Jack Vettriano, ‘Singing Butler’ Painter, Dies at 73
Jack Vettriano, a self-taught Scottish painter best known for “The Singing Butler,” who overcame critical derision to become one of the best selling painters in Europe, has died. He was…
A Leading Collection of Old Masters Will Be Auctioned, Sotheby’s Says
A trove of old masters put together by Thomas A. Saunders III, a former chairman of the influential conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation, and his wife, Jordan, is going…
An Early Bob Dylan Recording Hits the Auction Block
Now, the tape, described by RR Auction in Boston as “Dylan’s earliest demo recording,” is being offered for sale along with other Dylan-related ephemera, including a sequined suit from his…
Egon Schiele Watercolor, Said to be Nazi-Looted, Set for Auction
A watercolor by Egon Schiele, “Boy in a Sailor Suit,” is scheduled to be sold next month in London at Christie’s after the auction house brokered a settlement between the…
Barnes & Noble Widow to Auction $250 Million Art Collection
For decades, a small but mighty painting by the artist Piet Mondrian has greeted visitors in the grand vestibule of the Park Avenue apartment where the Barnes & Noble founder,…
An El Greco Is Pulled From an Auction as Romania Objects
The following year, the provenance said, Carol I bequeathed the work to the institution of the Romanian Crown, which received the painting after the king’s death in 1914 and held…
A 311-Year-Old Stradivarius Violin Sells for $11.25 Million at Sotheby’s
A 311-year-old Stradivarius violin sold for $11.25 million at Sotheby’s on Friday, in a closely watched auction that drew interest from investors, collectors and classical musicians. The violin was made…