Wednesday, December 1, 2010

DAILY SKETCH: 271 Picasso Works Found in Garage | Christie's Chinese Sale Jumps 91% | Frieze Gallerists' Tables


Picasso's Electrician Reveals Artist's 'Treasure Trove' (BBC)
"A retired electrician in southern France who worked for Pablo Picasso says he has hundreds of previously unknown works by the artist.
The treasure trove of 271 pieces includes lithographs, cubist paintings, notebooks and a watercolour and is said to be worth about 60m euros (£50.6m)."

Christie's Packed Chinese Sale Jumps 91% to $86 Million as Records Broken (Bloomberg)
"An ink painting by Fu Baoshi that sold for an artist record HK$70.1 million ($9 million) helped Christie’s International beat its presale estimate for the company’s autumn Hong Kong auctions with two days still to run."

Frieze Art Fair 2010: Gallerists' Tables (Wallpaper)
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