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Topless Beatrice Arthur painting part of record $495-million auction
Did it come with a card attached that says, "Thank you for being a friend"? A 1991 painting depicting a topless Bea Arthur that was created by artist John Currin has sold at an auction Wednesday for $1.9 million. The sale was part of a larger Christie's...
Tags: J. Crew, Auction Service, Jackson Pollock, Arts and Culture, Human Accomplishments
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Artworks by Barnett Newman and Gerhard Richter set auction records
A painting by Barnett Newman set an artist record at auction on Tuesday, selling for $43.8 million in New York. Sotheby's had expected "Onement VI," an abstract work in dark blue, to go for between $30 million and $40 million. The sale was part of a...
Tags: Paul Allen, Artists, Auction Service, Arts and Culture, Human Accomplishments
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It's galactic glam on the 'Star Trek: Into Darkness' red carpet
If the premiere of "Star Trek: Into Darkness" is any indication, high style will be alive and well in the 23rd century. The film's cast and celebrity supporters were in full galactic glam at Tuesday night's premiere. Zoe Saldana chose a nude silk...
Tags: Auction Service, Celebrities, NASCAR, Fashion Trends, Human Accomplishments
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At nearly $4 million, Vince Vaughn's new place is 'so money'
Vince Vaughn has bought a house for $3.925 million in an area of Los Angeles one might not normally associate with actors — La Cañada Flintridge. And while the small, affluent community may not have the celebrity cachet of Hollywood Hills, he...
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Prime Suspect US (tv program), Taylor Swift, Celebrities, Sports
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Colgate University to return aboriginal artwork to Australia
A collection of artwork by aboriginal Australian children that was given to Colgate University in 1966 is being voluntarily returned to Australia. The upstate New York school said Tuesday that it would transfer 119 pieces from the collection to Curtin...
Tags: Artists, Colleges and Universities, Arts and Culture, Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Madonna sells Fernand Leger painting for $7.2 million
A Fernand Léger painting owned by pop star Madonna sold for $7.2 million at a New York auction Tuesday. Madonna had put the painting up for sale to benefit her charitable group, the Ray of Light Foundation. The sale, which was part of a larger Sotheby's...
Tags: Auction Service, Pakistan, Arts and Culture, Madonna
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Hopi masks auctioned in Paris amid outrage and legal objections
This post has been corrected. See below for details. The gavel came down on 70 sacred Hopi Indian masks at the Drouot auction house in Paris on Friday, generating $1.2 million for the owners and auctioneers – and anger and emotional cries from...
Tags: Auction Service, Arts and Culture, Mexico, Smithsonian Institution, Museums
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Quick Takes: Own William Faulkner's Nobel
New Yorkers got a preview Wednesday of an auction rarity: a Nobel Prize for literature. The 1950 medal belonged to William Faulkner, one of America's best-known and respected novelists. It comes with a hand-edited draft of Faulkner's acceptance speech;...Tags: United Kingdom, Carson Daly, Auction Service, Taylor Swift, Book
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Hand over the book, Britain, it's the Getty's
When British authorities the other day denied an export license for a 15th-century Flemish manuscript acquired last December by the J. Paul Getty Museum at a London auction, few could have been surprised. Stopping the export of exceptional works of...
Tags: The Getty, Government, United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher, Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
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Billie Joe Armstrong sells Newport Beach cottage for $1.625 million
Billie Joe Armstrong, co-founder of Grammy-winning Green Day, has sold his Newport Beach cottage for $1.625 million. The 924-square-foot house, with three bedrooms and four bathrooms, came on the market in the fall at $1.895 million. First constructed...
Tags: Tom Gores, Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day (music group)
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For sale, one Nobel Prize in literature: The Faulkner auction
New Yorkers got a preview Wednesday of an auction rarity: A Nobel Prize for literature. The 1950 medal belonged to William Faulkner, one of America's best-known and respected novelists. It comes with a hand-edited draft of Faulkner's acceptance speech;...
Tags: Auction Service, Arts and Culture, Nobel Prize Awards, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Awards and Prizes
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Chinese bowl sells at Sotheby's for record $9.5 million
An 18th century Chinese bowl fetched a record $9.5 million at a Sotheby's auction. The Ruby-Ground Double-Lotus "falangcai" bowl sold Monday to Hong Kong antiques dealer William Chak after 11 bids. The price surpassed pre-sale estimates of about $9...
Tags: Auction Service, Lotus (music group), The Wall Street Journal
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