Art & Photography
Alexander Calder's Red Bull sculpture up 32.5% on estimate
Local artist Alexander Calder's The Red Bull sold for $530,500 in Philadelphia on May 12
Pete Doherty's Amy Winehouse portrait achieves $56,222
A Pete Doherty blood painting in collaboration with Amy Winehouse made $56,222 at auction on May 11
Batman defeats Spider-Man in US first-outing clash
A US comic book auction saw both heroes' early appearances on offer, with Batman victorious
Chinese blue and white vase brings $723,254 in UK sale
A UK sale was highlighted by a Chinese blue and white vase, which made $723,254
1923 Leica 0-Series camera captures world record with 63.6% increase
A rare Leica 0-Series camera from 1923 achieved a $2.78m world record in Vienna
Captain Scott photographs set to auction at Bonhams
Three photographs of Captain Scott's expedition come to Bonhams with a combined $21,000 valuation
Manhattan Project collection of photographs to exceed $60,000?
A collection of photos from the Manhattan Project could see bids in excess of $60,000 on May 16
Egon Schiele Secession poster tops estimate by 44%
An Egon Schiele Secessionist art poster achieved an increase of 44% yesterday (May 10)
Jean-Michel Basquiat's Untitled beats world record by 11.7% in NY sale
An untitled 1981 work from Jean-Michel Basquiat beat the previous record for the artist by 11.7% on May 10
Ernst Beyeler Collection mask exceeds estimate by 2,120%
A Bidjogo mask surpassed its estimate by 2,120% in Christie's sale of the Ernst Beyeler Collection
Chinese rhino horn cup to bring $10,012 on May 24?
A Chinese cup carved from rhino horn could bring $10,012 to a May 24 sale of Asian art and antiques
Roy Lichtenstein world record up 3.9% in six months
Roy Lichtenstein's Sleeping Girl set a new world record for the artist of $44.9m on May 9
