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From roaring engines to rare masterpieces, Collectors’ Week Abu Dhabi arrives in spectacular fashion. Damson Idris, star of the blockbuster film F1, joins Amna Al Qubaisi, the UAE’s trailblazing racing driver, to inaugurate this remarkable showcase of the world’s most coveted
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The most important drawing by Rembrandt to appear at auction in half a century is coming to #SothebysNewYork.
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The Most Important Drawing by the Artist to Appear at Auction in Half a Century
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See the work installed in a bathroom at New York’s iconic Breuer Building, which opens on 8 November as Sotheby’s new home. Visitors will be invited to view ‘America’ one-by-one in an intimate viewing experience ahead of The Now and Contemporary Evening Auction on 18 November.
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Fashioned from just over 100 kilograms of solid 18k gold, ‘America’ has become one of the century’s most influential—and infamous—artworks.
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Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘America’ is coming to auction at #SothebysNewYork this November—and for the first time ever, bids will open at the price of the object’s weight in gold on the day of the sale.
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Jump into the Modernités live auction as The Paris Sales continue, presented in partnership with @celineofficial. https://t.co/18fdAA959K
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The Paris Sales, presented in partnership with @celineofficial, begin in one hour with Surrealism & It’s Legacy at 2:30PM CEST. Follow the action: https://t.co/BucJYsaVuy
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With Jeremy Allen White’s star turn as Bruce Springsteen hitting theaters this weekend, take a closer look at The Boss’s handwritten lyrics for ‘Born to Run’ and more Rock memorabilia before they head to auction. Bid now: https://t.co/yQOKPvGnVQ
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Spanish artist, writer and actress Rossy de Palma speaks about Magritte, Dalí and the Surrealists who inspire her ahead of the Surrealism and Its Legacy auction at #SothebysParis, presented in partnership with @celineofficial. Read more: https://t.co/Cl5Y5IhoAw
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That's a wrap on the Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction! The London Sales continue tomorrow 17 October with The David Hockney Sale and The Contemporary Day Auction, presented in partnership with @celineofficial. https://t.co/tfVrFVnGHL
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Selling for £2.72 million in #SothebysLondon's Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction, Thomas Schütte's 'Großer Geist Nr.6' lived up to its larger-than-life stature.
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“It’s always like I’m building chaos, then I have to find my way back.” – Lucy Bull The artist's '9:59' from 2021 saw a heated bidding battle at #SothebysLondon, pushing the final total to £1.26 million, 4X its low estimate.
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Lucio Fontana's vibrant 'Concetto spaziale, Attese' from 1964 takes £2.8 million tonight at #SothebysLondon.
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Forged in fire, Yves Klein's 'Untitled Fire Colour Painting (FC 28)' – one of just 12 in the series – sold for £2.6 million tonight.
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Two life-size bronze casts by Auguste Rodin, 'Pierre de Wiessant, vêtu, Grand Modèle' and 'Jean de Fiennes, vêtu, Grand Modèle', sold for £889,000 and £762,000, respectively, in tonight's Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction.
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After more than 10 minutes of back-and-forth bidding, Francis Bacon's unique 'Portrait of a Dwarf' canvas from 1975 sold to applause for £13.1 million at #SothebysLondon tonight.
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The first of 2 Francis Bacon works from the Bacon/Rodin Private Collection crossing the auction block at #SothebysLondon tonight, 'Study for Self-Portrait' sold for £5.77 million.
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'Muse on Stool (Study)' by Jenny Saville soars above its high estimate in tonight's Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction in London, selling for £533,400.
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