The painting, known as “Swing Girl” and “Girl on a Swing,” and the building it adorns are headed to the auction block with the hope that the sale price will reach $30 million.
Tag: Auctions
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Mickey Mantle Baseball Card Sold for $12.6 Million, Breaking Record
The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card is the most valuable piece of sports memorabilia ever to be sold at auction.
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Christie’s to Sell Paul G. Allen’s $1 Billion Art Collection
The sale, which is expected to be the biggest in auction history for a private collection, will offer works from the Microsoft co-founder’s impressive cache that ranges from old masters to contemporary giants.
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Congo to Auction Off Oil and Gas Blocks In a Step Back for Climate Change
Peatlands and rainforests in the Congo Basin protect the planet by storing carbon. Now, in a giant leap backward for the climate, they’re being auctioned off for drilling.
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Her ‘Chagall’ Is Headed for the Trash. How’s That for Caveat Emptor?
Stephanie Clegg paid $90,000 for a Marc Chagall painting at a Sotheby’s auction in 1994. It was reappraised for $100,000 in 2008. Now an expert panel in France wants to destroy it as a fake.