Bonhams Auction House Purchased By British Private Equity Firm Epiris
The auction house was reported to have been up for sale this past May.
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Bonhams Sale of Middle Eastern Modern and Contemporary Art Breaks Records, With Manoucher Yektai as Top Lot
Yesterday, in London, a sale of Middle Eastern modern and contemporary art at Bonhams broke records for five artists. The second in a series called A Century of Iraqi Art, the sale was particularly…
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Kitchen Bulletin Board Turns Out to Be a $1.5 M Work of Art With Links To Mandela
It was recently brought to the attention of a lucky, unnamed Sotheby's client that what they thought was just their kitchen bulletin board is actually a painting by South African artist Irma Stern…
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Morning Links: Christo Edition
Christo will create 4.5 kilometers of paths on Lake Iseo in Italy made of yellow nylon that will connect two of its islands to the mainland for the first time, allowing the public to “walk on water.”…
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Morning Links: Monica Lewinsky Edition
The artist who painted the portrait of Bill Clinton that hangs in Washington's National Portrait Gallery says he painted a shadow of the Monica Lewinsky scandal onto the canvas. [The…
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U2 Will Sell Its Warhol
The band U2 will sell an Andy Warhol that they own collectively at an upcoming Bonhams Prints and Multiples sale, the website Art Fix Daily reports. The print of a tipped-over Coca-Cola can was…
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Morning Links: Construction Edition
The board of the performing arts center planned for ground zero has scuttled the design for the building by Frank Gehry. Said Gehry: “They should do what they want. I don't want to go where I'm not…
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Magnus Renfrew to Bonhams as Asia Deputy Chairman
International auction house Bonhams has hired Magnus Renfrew as deputy chairman and director of fine arts, Asia. He will work out of the company's Hong Kong headquarters and will take up his new pos…
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The Pleasures and Perils of Auction-House Phone Bids
The popularity of telephone bidding at auction surges, despite the danger of dropped calls and bad connections
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Auction Houses Report Mixed Results for Asian Sales
Sotheby's Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian art sale on Sept. 10 realized $2.6 million, with 58% of by lot and 63% by value finding buyers. An untitled canvas by MF Husain expected to bring as…
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Hildur in a hurry: ‘Chernobyl’ and ‘Joker’ composer Guðnadóttir could win an Emmy, Grammy and Oscar in a 5-month span
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Avenue 5: Hugh Laurie Space Comedy Gets January Premiere Date at HBO
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The incredible Roomba that empties itself when it’s done vacuuming is down to its lowest price ever
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Caroll Spinney, Big Bird Puppeteer on ‘Sesame Street,’ Dead at 85
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