The gleaming San Francisco residence of the late Chara Schreyer, one of the world’s leading collectors of contemporary and modern art, has entered the market for $4.9 million.
Schreyer began collecting in the early 1970s with a focus on art
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Klimt’s ‘Lady With a Fan’ Sets a New Auction Record in Europe, Making $108.4 Million at Sotheby’s Mini-Marathon of London Sales
Setting a new record for the most expensive work of art ever auctioned in Europe—Gustav Klimt’s final portrait Dame mit Fächer (Lady With a Fan), for a premium-inclusive £85.3 million ($108.4 million)—Sotheby’s hit its high target in
Boom Roasted SVG – Crafting in the Rain
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Prince William Has Knighted the Turner Prize-Winning Artist Grayson Perry + Other Stories
Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and the art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Thursday, June 29.
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Threat of Sale Looms Over a
Inside the Controversy Over Hannah Gadsby’s ‘Pablo-matic’ Show
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso. To mark the occasion, an international event called Picasso Celebration has been organized, with 50 museums throughout the world running 50 different shows looking at the legacy of
Watch Artist Anicka Yi Deep Fry Flowers as Part of Her Multi-Sensory, Biopolitical Practice
Visitors to Anicka Yi’s installations often find themselves relying on senses they aren’t accustomed to using in the more visually focused art world: scent, touch or taste. Her works draw on the sometimes more ephemeral but deeply evocative elements that
Artists and Writers Have Long Worked Out of Remote Beach Shacks on Cape Cod. Now Residents Are Fighting the National Park Service to Stay
When Henri David Thoreau trekked across the outer dunes of Provincetown in the 1850s, he called the landscape a “desert,” where one was faced by “a tide of sand impelled by waves and wind, slowly flowing from the sea toward
The Heirs of Late Samsung Chairman and Art Collector Lee Kun-hee Are Facing a $10 Billion Inheritance Tax Bill + Other Stories
Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Wednesday, June 28.
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The Baby Boomer Wealth Transfers – While
Resin Mushroom Hair Clips – Crafting in the Rain
This was a fun video to film, and a fun project to make! One of my teenagers has already swiped the resin mushroom hair clips, so I must have created something on-trend. That’s always a good sign, right?
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A Frank Frazetta Painting of a Brawny Warrior Sold for $6 Million, Making It the World’s Highest-Priced Work of Comic Book or Fantasy Art Ever
Frank Frazetta’s painting Dark Kingdom (1976) fetched some $6 million at Heritage Auctions on Thursday, becoming the world’s most valuable work of comic book or fantasy art. It broke a record that had stood for three years—set by the same