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Insights on Auction Sales: Howard Pyle Painting, Pokémon Cards

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A rare and arresting painting of the Battle of Bunker Hill by Howard Pyle made a quiet but powerful impression at Freeman’s Hindman’s recent American art auction. The post Insights on Auction Sales: Howard Pyle Painting, Pokémon Cards appeared first on WorthPoint. Measuring 11″ x 8.5″

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Insights on Auction Sales: A Corvette, Rare Titanic Postcard

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Worth Every Penny This 1970 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 454 convertible sold for $47,200 at Vogt Auctions. Vogt Auctions of South Texas roared to life with the sale of a stunning and fearsome 1970 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 454 convertible , which brought in $47,200. The sale also included X-Men #4, graded at 4.5,

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Comment | Artnet sale underscores its impact on the industry—and its limitations in today's landscape

The Art Newspaper

The combination of new money being made in financial services, its taste for the artists of the day and the availability of information that made art look like it could behave like stocks and shares created the ‘art as an investment’ craze that has pretty much dominated this century. Yet Artnet’s transparency was also welcome.

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Sotheby’s Giacometti Bust

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About the Giacometti Bust Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) was a modern Swiss artist who blended influences from the surrealist and cubist movements of the early 20th century. He worked in two and three dimensions, with sculptures, paintings, and prints all part of his work.

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Great Discoveries: 17th-Century Painting Found in Barn, Sells for Over $7 Million

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17th-century painting by Dutch artist Frans Post. Image Source: Sotheby’s via Robb Report Last month, auction house Sotheby’s sold a painting from 17th-century Dutch painter Frans Post for $7.37 When the painting was discovered, it was “filthy, black, (and) dirty,” Wachter noted.

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

The Art Newspaper

The oil painting, which depicts two people performing the cakewalk—a dance that originated among enslaved African Americans in the 19th century—is last thought to have been exhibited in Berlin in 1923. The soldiers left the crate and painting behind, and the work remained in the same family ownership until its recent sale.

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Christie’s celebrates the late Syrian artist Marwan with non-selling London show

The Art Newspaper

In May, Christie’s for the first time delivered a white-glove sale for its online Modern and contemporary Middle Eastern art auction in Dubai. The sale included a section dedicated to Saudi artists, with almost all the works selling over their high estimates. Marwan’s last solo show in London was at the Mosaic Rooms in 2015.