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Comment by Pierre Tavlitzki on August 17, 2008 at 3:39pm

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The online catalogue of the sale entitled Beautiful Inside My Head Forever came out, and is highlighted by an interesting video showing many lots. This sale of September 15 is devoted entirely by Sotheby's London in the work of Damien Hirst, and all major lots date in 2008. The work based on animals in formaldehyde are the lion's share, although this beast is not included in the sale. A large showcase is mixing fish and fish skeletons (2.5 million £, lot 46).

Sale at Christie's in New York on September 16 includes four works by Subodh Gupta including an accumulation of utensils ($ 600 K) and painting ($ 800 K).

The Scottish art auctions will be an opportunity to follow the value of Vettriano, whose paintings are for sale at Sotheby's Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire, on August 26 and at Bonhams in Edinburgh on August 29.

Comment by Pierre Tavlitzki on August 9, 2008 at 6:45pm

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A scroll of 5.30 m entitled Along the Yangtze River (1990) is sold by the artist himself, Wu Guangzhong, in Hong Kong at Sotheby's on October 6, for the benefit of a foundation created in his name at the Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Comment by Pierre Tavlitzki on August 2, 2008 at 7:46pm

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Sidharta Auctioneer announce as the highlight of its sale of 9 and 10 August in Jakarta an oil on canvas made between 1978 and 1981 by Hendra Gunawan, curious figurative composition of 95 x 145 cm, entitled Mother and Child with Papaya Seller, estimated 1 billion Rp (Lot 27 of the sale of 9 August). Do not panic, this figure represents approximately U.S. $ 100 K.

Comment by Pierre Tavlitzki on July 26, 2008 at 9:44pm

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Hirst sells the Golden Calf. It is full and in formaldehyde, and it is at Sotheby's in London on September 15 (£ 8 million).

Comment by Pierre Tavlitzki on July 13, 2008 at 1:41pm

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Wild neck of Orlinski, at Massol in Deauville on August 16, is a crocodile in polyresine of 1.10 m long with a necklace made of aluminium (8 K €, lot 292).

Comment by Pierre Tavlitzki on June 22, 2008 at 1:35pm

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A reduced model of Angel of the North by Gormley, still 5.3 m wide, is sold by Sotheby's in London on July 1 (£ 600 K). A sculpture from 2003 by Kapoor is more important than those presented since the beginning of the year. To be followed (1 M £).

Lot 140 of the sale of Versailles Enchères on July 6 is a mixed oil, textile and jute canvas of 231x191 cm made in 2000 by an artist whom I had not yet spoken, Manolo Valdes (300 K €)

Comment by Pierre Tavlitzki on June 14, 2008 at 5:21pm

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In the sale of Sotheby's in London on July 1, a Basquiat (£ 4 million, lot 48) is included, and also Prince with his Overseas Nurse (£ 4 million, lot 22).

On 26 June, lot 36, the British auction house Bloomsbury Auctions presents a collective work on canvas done by Warhol, Basquiat and Clemente (£ 100 K).

Comment by Pierre Tavlitzki on May 24, 2008 at 4:42pm

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A collector of Dallas sells at Christie's on June 30 a Balloon Flower (Magenta) by Koons. The Dallas Morning News unveils the estimate: £ 12 million. It is interesting to comment that the sale of this American work by its American owner takes place in London.

There are two Banksy at Dreweatts on June 17 in London: an oil on canvas, Portrait of an artist (Lot 25, 100x140 cm, 150 K £) and a spray on board, Bombing middle England (Lot 96, 130x58 cm, 50 K £ ). Information found on Artnet.

The two largest auction houses in China are currently organizing charity sales of contemporary art, following the earthquake. We see at Poly a peaceful painting by Zeng Fanzhi (180x260 cm) inspired by this disaster. The sale of Poly takes place in Beijing on May 29, while China Guardian's stands in the same city from 25 to 27 May.

Comment by Pierre Tavlitzki on May 18, 2008 at 4:49pm

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Christie's sells in Paris a Spider of stainless steel and tapestry by Bourgeois, on May 27 (1,8 M€, lot 20, 74x112x89 cm). In the same sale an oil on canvas of Mitchell of 1983 (900 K€, lot 17, 218x192 cm).

Comment by Pierre Tavlitzki on May 11, 2008 at 4:02pm

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By Kapoor, we see in the sale of Christie's in New York on May 14 a sculpture containing a concave mirror (800 K$).

In the sale of contemporary art of Borobudur Auction in Singapore from May 16 to 18, I recognized a portrait by Feng Zhengjie (150x150 cm, 150 KS$, lot 1083) and a Mask by Zeng Fanzhi (60x50 cm, 200 KS$, lot 1109). One will also review paintings by I Nyoman Masriadi and Agus Suwage.

The highest estimates of the sale of Poly at Beijing on May 28 go to two large oils on canvas of Chen Yifei: lot 417 at 18 M yuan and lot 450, a nude, at 9 M yuan.

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