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Failed Sotheby’s auction of $70M bust leaves art insiders speechless — are collectibles no longer covetable?
Grande tête mince, a bronze sculpture by Alberto Giacometti, failed to meet expectations at a recent Sotheby’s auction.
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Jim Morrison’s Stolen Graveside Bust Recovered After 37 Years
The bust that once graced the Parisian gravesite of the Doors' singer Jim Morrison has been recovered decades after its ...
David Adickes hopes his massive president sculptures find good homes. Tony Buzbee just acquired six.
Tony Buzbee purchased and installed six special selection sculptures from iconic Houston artist David Adickes at his private ...
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The Giant Bust Rocking the Art Market
Kelly Crow: So heading into last week, all eyes were on this Alberto Giacometti sculpture, a bronze bust of the ... Kelly Crow: Art really did change irrevocably after World War II. You just couldn't ...
Giacometti bust, estimated to fetch $70 million, goes unsold: How do art auctions work?
How do art auctions work? How are artworks valued for auction? What happens when an artwork fails to find a buyer at an ...
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Art warehouse owner paints a masterpiece of a refinancing
It cost $73 million for Guttman to develop UOVO QPN in 2013, KBRA said. The Met pays $63 a square foot for 22,000 square feet ...
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Donatello Masterpiece Identified After Decades in Storage
A long-overlooked marble bust in a small-town museum could be a rare signed work by Donatello, experts claim. The attribution makes the 15th-century sculpture, once mistaken for a 19th-century ...