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...The Venice showing of Urgessa’s “monumental paintings” is “not a Saatchi Yates project”, emphasises its co-founder, though the gallery will “support in whatever way it may take to get the work done”, she...
...The 1945 painting’s title references seventh-century king of the Franks Dagobert, “whose taste for sexual excess was matched by a love of luxury”, Sotheby’s says....
...Bain & Co offers the same, and BCG pays $2,000 less, according to Management Consulted....
...It is not unusual for adoption of new technologies to plateau, and some states, such as Colorado, have had no slowdown, said Nick Nigro, founder of consultancy Atlas Public Policy....
...Leading scholars, including Volker Manuth, who co-wrote the 2019 catalogue raisonné of Rembrandt’s paintings, support the auction house’s views....
...Her next directions are not defined — though she says she plans to continue painting and also cites her recent collaborative performance piece “Hey, Maudie” (2023), an opera-based work for which she co-wrote...
...Among Bonhams’ top 10 prices in 2023 were the 18th-century bedchamber sword of Tipu Sultan (£14mn), an early 15th-century figure of Virupaksha (HK$38mn, £4.1mn) and a 2014 painting by Yoshitomo Nara (“Three...
...“These are not big splashy paintings, but gems to be enjoyed and loved privately. We can reach those buyers....
...The exhibition opens in London on October 9, before travelling to the gallery’s new space in Paris and then to New York, where co-founder Emma Ward has rented a gallery on the Upper East Side for the show...
...An Oman voyage Hud Hud Travels is known for its mobile camps throughout Oman, from the Selma Plateau in the eastern Hajar Mountains to the remote desert of Wahiba Sands....
...But if the M&A deals of the 1980s were a demonstration of Japan Inc’s ambitions to take on the world, corporate executives say today’s overseas rush is driven by the need to find new revenue outside their...
...“If they can do this in just four months, imagine what they could do with a year’s run-up,” said Maureen Diner, co-owner of the Washington, DC art and design specialists Geoffrey Diner Gallery....
...In the mixed-owner portion, 10 works went unsold, including a 1938 Picasso painting of Marie-Thérèse Walter against a pink background, estimated $20mn-$30mn....
...“I’m still painting and going to parties with friends.”...
...Christie’s May sales already offer art valued at hundreds of millions of dollars, including 16 works from the estate of the media magnate SI Newhouse, seven more works from the Microsoft co-founder Paul...
...The decision has been challenging, says co-founder Max Voloshyn....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on June 22. ©2023 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Meanwhile, Clifford Schorer, co-owner of Agnews gallery in London, is bringing a painting to the annual Master Drawings New York event (until January 28) which he believes is by Rembrandt....
...They are claiming damages of at least $2mn following the sale at Sotheby’s for $2.5mn in January of an Adrian Ghenie painting Barasch and Grossman co-owned; they allege that Schiff still owes them $1.8mn...
...Three of five paintings by Paul Klee sold for below their low estimates while an early painting of Marie-Thérèse Walter by Picasso, estimated at between $15mn and $20mn, sold for $8.4mn ($10mn with fees)...
...“Margins, which have seen meaningful expansion, should plateau during 2023,” said Barclays banking analyst Jason Goldberg....
...They bicker about house painting, just like couples not contending with existential threats....
...“People do want to see things in this market,” says Alexander Bell, co-chair of Sotheby’s Old Masters paintings business....
...The investment manager’s US subsidiary, Abrdn Inc, also struck a deal with Tekla Capital Management to acquire four US-listed healthcare and biotech trusts, with $3bn of assets....
...Before she left, she co-commissioned Nathan Coley’s light sculpture, “From Here” (2020), now a permanent fixture on St George’s Dock Pumping Station....
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