Russian magnate and collector Dimitri Rybolovlev is suing Sotheby’s over alleged fraud
He accuses the auction house of inflating the value of twenty works of art, including “Salvator Mundi,” attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, by hundreds of millions of dollars. Dmitri Rybolovlev Reuters January 18, 2024 Updated at 1:13 p.m. The second week of assessment in which two heavyweights of the art world compete in New York […]
Case closed: Thyssen wins lawsuit to keep “Pisarro” looted by Nazis | Culture
Lilly Cassirer Neubauer, a Jew, had to undercut a painting in 1939 to obtain a visa and leave Nazi Germany at the start of World War II, fleeing a fate that could have ended in a concentration camp. It was impressionist painting Rue Saint-Honoré in the afternoon. Rain effectfrom 1897, by Camille Pisarro (1830-1903). After […]
Art sales in New York are expected to reach billions
Last year, Sotheby’s and Christie’s annual auction sales totaled more than $16 billion. A record that seems difficult to beat, despite the extremely rare works offered for sale this year. A Picasso for 120 million dollars, a Monet for 40 million and… a Ferrari for 60 million: The major New York auction houses want to […]
Monet’s Water Lily Pond sold at auction for $74 million
From Le Figaro with – Published 55 minutes ago, To update 21 minutes ago Water lily pond by Monet was estimated at $65 million. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / – The French impressionist’s masterpiece was sold in New York on Thursday in an extraordinary evening at Christie’s, fetching $640 million. Water lily pond, a painting by […]
Two electric guitars owned by Eric Clapton and Kurt Cobain are up for sale
By Olivier Nuc Published 5 hours ago, To update just The Gibson SG, with which Eric Clapton became the superstar of the trio Cream between 1966 and 1968. It is undoubtedly one of the most emblematic instruments of the sixties rock scene. Julien’s auction The Fool, the Englishman’s favorite instrument in the group Cream, and […]
DiCaprio’s Titanic costume and Star Wars droid C-3PO are up for auction
From Figaro with Reuters Published 3 hours ago, To update just Leonard DiCaprio in Titanic in 1997. Leemage/Bridgeman images From November 9th to 12th, the auction house Propstore is auctioning off historical film shooting accessories for a total estimate of 14 million euros. Film collectors will be happy. From November 9th to 12th, more than […]
Christie’s cancels jewelry sale veiled by Nazi past
Couple Elsa Bembaron Published yesterday at 12:55, To update yesterday at 8:43 p.m More than 700 jewels are part of the Heidi Horten collection. FABRIC COFFRINI / – The auction house has given up selling the collection of Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten after controversy arose over her husband’s ties to Nazi Germany. The hammer fell. […]
The François Meyer collection, photographer of the stars of contemporary art, will be auctioned in Paris
Works by great artists of the 20th centurye Century, including Pablo Picasso, Sonia Delaunay and Victor Brauner, will be auctioned on September 26 by Sotheby’s Paris. Photographer of contemporary art star François Meyer’s collection of artworks will be auctioned by Sotheby’s Paris on September 26th. The auction house announced on Thursday that it would be […]
Auctioneer Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr is dead
By Amelie Com Posted 14 minutes ago, To update 12 minutes ago Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr died on Sunday August 20th. BERTRAND LANGLOIS v – The art dealer, well-known throughout Paris, died in Saint-Tropez on Sunday 20 August at the age of 84. Famous auctioneer, art dealer and former President of the Palais de Tokyo […]
“I added some Japanese accents to my dishes.”
A few years ago, in the forest of Chantilly, a young chef took over the family restaurant Le Verbois. Guillaume Guibet won a Michelin star and two toques from Gault et Millau there. We are in Saint-Maximin, four kilometers from Chantilly, in the Oise. In the heart of the forest is the Rothschild family’s former […]