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Painted in 1906 by Claude Monet, “Nympheas” fetched 31.7 million pounds ($54 million).

Bidders Duel for Trophy Art at $208 Million Sale
Wall Street Journal - June 23rd, 2014 00:00

What a difference four years makes in the art world. In 2010, Christie's offered up Claude Monet's 1906 "Water Lilies" for at least £30 million ($51 million at current exchange rates) and no one nibbled. On Monday...

Henri Matisse, La Conversation (The Conversation), 1938; oil on canvas, 18 3/8 in. x 21 3/4 in. (46.67 cm x 55.25 cm); Collection SFMOMA, Bequest of Mr. James D. Zellerbach; © Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

SFMOMA Nears $610 Million Fundraising Goal

The biggest museum fundraising campaign in San Francisco history is nearing its $610 million goal two years before the opening of a new wing that will more than double the space for artworks by Andy Warhol,Mark Rothko and David Hockney.

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	PAUL EVANS SCULPTURE-FRONT CABINET SELLS FOR $225,000 AND PETER VOULKOS BRONZE STACK POT SELLS FOR $87,500 IN RAGO’S $4.2 MILLION DOLLAR 20TH C. DECORATIVE ARTS AND DESIGN AUCTIONS, JUNE 14 AND 15. Release Date: 19 June 2014 Rago Arts and Auction Center’s 20th C. Decorative Arts and Design Auction: $4,272,250, June 14 and 15, 2014. “Our June sale grossed over $4.2 million dollars, on the heels of five other Modern sales the same week,” said David Rago. “Prices were strong for most Arts and Crafts material including ... Read more

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