Beatles’ painting ‘Images of a Woman’ sells for $1.7M
Discover the sale of the Beatles' cherished artwork 'Images of a Woman' for $1.7 million, a testament to the enduring allure of the legendary band's memorabilia.
Discover the sale of the Beatles' cherished artwork 'Images of a Woman' for $1.7 million, a testament to the enduring allure of the legendary band's memorabilia.
The starting price for this auction will be 300,000 pounds (USD 381,000).
By picking Australian pacer Jhye Richardson and West Indies' Shai Hope in the final rounds, Delhi Capitals ended the IPL Mini-Auction 2024 by making exciting additions to their squad here on Tuesday.
Australian pacers Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Spencer Johnson attracted massive bids as did Indian uncapped player Sameer Rizvi as the top 10 buys went for nearly 50 percent of the total INR 230.43 crore spent in the Mini-Auction ahead of the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League held here on Tuesday.
It will be the first time in the 16 seasons of the IPL that the auction is being held out of India and also marks the first instance with a woman auctioneer carrying out the job.
"We hope that the sale will throw light on the careers of these women artists, some of whom have remained in the shadow for too long."
"I greatly admire Louise Bourgeois for having a family, a husband and a wonderful career but when I am looking at Spider 1994, I'm not wondering what gender of artist made the work."
As one of the most influential artists of the 20th Century, Beihong paved the way for Chinese Realism and pioneered modern art education in China. 'Slave and Lion', carries an estimate of US$45,000,000 - 58,000,000, the highest estimated Asian artwork ever offered at auction.
Two important and unique works by eminent artist Krishen Khanna also feature in the sale: 'Concerning A Drowned Girl' and 'Minstrels in The Forest'. Three distinctive artworks by Manjit Bawa also feature in the exhibition.
The artist left a note for hospital workers, which read: "Thanks for all you're doing. I hope this brightens the place up a bit, even if its only black and white."