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Insights on Auction Sales: Van Cleef & Arpel Jewels, Karl Springer Tables

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Not to be outdone, Rago’s delivered its own showstopper with a standout modern art auction that totaled $1,054,730 across 143 lots. Levine was known for her mastery of trompe-l’œil ceramics, and this piece—with hand-built stoneware and glazed finishes—even included subtle signs of wear that added to its authenticity.

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Artistic Mediums of 2025: Where Touch and Technique Meet

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As a result, the skills of craftsmanship are competing with the screen-based digital art realm as many turn toward the handmade. Touch and technique are inextricably intertwined in textile and the mixed media works, encaustic painting and ceramic forms gaining in popularity. Sold for $1,800 USD via Skinner (February 2013).

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What Makes a Work of Art Timeless in an Age Obsessed with Now?

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From Leonardo da Vinci ’s Mona Lisa to Vincent van Gogh ’s Starry Night, Michelangelo ’s David, Pablo Picasso ’s Guernica, and beyond, a handful of works of art remain vital, modern, and as immune to trends as ever. If you’ve ever been stopped in your tracks by an artwork then you’re already aware of its emotional resonance.

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Van Gogh was not fantasising when he painted mountain landscapes with ‘The Two Holes’

The Art Newspaper

The Deux Trous features in paintings which by chance both ended up in different New York collections: The Olive Trees (June 1889) at the Museum of Modern Art and Mountains at Saint-Rémy (July 1889) at the Solomon R. It was probably painted in his studio at the asylum from memory, not in front of the motif.

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How Japonisme Shaped Modern Art

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Coined in the late 19th century to describe the Western craze for Japanese art and design, the influence of Japonisme blossomed after Japanese ports reopened to Western trade in 1854 after being closed to the West for over 200 years, and in doing so helped to lay the foundations for Modern Art. And in Japonisme they found it.

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Two US ambassadors have displayed Van Goghs in their London residence—but Donald Trump's pick for the job seems unlikely to follow suit

The Art Newspaper

Their important Van Gogh paintings were later donated to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. The Annenbergs had acquired their painting in 1967, two years before their move to London. He had acquired the painting a decade earlier, in 1947.

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Long Overdue: Cultural Change Affecting the Art Market

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To counteract this, having a strong provenance is crucial and having work appraised and authenticated before attempting to sell is always beneficial to everyone involved. Several decades ago, the art world was quite different. Since the paintings went on display in February 2018, the National Gallery had a record attendance of 2.3