Sotheby's - Finestre sull'Arte

Two Monets at Sotheby's in Paris: sold at auction for 10.2 and 6.4 million

Two paintings by Claude Monet (Paris, 1840 - Giverny, 1926) that had remained in private collections for more than a century were auctioned at Sotheby 's in Paris on April 16 as part of the Art Moderne et Contemporain Evening Auction sale(we discuss...
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New York, Robert Mnuchin's collection at auction: there's also a 70 million Rothko

A selection of works from the collection of renowned New York gallerist and collector Robert E. Mnuchin (1933 - 2025) will be auctioned in May in New York at Sotheby's, with a total estimate exceeding $130 million (about 111 million euros). The colle...
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A famous Ecce Homo by Antonello da Messina at auction at Sotheby's: estimate of 15 million

It is sure to be one of the most important auctions of the year: an Ecce Homo by Antonello da Mess ina (Messina, c. 1430 - 1479) will go on sale at Sotheby 's in New York on February 5, with an estimate of €10-15 million. This is a rare sale that alr...
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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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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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In auction in New York the oldest known table with the Ten Commandments

In December, Sotheby's will auction at its New York headquarters a singular item: the oldest stone tablet engraved with the Ten Commandments. Dating from the late Byzantine period, this artifact is about 1,500 years old and is the only complete table...
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Unbelievable. Cattelan's banana up for auction for $1 million

$1 million for Cattelan's banana. Comedian, the celebrated banana taped to the wall, a 2019 work by Maurizio Cattelan (Padua, Italy, 1960) will indeed go to auction at Sotheby's, with an estimate of $1 to $1.5 million. It will be the highlight of the...
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Sotheby's, Botticelli's Vir Dolorum sold for $45.4 million

One year after the record sale of Sandro Botticelli's $92.2 million Portrait of a Young Man with Medallion, the same artist's Vir Dolorum went to auction at Sotheby 's today as expected. A few days ago the latter painting had provided a wonderful su...
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