Andy Warhol - The Phenomenon
In 1928, Andy Warhola Jr was born in Pittsburgh to Austro-Hungarian Catholic immigrants. He was a precociously talented teen, winning
Pieces of Eight: A Dressing Down, Beware The Ides of March and a 20 Million Year Old Tooth.
🏛 A small but potent piece of history is up for sale in Zurich this month, when Numismatica Ars Classica offers
Pieces of Eight: $195m Warhol, "Here's Johnny" and a $900k Card Takes Pole Position.
🎨 An iconic painting of Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol has been auctioned for $195m (£158.17m) - making it the
Pieces of Eight: A £20m Hologram, Kobe's Breaking Jersey and the 'Mona Lisa' of Baseball Cards.
🎨 Christie's are using hologram technology to take a £20m sculpture on tour. In March the cost of oil reached its
Pieces of Eight: The spirit of collecting, 31 for $45m and bidding starts on El Pelusa’s shirt.
🎨 One of American artist Jackson Pollock’s signature “drip” paintings is poised to rank among Pollock’s most expensive works,
Pieces of Eight: $2.9m Tweet drops $2.87m in value, digital and physical lines blur and Queen Elizabeth II takes centre stage
👑 Portraits of British queens from Mary I through to Elizabeth II drawn from private collections are to go on show
Pieces of Eight: 60m Squid for a Picasso, 100m for £100k and the exploits of a Croatian 'Hyperpedestrian'
🐙 A sensuous depiction of Pablo Picasso’s muse and lover as a multi-limbed sea creature, completed during the most prolific
Pieces of Eight: $60m Batman NFTs, 'mythical' wine, NASA's moon dust up for grabs and the art market bounces back
🍷 Buyers have swooped on a Sotheby’s auction of Château Lynch-Bages wines sourced from the Bordeaux estate’s cellars, featuring
Pieces of Eight: Blue Marilyn to fetch $200m, Charizard burns $420k and an expensive litter of Tiger clubs
🖼 Andy Warhol's Shot Sage Blue Marilyn (1964) will lead Christie's New York's marquee sales week in May. The work, which
Ever wondered what goes into designing a coin?
A quick peak into how the mint design coins, utilising modern technology without forgetting the traditional skills and craftsmanship honed
