New York City art auctions feature most expensive paintings

The Manila Times

New York City art auctions feature most expensive paintings  Icons of 20th and 21st century art history – including Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Roy Lichtenstein and Mark Rothko – are on display at Christie’s and Sotheby’s auction houses in New York City ahead of the annual spring sales. The top lot at Sotheby’s is a sculpture that Alberto Giacometti made in his postwar period (1954-1955) of his younger brother Diego, with whom he shared a studio. Sotheby’s expects the sculpture, titled 'Grande Tete Mince,' to sell for more than $70 million.  REUTERS VIDEO  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net  Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  Soundcloud: https://tmt.ph/soundcloud   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #AlbertoGiacometti #GrandeTeteMince

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00:00This is perhaps one of his great masterpieces.

00:27It is a portrait of his brother Diego, who was his lifelong companion, and dare I say

00:34muse, but someone who he frequently depicted in his work.

00:39What's extraordinary about this cast is not only its scale and grandeur, but of the six

00:45that were made in his lifetime, only one was hand-painted by the artist, and that is this

00:51one.

01:12The work is estimated in excess of $70 million, and it is the highest value lot of the season

01:19anywhere at auction this May.

01:21Yesterday, I went to a grocery shop.

01:40And I went to a grocery shop.

01:55I went to a grocery shop.

01:59I went to a grocery shop.

02:03And I went to a grocery shop.

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