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I have already listed Francis Bacon's Bullfight painting and his self portrait in my list of top 10 most hyped auction sales of 2007. Now, a three-part painting by Francis Bacon called 'Triptych 1974-77' is expected to sell for 25 million pounds ($50.
Artist Cai Guo-Qiang has broken all records for Chinese contemporary art, as his set of 14 gunpowder paintings sold for $9.5 million at an auction in Hong Kong to an anonymous bidder on Nov. 25 as part of a mammoth auction of contemporary South and..
After entering the Limca Book of Records, a silk sari worth approximately $100,000, is all set to make its grand entry into the Guinness Book of world Records as 'the world's most expensive sari', decked with 12 precious stones, metals and stunning..
Up for auction at Sothbey's on 14 November will be a Francis Bacon painting of a bullfight, which is valued at more than $35 million. Origin of this game dates back to 711 A.D. Dubbed 'Study for Bullfight No.1, 2nd Version,' the painting is one of...
A Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece, supposed to be the artist's final piece of work, completed on 10th July 1890, is to be put on the public market for the first time. Dubbed 'The Fields (Wheat Fields)', this painting is anticipated to become one of the..
At the age of 88, Maria Felix, the Mexican film star better known as La Dona, left this world. Also known as Mexican Marilyn Monroe, the late star acted in many films, including a fabulous role as Dona Barbara, a 1943 Latin American classic which...
Playfuls has published a wonderful list of 10 most expensive paintings sold at auction worldwide. Picasso tops the chart with its 104.2 million 'Garcon a la Pipe' and the recently auctioned 95.2 million Dora Maar au Chat, followed by Van Gogh. Overall...
This beautiful painting features in the wine paintings of the artist, Charles Kaufman. The artist has a very keen interest in portraying women with wine and his gallery features original hand-made creations in one-of-a-kind work of art. The wine...
The Sotheby's auction house sold one of the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington for $8.1 million. The portrait was among 16 paintings and four sculptures that were displayed by the New York Public Library to raise money for its endowment. The...
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