A witness statement by novelist Émile Zola relates the sword fight between the painter and critic Edmond Duranty after he penned a lukewarm review of Manet’s work.
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Climate Activists Crash Christie’s Auction in New York
“No art on a dead planet,” they chanted, demanding an end to fossil fuels.
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Christie’s Pulls Paintings by Lebanese Artist After “Complaints”
“I did not expect this decision from Christie’s, as they have previously sold similar works of mine,” artist Ayman Baalbaki told Hyperallergic.
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Hokusai’s “Great Wave” Makes a Splash at Auction
An edition of the iconic woodblock print broke records when it sold for $2.8M this week.
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Lunar Bead Necklace and Asteroid “Emoji” Head to Auction
Christie’s bizarre sale features other space rocks propped up on stands like sculptures.
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Turkey Waited Too Long to Repatriate Marble Idol, Court Rules
The 6,000-year-old “Stargazer,” which Turkey alleges was looted, once belonged to disgraced antiquities collector Michael Steinhardt.
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Historic Railroad Spike Fetches $2M at Auction
The steel spike clad in gold and silver commemorated the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869.
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Christie’s Tasteless “Art Handler” Shirts Removed After Criticism
The auction house partnered with Highsnobiety to sell “Art Handler” shirts for up to $125, drawing ire from workers in the field who say they’re overworked and underpaid.
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Dinosaur That Inspired Jurassic Park’s Raptor Sells For $12.4M
But some paleontologists think dinosaur specimens should be in public institutions, not private hands.
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Warhol’s “Blue Marilyn” Breaks Records With $195M Sale
The painting, which bears the bullet holes shot by performance artist Dorothy Podber, is now the most expensive 20th-century artwork to sell at auction.
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The “Witch” Who Shot Andy Warhol’s Marilyns
Dorothy Podber should at least be acknowledged as the co-author of Warhol’s multi-million dollar Shot Marilyns series.
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Iconic Warhol Marilyn Could Fetch $200 Million, Set Records for 20th-Century Art
Christie’s says the sale will benefit a foundation “dedicated to improving the lives of children.”
