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Ruscha, Pollock, and Prince, Oh My! Our Picks From the New York Auctions
From a blockbuster Ed Ruscha trophy to Elizabeth Peyton's portrait of icon Kurt Cobain, here are highlights of the upcoming ...
Viewpoint: Auction houses in the UK still sell human remains, and it's time they stopped
In early October, The Swan auction house in Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, listed several lots of human remains for sale, including ...
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This Storied Rothko Painting Sold for $32.5 Million—30 Percent Less Than a Decade Ago
The painting has passed through the hands of many high-profile collectors including Paul and Bunny Mellon, Francois Pinault, ...
At the Griffin: a collector, not an acquirer; and the otherworldliness meets thinginess
WINCHESTER — Collectors who collect randomly aren’t really collectors. They’re acquirers. Collecting, as an enterprise that’s ...
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It's not exactly Black Friday, but Museum Store Sunday is an alternative for a good cause
This World War II-themed version of the classic board game Clue is for sale at the World War II Museum. Michel and his staff ...
Mica Ertegun’s Hamptons mansion dazzled with rare and glamorous worldly décor — and now it’s all up for sale
A forthcoming, and highly anticipated, Christie’s auction will not only spotlight the precious art and objects of the late ...
Ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are for sale nearly two decades after they were stolen
A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” is on the auction block nearly two decades after a thief stole the iconic shoes, convinced they were adorned with real jewels.
Disfarmer relative sues to claim late photographer’s negatives
Thousands of glass-plate negatives that belonged to the eccentric Heber Springs photographer Mike Disfarmer are the focus of a lawsuit filed last month in federal court in Little Rock by the special ...