Christie’s Sets Ilya Repin Record at the Start of Russian Art Week Sales in London

LONDON (REUTERS).- Christie’s claimed a new auction record for Russian artist Ilya Repin on Monday when his 1875 canvas “A Parisian Cafe” fetched 4.5 million pounds at the start of Russian art week in London. The large-scale canvas, depicting a bustling cafe crowded with well-heeled customers, had been expected to fetch 3-5 million pounds and fetched one of the highest prices of any painting at a specialist Russian sale. President of Christie’s Europe Jussi Pylkkanen delivers a speech beside a [...]

Fresh Art Live at the Muskegon Museum of Art

MUSKEGON, MI.- Artists are stepping up to help Michigan’s Muskegon Museum of Art weather choppy economic times, donating works of art for an auction event to benefit the Museum. Fresh Art Live, an auction event featuring live and silent auctions of contemporary fine art, will be held at the Muskegon Museum of Art on Saturday, May 1, 2010. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a public reception that is open to the public and is free to attend. Reservations [...]