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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Wednesday, December 09, 2009
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 | $32.9 million Rembrandt, $48 million Raphael lead in London sale
AFP - December 9th, 2009 04:52
Two masterpieces by Rembrandt and Raphael smashed record prices Tuesday, selling for 20.2 million pounds and 29.2 million pounds respectively at Christie's. Raphael's 1508 "Head of a Muse," which got a record price for any work on paper sold at auction, was a draft for his famous fresco "Parnassus," one of four he was commissioned to paint by Pope Julius II in the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican. The Rembrandt was from the collection of Barbara Johnson, the ...Read more | |
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 | New $100K prize for international artists under 35
Associated Press - December 8th, 2009 18:21
A new prize recognizing artists age 35 and under would provide the winner with $100,000 and help from mentors like Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst. The Future Generation Art Prize is the creation of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, whose namesake is a Ukrainian billionaire and art collector. Artists in the age group will apply online for the prize, which will be awarded every two years. A group of 100 art professionals from around the globe also will nominate candidates for consideration.Read more | |
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 | Colin Campbell Cooper's California scene snags record
Antiques and the Arts - December 8th, 2009 23:59
A rediscovered Colin Campbell Cooper was offered by Connecticut auctioneer Shannon's on Oct. 29 in a $3.6 million sale. Consigned from a private Midwest collection where it had remained in the same family since the 1930s, the painting caused quite a stir. Dated 1927, the Santa Barbara, Calif., scene titled "The Terrace, Samarkand," estimated at $200/300,000, went to a private collector for $456,000 after a fierce bidding battle. The painting established a record price paid at ...Read more | |
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 | Audrey Hepburn's cocktail dress sells for almost $100,000
Times Online - December 8th, 2009 22:30
Actress and style icon Audrey Hepburn's letters were sold for £3,800 yesterday in London by Kerry Taylor Auctions. In the same sale, 48 of Hepburn’s designer outfits, including the wedding dress that she never got to use, sold for £268,320. The top lot was a Givenchy Chantilly lace cocktail dress worn by Hepburn in 1966 in How to Steal a Million. It fetched £60,000 — three times its upper estimate.Read more | |
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