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The art season has officially begun in New York, with a preview of spring sales at Sotheby’s and Christie’s auction houses. Both Sotheby’s and Christie’s are featuring unusual pieces this month that haven’t been on the market for decades.

Here is my contribution to the Angelcheeks Foundation Art Auction. It is titled “Sand Frog” and is colored pencil on 8.5 x 11 printer paper. 9 works of art are being auctioned off. You will get ALL 9 pieces if you win! That includes “Sand Frog.” Let’s raise lots of money for Angelcheeks! Click here to bid: cgi.ebay.ca Artists 1. Sophia: youtube.com 2. Kevin: youtube.com 3. Grant: youtube.com 4. Katie: youtube.com 5. Zack: youtube.com 6. DragonTrap: youtube.com 7. Suzi: youtube.com 8. Jared: youtube.com 9. Wendy: youtube.com Brian and Andrea youtube.com youtube.com Angelcheeks Foundation www.angelcheeks.net Music by Bryan Murdaugh http Thank you all very much!

Bidding reaches thousands of dollars as an enterprising New Zealand woman auctions space on her bottom for a tattoo design of the winner’s choice. Report by Dominic Mason. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com

Christie’s May 4 Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale achieved a total of 5548000. The auction was highlighted by the runaway success of Pablo Picasso’s Nude, Green Leaves and Bust from the Collection of Mrs. Sidney F. Brody, which sold for a record 6482500, breaking the previous world record for any work of art sold at auction. The Evening Sale portion of the Brody Collection also achieved the highest total for a single-owner sale offered at Christies New York, surpassing the landmark sale of the Collection of Victor and Sally Ganz in 1997.

Henri Matisse’s monumental sculpture Nu de dos, 4 état (Back IV) was the night’s top lot at Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art Evening sale on November 3rd, setting a record for the artist at 802500 (£30257550/€34649775) — surpassing its top estimate of million. The occasion marked the first time in history that a work from the artist’s celebrated Back series has ever come to auction.

A mystery art collector who recently bid m for two Chinese sculptures is refusing to pay. The bronze heads were part of an auction of the collection of French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, who died last year. But Cai Mingchao says his renegade bid was the act of a patriot, claiming that the sculptures belong in China. Tania Page reports.

Anna Chan: Christie’s art auction on Tuesday has proved that the art world is not short of cash. In New York works from French impressionists Monet and Rodin were sold at record prices. Let’s take a look at all the action. The art world can take heart. A Monet and a Rodin pulled in record prices at a Christie’s auction Tuesday, putting aside fears for now that the global credit crunch would crush art prices. The auction of Impressionist and Modern art reaped 277 million dollars. The highlight: Monet’s painting of this railroad bridge from his early period. “Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil” sold for .5 million, topping the previous high for a Monet by nearly million. Christie’s auctioneer Christopher Burge says this is the finest of the four bridge paintings done by the impressionist master. [Christopher Burge, Christie's Auctioneer]: “It’s very rare to get an 1870s Monet of this quality on the market and the result proved that tonight.” The hammer shattered records for Giacometti’s bronze sculpture of a standing woman. It pulled in 27 million, nine million more than the previous record. And this Rodin sculpture called “Eve” went for nearly 19 million, more than double the previous record. [Christopher Burge, Christie's Auctioneer]: “Generally speaking, for the very best things, the market was still red hot and top prices were more than we expected.” Top prices, but cheaper in the eyes of many foreigners. Aided by the weak dollar, Europeans accounted for more …

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Thanks to everyone who showed interest in the purchase of this painting. The highest bidders have been contacted I hope you like my painting of Bella and Edward, from the book and movie ‘Twilight’. Sorry it took me a while to get this up on youtube. Let me know what you know what you think! Medium: Acrylic paint Time taken: 5 and half hours. #59 – Most Discussed (Today) – Australia #11 – Most Discussed (Today) – Entertainment – Australia #60 – Top Favorited (Today) – Australia #20 – Top Favorited (Today) – Entertainment – Australia #98 – Top Rated (Today) – Australia #22 – Top Rated (Today) – Entertainment – Australia

www.joyner.ca Joyner Waddington’s Spring 2008 Auction of Important Canadian Art May 27th, 2008 Lot 50a TOM THOMSON VIEW FROM A HEIGHT, ALGONQUIN PARK oil on composite wood-pulp board, with the estate stamp recto and verso, a faint pencil inscription “TT 62″ on the reverse 8 1/2 ins x 10 1/2 ins; 21.3 cms x 26.3 cms Auction Estimate: 0000—1200000 Result: 07500 View From A Height, Algonquin Park, 1916, an 8 x 10 ins oil sketch by Tom Thomson sold for 07500 on Tuesday evening (including buyer’s premium). The price was the third highest ever recorded for the iconic painter who died under mysterious circumstances in 1917. Joyner Waddington’s was delighted with the result for the “compositional masterpiece”. “This incredible work by Thomson was admired by many during our auction previews and certainly deserves the result it achieved this evening, a price that exceeded the high end of our pre-sale auction estimate”, commented Rob Cowley, Director of Joyner Waddington’s. The painting was originally acquired by Toronto’s historic Laing Galleries directly from Elizabeth Thomson Harkness, Thomson’s sister. The sketch was purchased in the late 1930′s or early 1940′s from Laing by Mrs. Isabelle Dunbar. Mrs. Dunbar purchased the gem for her young nephew, George Garland, who accompanied her on the downtown shopping trip that day and selected the painting himself. The painting remained in the possession of Garland until his death in early April, 2008. Dr. George Garland was a …