffi auctions in Turin: paintings and furniture with Ceruti top lot worth 40,000 euros

On Tuesday, Oct. 28, Spazio Bolaffi in Turin (Corso Verona 34/D) is hosting anauction of furniture, paintings and objets d'art by Aste Bolaffi. The sale's extensive and varied catalog includes a total of 716 lots ranging from the 16th to the 20th cen...
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