Dispute over Lucas Velázquez at Ansorena
Madrid, 07/19/12 With more than half the lots failing to sell, Eugenio Lucas Velázquez turned out to be the unexpected star of the last painting sale of the season in the madrid bidding room. Pueta del Sol de Toledo, an oil on canvas with some restorations, rose from a starting price of 14.500 to 16.000 euros. A slightly greater increase was achieved by La...
More than 36 million dollars at Phillips de Pury
London, 07/03/12 There was fierce competition for the lots offered the 1st of July at the London bidding room of the American auction house. With the sale the firm has established its position and repuetation in London, being the ony one to obtain such results during this season. The top hammer price was for Jean Michel Basquiat and his seminal painting Irony...