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Painting That Introduced "Star Wars" To The World Sold For $3.9 Million
The painting that introduced "Star Wars" to the world nearly 50 years ago - and was reproduced in an iconic movie poster - sold at auction on Wednesday for $3.875 million.
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The Painting That Introduced Star Wars To The World Sells For Record Rs 35 Crore
Star Wars producer Gary Kurtz kept the original painting and hung it on his office wall before passing it down to his daughter
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Only Known Portrait Of Mahatma Gandhi Set To Be Auctioned. It Will Cost...
A rare painting of Mahatma Gandhi, believed to be the only one he ever posed for, is set to go under the hammer in London. The artwork, created in 1931 by British artist Clare Leighton, will be auctioned at Bonhams in July.
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Original Cover For Comic Book Asterix For Auction Despite Legal Challenge
An original cover painting from the 1963 comic book Asterix and Cleopatre was to go under the hammer on Sunday despite a legal challenge from the artist's daughter.
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Lost Rubens Painting Expected To Be Sold For $7.7 Million At Auction
The painting depicts the story of the Roman soldier, pierced by soldiers' arrows and left to die after he converted to Christianity, before angels miraculously intervene.
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Painting Bought At Thrift Store Sold For Over 30,000 Euros
A man in Netherlands is living every bargain hunter's dream after buying a painting for 75 euros and selling it for over 30,000 euros.
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Indian Painter Tyeb Mehta's 'Kali' Fetches Whopping Rs 26.4 Crores
Indian painter, Mr Tyeb Mehta's monumental 1989 untitled work, 'Kali' fetched a whopping Rs 26.4 crores at Saffronart's recent 'Milestone 200th Auction', setting a new world record for the artist.
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Winston Churchill Paintings Sold Off in Rare Auction
A collection of paintings by Britain's wartime leader Winston Churchill was auctioned off on Wednesday in the biggest ever sale of artwork by the statesman and accomplished painter.
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Jasper Johns' Flag Piece Sells For Record $36 Million
One of contemporary artist Jasper Johns' well-known pieces depicting an American flag sold at auction on Tuesday for a record 36 million dollars, Sothebys announced.
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France to return Nazi-looted art to rightful owners
France will on Tuesday return three paintings seized by the Nazis to their rightful owners, a move that is just the tip of an iceberg in a country where nearly 2,000 such artworks remain unclaimed.
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Jehangir Sabavala work sells for Rs. 2.16 crores in London
Vespers I, by modern Indian artist Jehangir Sabavala has sold for more than 250,000 pounds by auctioneers Bonhams at their annual summer sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian art in London.
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Rare portraits of Gandhi to be auctioned in England
A set of three portraits drawn from the life of Mahatma Gandhi by artist Clare Winsten will be auctioned in England on Jan 24 at the Mullocks Auction House. The portraits estimated at 800-1,000 pounds ($1,230 to 1,530) each were drawn during Gandhi's visit to England 1930-31 for the Round Table Conference. Winsten, who was actively involved in soci...
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Picasso painting fetches record $106m at auction
A Pablo Picasso painting has set a new record for the most expensive art work sold at auction, fetching $106m (£70m). The Spanish artist's 1932 picture Nude, Green Leaves and Bust was sold at Christie's auction house in New York. It had belonged to the late Los Angeles collectors Frances and Sidney Brody since the 1950s. The winning bid was made b...
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Painting That Introduced "Star Wars" To The World Sold For $3.9 Million
The painting that introduced "Star Wars" to the world nearly 50 years ago - and was reproduced in an iconic movie poster - sold at auction on Wednesday for $3.875 million.
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The Painting That Introduced Star Wars To The World Sells For Record Rs 35 Crore
Star Wars producer Gary Kurtz kept the original painting and hung it on his office wall before passing it down to his daughter
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Only Known Portrait Of Mahatma Gandhi Set To Be Auctioned. It Will Cost...
A rare painting of Mahatma Gandhi, believed to be the only one he ever posed for, is set to go under the hammer in London. The artwork, created in 1931 by British artist Clare Leighton, will be auctioned at Bonhams in July.
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Original Cover For Comic Book Asterix For Auction Despite Legal Challenge
An original cover painting from the 1963 comic book Asterix and Cleopatre was to go under the hammer on Sunday despite a legal challenge from the artist's daughter.
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Lost Rubens Painting Expected To Be Sold For $7.7 Million At Auction
The painting depicts the story of the Roman soldier, pierced by soldiers' arrows and left to die after he converted to Christianity, before angels miraculously intervene.
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Painting Bought At Thrift Store Sold For Over 30,000 Euros
A man in Netherlands is living every bargain hunter's dream after buying a painting for 75 euros and selling it for over 30,000 euros.
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Indian Painter Tyeb Mehta's 'Kali' Fetches Whopping Rs 26.4 Crores
Indian painter, Mr Tyeb Mehta's monumental 1989 untitled work, 'Kali' fetched a whopping Rs 26.4 crores at Saffronart's recent 'Milestone 200th Auction', setting a new world record for the artist.
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Winston Churchill Paintings Sold Off in Rare Auction
A collection of paintings by Britain's wartime leader Winston Churchill was auctioned off on Wednesday in the biggest ever sale of artwork by the statesman and accomplished painter.
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Jasper Johns' Flag Piece Sells For Record $36 Million
One of contemporary artist Jasper Johns' well-known pieces depicting an American flag sold at auction on Tuesday for a record 36 million dollars, Sothebys announced.
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France to return Nazi-looted art to rightful owners
France will on Tuesday return three paintings seized by the Nazis to their rightful owners, a move that is just the tip of an iceberg in a country where nearly 2,000 such artworks remain unclaimed.
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Jehangir Sabavala work sells for Rs. 2.16 crores in London
Vespers I, by modern Indian artist Jehangir Sabavala has sold for more than 250,000 pounds by auctioneers Bonhams at their annual summer sale of Modern and Contemporary South Asian art in London.
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Rare portraits of Gandhi to be auctioned in England
A set of three portraits drawn from the life of Mahatma Gandhi by artist Clare Winsten will be auctioned in England on Jan 24 at the Mullocks Auction House. The portraits estimated at 800-1,000 pounds ($1,230 to 1,530) each were drawn during Gandhi's visit to England 1930-31 for the Round Table Conference. Winsten, who was actively involved in soci...
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Picasso painting fetches record $106m at auction
A Pablo Picasso painting has set a new record for the most expensive art work sold at auction, fetching $106m (£70m). The Spanish artist's 1932 picture Nude, Green Leaves and Bust was sold at Christie's auction house in New York. It had belonged to the late Los Angeles collectors Frances and Sidney Brody since the 1950s. The winning bid was made b...
