Andy Warhol’s Self Portrait will display at auction for the first time at Sotheby’s London on 28 June. The Self Portrait, which is predicted to make £7 million at auction, is part of the auction house’s Contemporary Art Evening in the U.K’s capital. Self Portrait, created in 1963-4, is a piece from his very first series of self-portraits where he began his interest in blending ideas of art and celebrity. The piece was assembled using...
Art aficionados will be flocking to Kensington Olympia this month to catch Norman Lloyd’s lost masterpiece on sale at the Art & Antiques Fair. For the 45th year, the Art & Antiques Fair Olympia will return to London this summer—spanning from the 26th June to 2nd July. Along with fine artwork, the fair will also be exhibiting a number of other splendors to attract art enthusiasts from around the country. From rare antiquities to quirky...
A surprising lot at Sotheby’s auction caught everybody’s attention. A diamond bought at a car boot sale was sold for £656,750 at Sotheby’s auction. The famous auction house opened its doors once more for one of their most exciting fine jewellery sales to date. The evening was filled fantastic jewels and priceless pieces but the star of the show was the ‘Tenner’ diamond. The cushion-shaped 26.27-carat diamond drew a popular crowd at Sotheby’s. After hearing...
Grayson Perry’s latest exhibition, the somewhat ironically titled: The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever! is set to comment on the political state of the UK. Topics such as Brexit and other relevant themes like masculinity and identity will take center stage. The event will run from 8 June-10 September—fittingly beginning on the day of the general election. Perry describes his fun and mocking title as ‘a kind of provocation’ and insinuates that the exhibit will take...
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, unveils its latest exhibition that draws parallels with Van Cleef & Arpels’ high jewellery and traditional Japanese crafts. For centuries, Japan’s city of Kyoto has been a central hub for the creative arts. This year, the city’s National Museum of Modern Art will house its latest exhibition Mastery of an Art: Van Cleef & Arpels—High Jewellery and Japanese Crafts. The retrospective will focus its attention on French high-jewellery...
Famous institutions across the country unveil their exhibitions to educate, commemorate and celebrate diversity in every form—leading the discourse on LGBTQ experiences, past and present. Love, Sex & Diversity is one such event. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act being passed in England and Wales—a law partially decriminalising homosexuality. This was a monumental landmark in the movement for equality, and has sparked the unveiling of exhibitions on the subject in...
A once in a lifetime exhibition has been revealed in England; Charles I exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. The collection marks the 250th anniversary of the Royal Academy and will take place 27 January—15 April 2018. King Charles I was revered as one of the most important and influential collectors of art throughout the history of the British monarchy. He commissioned the most notable contemporary artists of the era whilst collecting works from...
An exciting event will be taking place on the 16th May 2017, held by Sotheby’s London—to celebrate their first dedicated sale of Modern and Contemporary African Art. The auction will feature works by 60 different artists from 14 countries across the continent including: Algeria (North Africa), Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal (West Africa), Ethiopia and Uganda (East Africa), Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo (Central Africa), Angola, South Africa and Zimbabwe (Southern Africa)....
The origin of luxury luggage can be linked to the point in time that tourism and travel became a popular pastime for those who were wealthy enough to afford it. We take you on a journey through the history of luxury luggage, which led to the collectable status it holds today. For those who covet such items, from vintage monogrammed hatboxes to leather-bound steamer trunks, there are various features and attributes you should be looking...
Sotheby’s biannual sales of Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art and Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Works of Art achieved a total of $11,280,750 this week—both auctions exceeded expectations. The works featured in the auctions spanned across a wide time scale, and included pieces from the 3rd century to the modern day. The variety of artistic styles and mediums featured within the auction demonstrated the amount of promising talent originating from this part of the world, whilst...
