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Aso O. Tavitian grew up poor — but at age 64 he began an ‘‘explosion of buying.” Under the radar, he amassed old masters, ...
The deaccessioned works, to be offered at Christie's in New York, include 17 pieces by Dutch and Flemish artists from the ...
Is it a genuine Old Master or just an old paint-by-number? Take a closer look and find the truth. First things first, examine the artwork. Begin with an objective study of the physical attributes.
An early work by Botticelli, "The Virgin and Child Enthroned," led Sotheby's December 4 Old Master ale, fetching $12.6 ...
On a Saturday morning in the winter of 1976, Charles Bennett Taylor was rummaging through the artworks at a small Crows Nest gallery on Sydney’s lower north shore when he spotted an odd ...
In a bold move, without a hint of irony, the painting was sold in its Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale alongside a Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol. Why not in the Old Masters Sale?