Five Artists in the News: Picasso Under Attack, Robert Longo and Richard Prince Feel Their Age and a Must-See Francis Bacon Show

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Five Artists in the News: Picasso Under Attack, Robert Longo and Richard Prince Feel Their Age and a Must-See Francis Bacon Show

3 min read  ·  09 Oct 2024

Tête de Mousquetaire by Pablo Picasso sold for $889,600. Image courtesy of Christie's

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London: Picasso leads Christie's 'Impressionist and Modern Art Works on Paper' auction, which totaled $8.24m (£6.3m), exceeding the pre-sale high estimate. For more, see the HENI News report.

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Market: Leonora Carrington’s early watercolor was one of the star lots in Christie's $1.93m Latin American Art online auction. For all the highlights, see the HENI News report

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New York: Gregory Crewdson and Ed Ruscha lead Phillips $1.02m 'Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II'. HENI News

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London: Francis Bacon’s distorted bodies on show at the National Portrait Gallery new exhibiton will leave visitors “astonished”, writes the Guardian.

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Moves: Eva Helene Pade, who has joined Thaddaeus Ropac, will make her institutional solo debut at the Arken Museum in April 2025. Artsy

In other news

New York: The Met’s Costume Institute will address the politics of race with its spring 2025 show “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”, the New York Times reports.

London: Picasso’s painting Motherhood has had a photograph of a Gazan mother and child pasted on it in a protest at the National Gallery, The Times reports.

"‘How do you feel about getting old?’ Robert Longo asks Richard Prince as the artists consider their legacies. "

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