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"An exceptional work attributed to the Flemish painter Hugo van der Goes — remarkable for a central section in which the preparatory underdrawing has been revealed — is set to star at Christie’s…

"Francis Bacon’s Three Studies for a Portrait of George Dyer from 1963 (estimate: $50–70million) — a central highlight of Christie’s May 17 Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York…

"Inside the Tokyo creative space of an artist celebrated for his canvases peopled by anime-inspired, otherworldly figures with haunting eyes."

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"Clara Rivollet admires a prodigious abstract work by the Beijing-born, Paris-based artist which has been in private hands for almost 50 years."

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"The highlight of 20th Century Week at Christie’s in London, Max Beckmann’s Hölle der Vögel (Birds’ Hell) hammered down for £36,005,000 / $45,834,365 (with premium), setting a new world auction…

"In November 2016 the world auction record for Claude Monet was eclipsed after an epic 14-minute bidding battle in the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in New York."

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"Old Masters specialist Eugene Pooley discusses an exceptional collection of Tuscan Renaissance wedding chests, or cassoni."

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"Whether religious or secular, the Spanish art of The Golden Age, or Siglo de Oro, reflected a new eye on the world with its singular styles and vivid visions. Sotheby's Master Paintings &…

"Figuration has been a long, sustained tradition in Indian art, and Sotheby’s 14 March sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art celebrates a century of the Indian artists who adopted the…

"NOW YOU SEE ME, Sotheby’s groundbreaking private selling exhibition, brings together paintings and sculpture by ten of the most original and influential female artists of the 20th century.…

"During the Golden Age of national cinema, Diego Rivera looked to Matilde Palou for inspiration. Rivera’s portrait of the Mexican actress, part of Sotheby’s Latin America: Modern Art Evening Sale…

"In one of the most riveting auction battles in history, a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat brought $110.5 million – the record for an American artist. Watch as auctioneer Oliver Barker fields…

"Uptown and downtown merge as Sotheby’s brings highlights from the June 8 Master Paintings sale in New York to Fat Free Art, a street-art gallery on the Lower East Side. Sotheby’s has invited an…

"Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on 16 May features two paintings by pioneering artist Claude Monet. Marking two distinct moments within Monet’s trajectory, the works ‘Vétheuil…

"With its bright, primary colors and varied textures this example of Picasso's ‘Tête d’homme’ lives up to its regal history. Created for the artist’s groundbreaking exhibition at the Palais des…