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1 week ago

Lost for over 400 years, Rubens painting sells for $2.7 million at auction

The painting, titled Christ on the Cross, was completed in 1613 but soon vanished from public view. For centuries, its existence was known only through engravings, printed reproductions made by other artists. Its whereabouts remained a mystery until the auctioneer Jean-Pierre Osenat uncovered it in September 2024 during a routine inspection of a Paris home he was preparing to sell.
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2 weeks ago

Renoir Painting Missing for a Century Sells in Paris for $2 M.

A century-missing Renoir painting of his son Jean and nursemaid Gabrielle sold at a Paris auction for about €1.8 million (roughly $2 million).
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3 weeks ago

Klimt's Blumenwiese Brings in $86 M. at Sotheby's Lauder Sale, Marking Artist's Second Most Expensive Landscape

Gustav Klimt's Blumenwiese (1908) sold for $86 million at Sotheby's, surpassing estimates and underscoring demand for rare Klimt landscapes.
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