tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15251534931116387332012-02-16T01:47:54.408-08:00Aesthetics and Beyondclick4rmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14154027352480226783noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525153493111638733.post-21095844955723596852009-12-22T21:19:00.001-08:002009-12-22T21:22:33.292-08:00Not at the Saatchi Gallery, but rather in <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/homes/homes/2009/12/sir_elton_john_article">Sir Elton John's Los Angeles home</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2E4P4nnt_m4/SzGokO7YSxI/AAAAAAAAAps/90TJD3VcUj4/s1600-h/01_sir_elton_john.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2E4P4nnt_m4/SzGokO7YSxI/AAAAAAAAAps/90TJD3VcUj4/s400/01_sir_elton_john.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418297167139326738" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1525153493111638733-2109584495572359685?l=seventhinternational.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>click4rmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14154027352480226783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525153493111638733.post-64060472839029408532009-12-22T03:24:00.000-08:002009-12-22T14:27:50.491-08:002009's ten most expensive artworks:<br /><br />1. Raphael: <span style="font-style: italic;">Head of a Muse</span>, 1510. <span style="font-weight: bold;">$47,941,095</span>.<br />2. Matisse, <span style="font-style: italic;">Les Couscous, Tapis Bleu et Rose</span>, 1911. <span style="font-weight: bold;">$46,282,022</span>.<br />3. Warhol, <span style="font-style: italic;">One Hundred Dollar Bills</span>, 1962. <span style="font-weight: bold;">$43,762,500.</span><br />4. Brancusi, <span style="font-style: italic;">Madame LR, </span><span>1914-1917.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">$37,623,104.</span><br />5. Rembrandt: <span style="font-style: italic;">Man with Arms Akimbo</span>, 1658. <span style="font-weight: bold;">$32,210,855.</span><br />6. Mondrian, <i>Composition: Blue, Red, Yellow & Black</i>, 1922. <span style="font-weight: bold;">$27,805,131.</span><br />7. Degas, <span style="font-style: italic;">Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans, </span>1879-81. <span style="font-weight: bold;">$21,938,097</span>.<br />8. Giacometti, <span style="font-style: italic;">L'homme qui Chavire, </span>1951. <span style="font-weight: bold;">$19,346,500.</span><br />9. Mondrian, <span style="font-style: italic;">Composition avec Grille 2, </span><span>1915. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">$18,564,685.</span><br />10. Monet, <span style="font-style: italic;">Dans la Prairie, </span><span>1876.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">$16,164,918. </span><br /><br />No sales over $50,000,000 as would have been the case in nearly every year prior. However, a Raphael at the top, and two old masters in the top 10 is certainly a remarkable feat in itself.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1525153493111638733-6406047283902940853?l=seventhinternational.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>click4rmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14154027352480226783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525153493111638733.post-51692837340463236302009-12-22T02:38:00.001-08:002009-12-22T03:22:45.502-08:00At the crack of dawn. <a href="http://www.woostercollective.com">Wooster Collective</a>: Truth and freedom. <a href="http://www.deitch.com">Deitch Projects</a>: Truth and freedom commercialized.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2E4P4nnt_m4/SzCrhPTudLI/AAAAAAAAApk/RVkMb57YPTw/s1600-h/Above_H_N_H_print_horizontal.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2E4P4nnt_m4/SzCrhPTudLI/AAAAAAAAApk/RVkMb57YPTw/s400/Above_H_N_H_print_horizontal.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418018939260007602" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1525153493111638733-5169283734046323630?l=seventhinternational.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>click4rmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14154027352480226783noreply@blogger.com0