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Giacometti sculpture fetches £65m at Sotheby’s auction
Share A life-size bronze sculpture of a man by Alberto Giacometti has been sold at auction in London for the world record price of £65,001,250. It took just eight minutes for bidders to reach the hammer price after L’Homme Qui Marche I opened at £12m at Sotheby’s auction house. Sotheby’s said it was the most expensive work... »
Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Share Exhibition Dates: April 27–August 1, 2010 Exhibition Location: Special Exhibition Galleries, 2nd floor Press Preview: Monday, April 19, 10 a.m.–noon Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a landmark exhibition of 150 works by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973), will present an unprecedented opportunity to view the Met’s extensive collection of the artist’s work. Opening... »
Iraqi forces recover stolen Picasso
ShareSpecial forces have recovered a stolen Picasso and arrested a man planning to sell the painting during a raid of his house in southern Iraq, Iraqi police said Wednesday. The painting, “The Naked Woman,” apparently had been among the artwork looted from Kuwait during Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion, said police spokesman Maj. Muthana Khalid. . It... »
Paris theft of $11m Picasso works
A sketchbook of drawings by Pablo Picasso worth millions of euros is stolen from a museum in Paris, police say. »
Picasso works snapped up at New York sale
Two paintings by Pablo Picasso are bought at auction in New York, just 24 hours after another of his works failed to sell. »
Sculpture displays take shape: Internationally renowned cultural figures unveil their plans for Tate Liverpool.
Share DLA Piper Series: This is Sculpture Tate Liverpool From 1 May 2009 Admission free Visitor information: 0151 702 7400 Sponsored by DLA Piper Leading cultural figures from different disciplines will be bringing their own unique vision to bear on sculpture from the Tate Collection for DLA Piper Series: This is Sculpture, sponsored by DLA Piper. Transforming the first and second... »





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