fine art

"In November 2016 the world auction record for Claude Monet was eclipsed after an epic 14-minute bidding battle in the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in New York."

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"Old Masters specialist Eugene Pooley discusses an exceptional collection of Tuscan Renaissance wedding chests, or cassoni."

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"Whether religious or secular, the Spanish art of The Golden Age, or Siglo de Oro, reflected a new eye on the world with its singular styles and vivid visions. Sotheby's Master Paintings &…

"Eadweard Muybridge’s pioneering studies of motion are some of the most recognized images in the history of photography. His subjects ranged from exotic animals in locomotion to dancers – each…

"Figuration has been a long, sustained tradition in Indian art, and Sotheby’s 14 March sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art celebrates a century of the Indian artists who adopted the…

"NOW YOU SEE ME, Sotheby’s groundbreaking private selling exhibition, brings together paintings and sculpture by ten of the most original and influential female artists of the 20th century.…

"During the Golden Age of national cinema, Diego Rivera looked to Matilde Palou for inspiration. Rivera’s portrait of the Mexican actress, part of Sotheby’s Latin America: Modern Art Evening Sale…

"In one of the most riveting auction battles in history, a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat brought $110.5 million – the record for an American artist. Watch as auctioneer Oliver Barker fields…