Masterpiece Art Auction News
Risqué masterpiece deemed too rude to show to sell for £1m (Daily Mail)
An unrecorded masterpiece consigned to the attic because it was considered too risqué for display, is set to fetch up to £900,000 at auction tomorrow.
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Italian masterpiece that lay in an attic for 200 years because it was too risque is set to be auctioned for ?900,000 (Daily Mail)
A lost masterpiece hidden away in the attic of a French chateau for 200 years because its owners thought it was too racy, could fetch up to ?900,000 when it is auctioned tomorrow.
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Williamstown’s incredible hulk sells (Leader Community Newspapers)
A PAINTING of Williamstown by one of Australia's most famous artists has sold for nearly $350,000.
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Lost masterpiece likely to fetch £1m (Financial Times)
A lost painting by the Italian master Giambattista Tiepolo, which was discovered in the attic of a French chateau, is set to sell for up to £1m ($1.5m) at Christie’s in London next week.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber facing court battle over £6.6million painting (Daily Telegraph)
Lord LloydWebber is facing a court battle with the taxman over a £6.6m 19th century masterpiece his foundation bought.
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Rare Sargent to be Offered with American Paintings at Bonhams in New York (Art Daily)
Frederick Arthur Bridgman, Le Carnaval en Bretagne. © Bonhams. NEW YORK.- An exceptional selection of no fewer than five paintings by American Impressionist Richard Edward Miller and an early study for a John Singer Sargent masterpiece have collectors eagerly awaiting Bonhams New York’s December 3rd American Paintings sale.
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