When Gustav Klimt’s Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer (portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, 1914-16) sold at Sotheby’s auction of the collection of Leonard Lauder in New York in November for $205m ($236.4m with ...

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Experts at Christie's say it is a foot sketch of the Libyan Sibyl which was later painted on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

A Rothko, a Twombly and a Surrealist box with a Medici princess by Joseph Cornell are estimated to sell for $145 million.

A kiss is one of the simplest gestures humans share, yet it carries an extraordinary depth of meaning. It can express love, longing, comfort, passion, reverence, reconciliation, and even farewell.

The work is believed to date back to around 1511–1512, when the artist was preparing the second phase of the iconic ceiling fresco.

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Art, for Rosita Lara “Otty” Lumagui, did not begin with a strategy or an ambition to build a collection. It started with a single encounter: a painting ...

The work was located after an anonymous person submitted a photograph to Christie's online "Request an Auction Estimate" portal.

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