2022 Auction Recap: Jan-June
The first half of the 2022 auction season has shown strong contenders despite global economic hardships in other sectors. Read on to learn more
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The first half of the 2022 auction season has shown strong contenders despite global economic hardships in other sectors. Read on to learn more
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Christie’s is one of the premier international auction houses specializing in a variety of fields including fine art, design, and more. read on to learn more
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Phillips is a British auction house that has headquarters in both New York and London. They are a leading auction house in the sales of art, design, watches, and more. In recent years the auction house has commanded a presence on the international scene with expansive and high-grossing sales, especially in watches and 20th century […]
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The contentious divorce between NY real estate mogul Harry Macklowe, and his wife Linda has attracted the attention of the art world. Over the course of their 59-year marriage, the couple had amassed a massive and valuable collection of blue-chip art – including names such as Rothko, Twombly, Warhol, Richter, Marden, Giacometti, de Kooning, Pollock, […]
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Sotheby’s is a multinational corporation, best known for being one of the largest brokers of fine art, decorative arts, jewelry, and collectibles. Sotheby’s is highly recognized as one of the largest auction houses internationally. History of Sotheby’s Sotheby’s was founded in England in 1744 under Samuel Barker. Baker was a publisher and bookseller, the primary […]
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Here is a list of 10 women who defied the expectations of the art market and broke the mold.
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On March 16th, 2022. Sotheby’s hosted their spring surrealism sale in Paris titled Surrealism & Its Legacy.
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Located in Dessau Germany is the wondrous world of Bauhaus design. The design school first opened its doors in 1919 in Weimar under the tutelage of Walter Gropius. The purpose of the design school was to conceptualize and create designs for the future. During its reign the school had nurtured and educated some of the […]
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This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice In 2019, French billionaire Patrick Drahi acquired Sotheby’s for $3.7 billion including debt – a 61% premium to the company’s prior closing price. At the time, the company, trading under the NYSE ticker “BID”, was […]
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This Thursday, January 27th, Sotheby’s is hosting their January Marquee week. This Marquee week will be displaying the sale of works from the old masters. This coveted sale boats several highlights and intrigues that we will get into but first some logistics… The live auction will commence at 10 am eastern standard time on the […]
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Auction season is slowly creeping up and we here at Masterworks are excited to share our auction house series with you. Where we provide a little background on some of the biggest auction houses internationally, highlight the ins and outs of what happens at auctions, and an overview of the terms to brush up on […]
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