Charlotte's Web art, Italian sculpture break records
- October 17, 2010 18:42
Last week in London, Christie's sold Italian sculptor Marino Marini's equestrian bronze "Cavaliere" for 4.5 million pounds ($7.1 million), about three times the estimate and a world record auction price for the artist.
The lot led a series of contemporary art and Italian art sales at Christie's and Sotheby's, concurrent with the Frieze Art Fair, which were strong, reports Reuters.
Sotheby's tallied $40.1 million, nearly double the numbers garnered in the equivalent sales of 2009.
In New York, the original cover art for the children's classic Charlotte's Web catapulted to $155,000 at a Heritage Auctions sale.
Drawn by Garth Williams for E.B. White's beloved tale, the illustration was one of forty-two consigned by the artist's family. The images brought more than $780,000 combined.
The pre-sale estimate for the 1952 cover art was $30,000.
![Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.](/images/c/e2/2e/Jan20_Rape_of_Europa100x100_c.jpg "Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.")
