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Culturekiosque Art Marketplace

Even art can be a business... Culturekiosque's editors comment on important auctions, art sales and other happenings in the art marketplace.

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8th WestLicht Photography Auction

In addition to over 200 photographs, including numerous vintage prints and rarities, a Leica IIIa will go under the hammer at the 8th WestLicht Photo Auction in Vienna. Also, notes from Paris Photo Los Angeles.
16 May 2013

Artspace.com Buys VIP Art

A leading Internet portal for buying contemporary art has acquired a New York-based online platform that connects sophisticated collectors to high-end dealers.
5 Apr 2013

French Art Deco Furniture Collection of the Duchess of Alba to be Auctioned at Christie's

Part of a private commission, these pieces are amongst the most legendary creations produced by the French Art Deco cabinet maker, Armand Albert Rateau.
1 Mar 2013

Show Me The Art - I Mean The Money

Alan Behr comments on the lawsuit between photographer William Eggleston and the New York financier collector Jonathan Sobel.

The SF Fall Antiques Show Presents 'Treasure Tales' - A Lecture Series

Among the guest lecturers Archduke Dr. Géza von Habsburg discusses princely treasures from Kunstkammern, and former FBI Agent Robert Wittman shares tales of art heists and masterpieces that remain hidden.

Galerie Beyeler Closes: Holdings to be Auctioned in London

The sale of the Estate of Ernst Beyeler, the late Swiss art connoisseur and dealer will include art works Ernst and his wife Hildy lived with at their private home as well as significant paintings and sculptures from the Galerie Beyeler in Basel.

F.I.A.C. 2010

"Twenty-four countries and 195 art galleries were showing works which went from the absurd to the widely extravagant," writes Patricia Boccadoro from the annual art market show devoted to modern and contemporary art in Paris.

Online VIP Art Fair To Launch in January 2011

Will major collectors and dealers prefer instant messaging and virtual booths to private jets and extravagant parties in Basel, London and Miami Beach?

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$1000 Banknote Sets World Record at Auction

Bidders from around the world witnessed Spink's sale of a $1,000 Straits Settlement banknote bring a new world record price for an Asian Banknote.

5,000-Year-Old Statue of Lioness Sells for $57.1 Million

Before the auction the 3 ¼ inch limestone treasure from ancient Sumer in Mesopotamia had been estimated at $14 -18 million.

Art Basel Miami Beach: Spectacle or Substance?

The lavish and somewhat baroque Art Basel Miami Beach continues its pitch as the North American winter edition of Art Basel. Book Tip: Geoffrey Bradfield: Defining Millennium Modern.
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