The Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction, From Warhol to Da Vinci
The list of the most expensive artworks ever sold at auction is about more than money, it's about the history of ideas and the passion of collectors.| ARTnews.com
The list of the most expensive artworks ever sold at auction is about more than money, it's about the history of ideas and the passion of collectors.| ARTnews.com
Sotheby’s modern sale brought in $186.4M as a Giacometti bust failed to sell and a Frank Lloyd Wright lamp broke auction records at $7.5M.| ARTnews.com
The gallerist's close relationships with artists included Joan Miró, Alexander Calder, Antoni Tàpies, and Francis Bacon.| ARTnews.com
Sotheby's Modern Evening sale will include works by Alberto Giacometti, Franz Marc, and Paul Gaugin.| ARTnews.com
Sotheby’s will auction a hand-painted bronze Alberto Giacometti sculpture this May with an estimate exceeding $70 million.| ARTnews.com
A 1955 bronze bust by Alberto Giacometti failed to sell at Sotheby's modern evening sale on May 13.| ARTnews.com
Prices for works by Tiffany Studios, Alberto and Diego Giacometti, Francois-Xavier Lalanne and other artists continue to rise.| ARTnews.com
Sculptures by Claude Lalanne, Francois-Xavier Lalanne, and Alberto Giacometti also did well.| ARTnews.com
Crypto magnate Justin Sun sued David Geffen, alleging that he defrauded him during the sale of a $78 million Giacometti sculpture.| ARTnews.com
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