□ Monday, 14 May 2012

Some of the most iconic artists of the 20th century included in Impressionist and Modern art sale at Sotheby's
Sotheby’s announced a highly selective auction of Impressionist & Modern Art to take place in Paris on 30 May 2012. More...

Surrealist masterpiece by Roberto Matta to be offered at Christie's Latin American sale
Roberto Matta was an influential figure in the New York art world of the early 1940s. More...

□ Sunday, 13 May 2012

Sotheby's London sales of Modern & Post War British art realise a combined total of £7,719,650
Sotheby’s Modern & Post-War British Art Evening and Day Auctions concluded today with a combined total of £7,719,650. More...

Sotheby's to sell the most important portraits of the Dora Maar period to be offered at auction in France since 1998
PARIS.- Pablo Picasso’s Tête de Femme (1939-41) will be the highlight of the next sale of Impressionist & Modern Art at Sotheby’s Paris on 30 May 2012. More...

□ Saturday, 12 May 2012

Investors pay record $850,000 for Batman comic book in private transaction by Heritage Auctions
An investment partnership has paid a record price of $850,000 for a 1940 copy of the Batman #1 comic book, according to officials of Heritage Auctions of Dallas, Texas who arranged the private transaction between the investors and a collector. More...

Diego Rivera, Wilfredo Lam, and Armando Reverón lead Latin American Art sale at Sotheby's
Sotheby’s spring sale of Latin American Art in New York on 23 and 24 May 2012 will showcase a range of Latin American painting and sculpture from the continents’ most important artists including exceptional works from important collections that are fresh to the market with a particularly large selection of monumentally scaled works. More...

□ Thursday, 10 May 2012

Rothko painting sells for record $86.9 million; Klein blowtorch painting nets $36.4M
An iconic painting by French artist Yves Klein created with water, a blowtorch and two models has sold at a New York City auction for $36.4 million. More...

□ Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Auction-room fireworks expected at Morphy's June 22-23 auction of George Moyer collection
Fourth of July celebrations will begin early this year, with Morphy’s June 22-23 auction of the spectacular George Moyer collection of antique and vintage firecrackers. More...

Exceptionally rare and important Contemporary art masterpieces to be sold at Sotheby's
On 9 May 2012 Sotheby’s May sale of Contemporary Art will showcase exceptionally rare and important works spanning the past six decades. More...

□ Monday, 7 May 2012

Bouguereau paintings sell for $1.2 million in Leslie Hindman Auctioneers 19th Century Paintings Sale
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers held their Spring auction of Contemporary, Modern, American and European art on Wednesday, May 2nd. More...