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Christies
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René Magritte Painting Sells For Record R2.1 Billion At Auction
21 Nov 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The selling price, which exceeded expectations, is an encouraging sign amid a decline in global art sales and an art market plagued by economic uncertainty.
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Nine-Year-Old’s Art Exhibition Opens At Christie’s In London
21 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Nine-year-old Poppy Blackburn, who has battled leukaemia since she was three, is realising her dream of hosting her own art exhibition
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Michael Schumacher’s Watch Collection Fetches R81 Million At Auction
16 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The eight watches, including timepieces by Rolex, F.P. Journe and Audemars Piguet, were put up for sale by the family of Schumacher.
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Tiffany Lamps Are Having Their Moment On TikTok
28 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
At least a Tiffany lamp has a resale value. The same can’t be said for Stanley Cups, or tattoos for that matter.
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The Beatles Once Made A Psychedelic Painting, And Now Its Up For Sale
31 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The painting forms part of the “The Exceptional Sale”, which features also features a gold crocheted vest that belonged to Janis Joplin, and Elvis Presley’s guitar from his 1969 Las Vegas residency.
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They Reckon This Will Become The Most Expensive Photo Ever Sold
22 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
“Le Violon d’Ingres” has always been considered Man Ray’s most famous masterpiece, and an influential piece in the art world.
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The Mysterious Life And Scandal Of The ‘Salvator Mundi’ Painting [Trailer]
14 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
This documentary unpacks mystery after mystery as it explores the origin and life of the 500-year-old ‘Salvator Mundi’, the most expensive painting ever sold.
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Historic NASA Photos Up For Auction
10 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Christie’s is auctioning off images from those first few years of space exploration, captured when photography was still analogue.
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This Computer-Generated Portrait Sold For R6,3 Million
26 Oct 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
A painting of a European man, generated by AI, has fetched 43 times more than its estimated value at a Christie’s auction. But is it art?
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WORLD RECORD: This Is What A R6,5 Billion Painting Looks Like
16 Nov 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Referred to as the Holy Grail of the Old Masters, a Leonardo da Vinci painting was auctioned yesterday for a pretty penny. We’re talking very pretty.
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This Picasso Painting Just Sold For A Casual R590 Million
16 May 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Pablo Picasso died back in 1973, and it looks like that has added quite a few zeroes to the value of his artworks. Take for example the latest auction.
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This Warhol Painting Sold For Nearly R1 Billion
20 Nov 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Andy Warhol lead the pop art movement and managed The Velvet Underground. He used computers in ’84 and his studio, The Factory, was an institution. Start saving so you can own a piece of him.
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This Is What A R236 Million Diamond Looks Like
15 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you have a few hundred million bucks to blow, here’s a way to spend your cash.
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