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Koons lobster snapped up amid day two sales at Art Basel

The Art Newspaper

Hauser & Wirth reported the sale of Frank Bowling’s Iceni (1975) for $1.8m, adding that Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s “Untitled” (Go-Go Dancing Platform) (1991), priced at $16m, has been placed on “serious hold” for an institution. Berlin’s Galeria Plan B says it sold an untitled 2025 Adrian Ghenie painting for €1m.

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With the help of conservators, one of Van Gogh’s finest Arles landscapes will be heading to Japan

The Art Newspaper

Martin Bailey Conservator Margje Leeuwestein examining Bridge at Arles at the Kröller-Müller Museum Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Van Gogh’s Bridge at Arles (Pont de Langlois) has just been examined in the Kröller-Müller Museum’s conservation studio, to confirm that it is in good enough condition to travel to an exhibition in Japan.

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Insights on Auction Sales: A Corvette, Rare Titanic Postcard

WorthPoint

We thought it would be a great idea for him to select some of his favorite sold items and explain why those sales stood out to him. Take a look at his thoughts on a few of our partners’ recent sales. This example, in good used condition, sold for $3,540, placing it among the top ten out of over 6,800 Titanic postcards tracked.

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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner painting thought to be lost for decades goes on display in Basel

The Art Newspaper

The soldiers left the crate and painting behind, and the work remained in the same family ownership until its recent sale. It was, however, discovered a year later in a crate by French soldiers who are said to have damaged it, with the painting struck by a bullet and pierced by a bayonet.

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Basel's new satellite fair rides the wave of interest in contemporary African art

The Art Newspaper

So we’re hoping we can do some sales and recoup that.” She explains that one of the reasons Nubuke is taking part in the fair—presenting art by Senam Okudzeto and Kwaku Opoku—is to raise money for this work. Thankfully, the artists recognised that we need support and gave us generous terms,” Tevie says. “So

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Determining Fair Market Value Part I

International Society of Appraisers

This often requires careful analysis of market trends, the availability and reliability of comparable sales, and an understanding of how the property would perform under typical market conditions involving a willing buyer and a willing seller. Sales of comparable properties 3. Cost or selling price 2. Replacement cost 4.

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Revealed: how Van Gogh's nephew exchanged two of the artist's drawings for butter and bacon

The Art Newspaper

The Illustrated Provence Letters of Van Gogh has been reissued (Batsford 2021, UK and US ). The Sunflowers are Mine (2024, UK and US ) and Van Gogh’s Finale (2024, UK and US ) are also now available in a more compact paperback format.

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