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At auction at Pandolfini's a painting by Pellizza da Volpedo for the first time on the market

In the upcoming auction of 19th Century Paintings, scheduled for Nov. 19, 2025 at Pandolfini, a painting by Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo will go up for auction: this is the first time this work has gone on the market. It is Meadows and Hills of the C...
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Art and design auctions: events in Italy and around the world Oct. 16-20

Between October 16 and 2025, leading Italian and international auction houses will be auctioning off a wide selection of works, ranging from modern and contemporary art to design, photography and jewelry. In Milan, Finarte will offer its auction dedi...
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Who are today's art collectors? Here's a map of tastes and values in a new survey

Art collecting has always been the silent and fundamental driving force that powers a substantial part of the art system. It is through the choices of collectors that the market takes shape, that artists receive life support, and that institutions dr...
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Lucca, a series of meetings on the global art market at the Ragghianti Foundation

Lucca 's Fondazione Ragghianti is inaugurating a new path of cultural insight with a series of meetings entitled The Global Art Market, dedicated to analyzing the economic, social and cultural dynamics that govern the world of modern and contemporary...
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This is what the first edition of Art Basel Qatar will look like. 87 galleries from 31 countries and no booths

Art Basel debuts in Qatar with its first edition in Doha, scheduled for Feb. 5-7, 2026, with two preview days reserved for collectors and insiders on Feb. 3 and 4. The new fair, produced in partnership with Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) and QC+, is ...
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Fall auctions: jewelry, rare books and design on the calendar Oct. 3-20

The first week of October promises to be a period of particular fervor for the art market, with a packed agenda ranging from fine jewelry to design masterpieces, via modern and contemporary art and precious paper evidence. On the Italian front, the a...
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Florence, Pandolfini's auction of antique paintings from the Molinari Pradelli collection

Next Oct. 29, Florence will host a major event for the art market: the Pandolfini auctions dedicated to Old Master Paintings and Works of Exceptional Artistic Historical Value will present a selection of works from the private collection of Francesco...
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A solidarity auction at Arcadia in Rome: Renoir and Soutine up to 200,000 euros

A collection of 36 works, belonging to the Charlemagne Foundation, will be auctioned on Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the halls of the Arcadia Auction House in Rome. The entire proceeds (estimated at around one million euros) will go to fund the Periferiac...
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Comic books, Frank Frazetta's masterpiece sold for $13.5 million: it's the most expensive ever

On Sept. 12, 2025, during Heritage Auctions' auction number 7446 in Dallas, the original painting by U.S. illustrator Frank Frazetta (New York, 1928 - Fort Myers, 2010) created for the cover of the Conan novel published by Lancer/Ace Books in 1967 so...
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Cattelan organizes global treasure hunt: three winners will take home three of his sculptures

Maurizio Cattelan returns to surprise the contemporary art world with an initiative that links provocation and collective participation: the artist has announced the launch of a new limited edition sculpture, accompanied by a global hunt involving co...
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Auction week Sept. 25 to Oct. 2: Wine, art, design and rare collections

A packed agenda awaits collectors and art lovers in the week of Sept. 25 to Oct. 2, 2025. Leading auction houses, both Italian and international, have in store a calendar of sales ranging from fine wines to contemporary art, via design, jewelry, and ...
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Auction week Sept. 18-24: masterpieces of the Orient, design and contemporary art

The week of Sept. 18-24, 2025, promises to be packed with events for art enthusiasts and collectors, with a calendar ranging from modern and contemporary art to jewelry, from design to antique furniture. In our country, the activity focuses on sever...
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A Klimt masterpiece goes up for auction at Sotheby's in New York. It had never been on the market before

This fall, New York will become the stage for one of the most anticipated auctions in recent years. Indeed, Sotheby's will present the Leonard A. Lauder collection, a body of work that reflects decades of research, selection, and passion by one of Am...
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Medals of the House of Savoy at auction in Geneva at Piguet's, from the collection of the Kings of Italy

The Piguet auction house in Geneva will host, Sept. 18-21, the public exhibition of a collection of medals that belonged to the last two Italian sovereigns, Victor Emmanuel III (Naples, 1869 - Alexandria, 1947) and Umberto II (Racconigi, 1904 - Genev...
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Longari Arte brings rare works to art and collectibles fair in Rome

From September 20 to 23, 2025 Palazzo Barberini, home of the National Galleries of Ancient Art, will host the second edition of Art and Collecting in Rome. Among the protagonists of the event is Galleria Longari Arte of Milan, which at booth 49 will ...
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From Casorati to De Chirico, Frediano Farsetti brings the masters of the 20th century to Rome

From September 20 to 23, 2025 Rome becomes the center of art collecting with the second edition of Arte e Collezionismo, an event hosted at Palazzo Barberini. Among the exhibitors at the show is the Frediano Farsetti Art Gallery, which will present a...
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