Art & Photography
Aivazovsky's View of Venice leads Russian art auction at $1.6m
Ivan Aivazovsky's stunning View of Venice highlighted the latest Russian art week auction
Faberge study of cornflower beats estimate by 73% at Sotheby's
An enamelled study of a cornflower and oats topped the Russian Works of Art, Faberge & Icons auction
Chinese Qing dynasty vase brings $3m world record
The record-setting Chinese Qing dynasty vase was consigned by descendants of China's last royal family
Sotheby's Russian Art auction highlighted by 143% increase for Serov
Serov's Portrait of Praskovia Mamontova was the surprise top lot at Sotheby's Russian Art auction
Zhang Daqian's Tibetan Women up 567% on estimate in HK
Zhang Daqian's Tibetan Women with Dogs sold for $6.2m at a Chinese auction house's first HK sale
LIFE photographer's Leica camera sets $2m auction record
LIFE photographer David Douglas' Leica M3D camera set one of three records in Vienna
Boris Kustodiev's The Coachman brings $7m record to Christie's
One of the first auctions of Russian art week saw a new artist record for Boris Kustodiev's The Coachman
Jamie Medlin yacht painting auctions for $203,000 artist record
A painting of a J-class yacht by Jamie Medlin has beaten the British artist's previous record by 158%
Lawren Harris' Hurdy Gurdy sells for $1.1m in Toronto
Lawren Harris' Hurdy Gurdy was the the top seller at the $11.5m Canadian art auction
Kate Moss' first modelling photo up 167% on estimate
The first modelling photographs ever taken of supermodel Kate Moss have sold in London
$10,000 Titanic iceberg photograph to auction online
A black and white photograph, thought to show the iceberg that sunk the Titanic, will sell next month
Jane Digby's portrait miniature sells for $22,000 at Bonhams
A 19th century portrait miniature of Jane Digby, a thrice divorced 'femme fatale', tops Bonhams sale
