Art & Photography
Newson's Lockheed Lounge sets design world record
One of Marc Newson's 15 Lockheed Lounge chairs has sold for $3.7m
Rossetti's Venus Verticordia sets $4.5m record at Sotheby's
Venus Verticordia is now the most valuable watercolour by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Lost Fergusson painting sets $996,699 record at Christie's
John Duncan Fergusson's Poise, recently rediscovered, sold with a 432% increase on estimate
Manet's Le Printemps sets new artist record at $65m
Manet's Le Printemps (Spring) is a defining work of the impressionist genre
Kurt Schwitters' Ja-Was?-Bild sets new artist record in London sale
Kurt Schwitters' Ja-Was?-Bild is one of only three canvases remaining on the market
Tintin comic strip sets new auction record of $3.4m with Artcurial
A piece of Tintin artwork has beaten the record for any comic book strip by 112%
Zeng Fanzhi's Sky sets auction record at $254,000 at Christie's
Christie's saw strong results for Zeng Fanzhi in its inaugural Asia+ auction in Hong Kong
Candido Portinari's 'Meninos' sets record at Christie's Latin American Art
Christie's NY Latin American art sale saw five new artist records, led by Candido Portinari's 'Meninos'
Gordon Walters' Tautahi sets $377,648 artist world record
New Zealand contemporary artist Gordon Walters' Tautahi has beaten his previous record by 4.9%
The Eilenberg Buddha sets record with 92.7% increase in New York
Bonhams' sale of the Eilenberg Buddha kicked off Asia week with strong results
Bottle top artwork sets new world record for El Anatsui at Bonhams
Ghanaian artist El Anatsui's bottle top artwork New World Map made $850,544 at Bonhams
Jeffrey Archer sets his sights on a unique $8m sale at Christie's
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