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Topless Beatrice Arthur painting part of record $495-million auction

2013-05-16 08:00:00

Did it come with a card attached that says, "Thank you for being a friend"? A 1991 painting depicting a topless Bea Arthur that was created by artist John Currin has sold at an auction Wednesday for $1.9 million. The sale was part of a larger Christie's...

Artworks by Barnett Newman and Gerhard Richter set auction records

2013-05-15 10:33:00

A painting by Barnett Newman set an artist record at auction on Tuesday, selling for $43.8 million in New York. Sotheby's had expected "Onement VI," an abstract work in dark blue, to go for between $30 million and $40 million. The sale was part of a...

It's galactic glam on the 'Star Trek: Into Darkness' red carpet

2013-05-15 09:28:00

If the premiere of "Star Trek: Into Darkness" is any indication, high style will be alive and well in the 23rd century. The film's cast and celebrity supporters were in full galactic glam at Tuesday night's premiere. Zoe Saldana chose a nude silk...

At nearly $4 million, Vince Vaughn's new place is 'so money'

2013-05-10 21:29:00

Vince Vaughn has bought a house for $3.925 million in an area of Los Angeles one might not normally associate with actors — La Ca�ada Flintridge. And while the small, affluent community may not have the celebrity cachet of Hollywood Hills, he...

Colgate University to return aboriginal artwork to Australia

2013-05-08 07:06:00

A collection of artwork by aboriginal Australian children that was given to Colgate University in 1966 is being voluntarily returned to Australia. The upstate New York school said Tuesday that it would transfer 119 pieces from the collection to�Curtin...

Madonna sells Fernand Leger painting for $7.2 million

2013-05-08 09:49:00

A Fernand L�ger painting owned by pop star Madonna sold for $7.2 million at a New York auction Tuesday. Madonna had put the painting up for sale to benefit her charitable group, the Ray of Light Foundation. The sale, which was part of a larger Sotheby's...

Basquiat works on display at New York Sotheby's before private sale

2013-04-19 06:00:00

Fans can have one last look at works by Jean-Michel Basquiat before they go on sale. More than 30 pieces -- from simple crayon on paper to sophisticated, colorful canvases -- will be on display May 2 through June 9 at Sotheby's galleries in New York....

Musical chairs: Jessica Simpson buys Osbourne home

2013-04-12 23:47:00

In a multimillion-dollar twist on celebrity musical chairs, singer-actress Jessica Simpson has purchased Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne's estate in Hidden Hills for $11.5 million, public records show. The Cape Cod-inspired mansion, built in 2001, sits on a 2....

Hopi masks auctioned in Paris amid outrage and legal objections

2013-04-12 13:53:00

This post has been corrected. See below for details. The gavel came down on 70 sacred Hopi Indian masks at the Drouot auction house in Paris on Friday, generating $1.2 million for the owners and auctioneers – and anger and emotional cries from...

Quick Takes: Own William Faulkner's Nobel

2013-04-11 00:00:00

New Yorkers got a preview Wednesday of an auction rarity: a Nobel Prize for literature. The 1950 medal belonged to William Faulkner, one of America's best-known and respected novelists. It comes with a hand-edited draft of Faulkner's acceptance speech;...

Hand over the book, Britain, it's the Getty's

2013-04-11 11:36:00

When British authorities the other day denied an export license for a 15th-century Flemish manuscript acquired last December by the J. Paul Getty Museum at a London auction, few could have been surprised. Stopping the export of exceptional works of...

Billie Joe Armstrong sells Newport Beach cottage for $1.625 million

2013-04-11 14:18:00

Billie Joe Armstrong, co-founder of Grammy-winning Green Day, has sold his Newport Beach cottage for $1.625 million. The 924-square-foot house, with three bedrooms and four bathrooms, came on the market in the fall at $1.895 million. First constructed...

"Onement VI" by the late American artist Barnett Newman has sold for $43.8 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York.

2013-05-15 08:54:47

"Trois Femmes a la Table Rouge," a Fernand Leger painting owned by Madonna, has sold for $7.2 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York.

2013-05-08 09:04:52

The home is represented by Sotheby's International Realty

2013-04-24 00:00:00