Auction Blog

A new world record was achieved when a rare work by the Italian artist Giuseppe de Nittis soared past its estimate of $200/300,000 and sold for an astounding $1,133,000 at Bonhams’ October 21st European Paintings auction in New York. Depicting a couple riding along Paris’ Avenue des Champs-Elysées on horseback, the work sparked a […]

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Record Breaking Price for De Nittis Painting at New York Auction

A new world record was achieved when a rare work by the Italian artist Giuseppe de Nittis soared past its estimate of $200/300,000 and sold for an astounding $1,133,000 at Bonhams’ October 21st European Paintings auction in New York. Depicting a couple riding along Paris’ Avenue des Champs-Elysées on horseback, the work sparked a […]

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Record Breaking Price for De Nittis Painting at Bonhams New York

Artfact’s staff highlights key sales from the more than 160 auctions hosted on Artfact Live! in June 2009. All sales and prices have been confirmed by Artfact’s Auction House Partners.
Winter Associates, “Fine Art & Americana” –June 1, 2009
Jane Peterson (American, 1876-1965), Mediterranean Town Square
Price Realized: $11,500
An oil on board by 20th century American artist Jane […]

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Artfact Live! June Auction Price Results

(Allston, MA) – Artfact’s staff highlights key sales from the more than 160 auctions hosted on Artfact Live! in June 2009. All sales and prices have been confirmed by Artfact’s Auction House Partners.
Winter Associates, “Fine Art & Americana” –June 1, 2009
Jane Peterson (American, 1876-1965), Mediterranean Town Square
Price Realized: $11,500
An oil on board by 20th century […]

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Artfact Live! Auction Price Results Roundup for June

Sotheby’s London annual sale of Indian Art in London, which took place yesterday, realised a total of £2,067,400 / US$3,376,684, a sum in excess of pre-sale expectations (the pre-sale estimate for the sale was £1,193,500-1,754,000).
The sale - which brought to the market a fine assortment of works by leading Modern and Contemporary Indian artists as […]

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