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50 stones from Notre Dame will be raffled off in a lottery
Damaged fragments of the cathedral with engraved facade can not be used for restoration, so they decided to raffle them to raise funds for the restoration of France's heritage.
Conditions of participation:
- The minimum donation is €40 (via the Fondation du Patrimoine website).
- The drawing will take place on April 15, the anniversary of the fire.
The winners will receive the stones, but will not be able to sell, give or exchange them.
Damaged fragments of the cathedral with engraved facade can not be used for restoration, so they decided to raffle them to raise funds for the restoration of France's heritage.
Conditions of participation:
- The minimum donation is €40 (via the Fondation du Patrimoine website).
- The drawing will take place on April 15, the anniversary of the fire.
The winners will receive the stones, but will not be able to sell, give or exchange them.
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The Artprice100 index, which reflects the value of works by the top 100 artists, fell 8.3% over 2024 - the first significant decline in 8 years. At the same time, the S&P500 stock index rose by 25%.
Jean-Michel Basquiat suffered the most in the top 10: his sales fell from $238 million (2023) to $183 million (2024) due to forgery scandals.
The best growth was shown by René Magritte (+53%). In the year of the centenary of surrealism, his work from the series "Empire of Light" was sold for $121 million, breaking the previous record ($79 million).
Jean-Michel Basquiat suffered the most in the top 10: his sales fell from $238 million (2023) to $183 million (2024) due to forgery scandals.
The best growth was shown by René Magritte (+53%). In the year of the centenary of surrealism, his work from the series "Empire of Light" was sold for $121 million, breaking the previous record ($79 million).
Now it is not easy to find a collector willing to part with his collection: the art market is in recession, and global uncertainty is growing, which makes many people postpone such decisions. However, Christie's is lucky - the auction house has agreed to sell the impressive collection of the late Leonard Riggio, former largest shareholder of the Barnes & Noble chain, who passed away six months ago. The auction is scheduled for May.
The full list of lots has not yet been revealed, but key works are already known. Among them are paintings by Piet Mondrian, René Magritte (two works) and Pablo Picasso, as well as a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti. The total value of the collection is estimated at $200 million, and experts are already calling the upcoming auction “the sale of the year”.
The full list of lots has not yet been revealed, but key works are already known. Among them are paintings by Piet Mondrian, René Magritte (two works) and Pablo Picasso, as well as a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti. The total value of the collection is estimated at $200 million, and experts are already calling the upcoming auction “the sale of the year”.
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Two of Banksy's five most expensive works are 2005 paintings first shown in his exhibition *Crude Oils: A Gallery of Re-mixed Masterpieces, Vandalism and Vermin*. One of the key works in the series, “Crude Oil (Vettriano)” - will be auctioned at Sotheby's in London in March with an estimate of £3-5 million ($3.8-6.3 million).
“Crude Oil” is a dystopian interpretation of Jack Vettriano's painting ‘The Singing Butler’ (1992), whose reproductions became the best-selling posters in Britain. In 2004, Vettriano's original sold for $1.3 million, setting a record for Scottish artists.
Banksy's series record is held by the work “Gas Station Sunflowers,” which sold for $14.6 million in 2021.
The current owner of “Crude Oil” is Mark Hoppus, co-founder of the band Blink-182, who bought it in 2011. He will donate a portion of the proceeds to the California Fire Foundation and charity.
“Crude Oil” is a dystopian interpretation of Jack Vettriano's painting ‘The Singing Butler’ (1992), whose reproductions became the best-selling posters in Britain. In 2004, Vettriano's original sold for $1.3 million, setting a record for Scottish artists.
Banksy's series record is held by the work “Gas Station Sunflowers,” which sold for $14.6 million in 2021.
The current owner of “Crude Oil” is Mark Hoppus, co-founder of the band Blink-182, who bought it in 2011. He will donate a portion of the proceeds to the California Fire Foundation and charity.
The art market is expecting a new auction record for Tamara de Lempicki's paintings. Her work "Portrait of Dr. Boucard" (1928), depicting French bacteriologist Pierre Boucard, the creator of a cure for diarrhea, will be put up for auction at Christie's in London on March 5. The painting has an estimate of £5-8 million ($6.2-9.9 million). Earlier, in 1983, it was sold for $255,000 at Sotheby's. The painting is also known for its appearance in the TV series Agatha Christie's Poirot.
Interest in de Lempicki's work continues to grow: six of her most expensive sales have taken place over the past 7 years. The current record of the artist - £16.3 million ($21.2 million) for "Portrait of Marjorie Ferry", sold in 2022. Experts do not rule out that the new auction could set a new record for her work.
Interest in de Lempicki's work continues to grow: six of her most expensive sales have taken place over the past 7 years. The current record of the artist - £16.3 million ($21.2 million) for "Portrait of Marjorie Ferry", sold in 2022. Experts do not rule out that the new auction could set a new record for her work.
Works created with AI have entered global auctions. Christie's will be the first to hold a specialized Augmented Intelligence auction online from February 20 to March 5, with works on view at Rockefeller Center in New York.
Among the more than 20 lots are paintings, sculptures, installations and digital art with estimates in the tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The main lot is the work of artist and roboticist Alexander Reben. His robotic artist will change the painting in real time: with each bid adding new details. The expected price - up to 1.7 million.
Among the more than 20 lots are paintings, sculptures, installations and digital art with estimates in the tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The main lot is the work of artist and roboticist Alexander Reben. His robotic artist will change the painting in real time: with each bid adding new details. The expected price - up to 1.7 million.
A few years ago at a garage sale in Minnesota (USA), a portrait of a fisherman painted in oil on canvas (45x40 cm) was bought for $50. Now this painting is going to be attributed to the works of Van Gogh.
In 2019, an anonymous antique dealer sold the painting to the consulting company LMI. Experts from various fields, including art historians and chemists, analyzed it and compiled a 458-page report. It contains arguments that point to Van Gogh's possible authorship.
The painting dates back to 1889. At this time, the artist wrote about 150 paintings, including the masterpiece “Starry Night”.
Now the painting must pass the official attribution in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. If authenticity is confirmed, the valuation of the painting could be 15 million dollars.
In 2019, an anonymous antique dealer sold the painting to the consulting company LMI. Experts from various fields, including art historians and chemists, analyzed it and compiled a 458-page report. It contains arguments that point to Van Gogh's possible authorship.
The painting dates back to 1889. At this time, the artist wrote about 150 paintings, including the masterpiece “Starry Night”.
Now the painting must pass the official attribution in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. If authenticity is confirmed, the valuation of the painting could be 15 million dollars.
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McKinsey forecasts that the global luxury goods market will grow by only 2-4% annually over the next three years.
Analysts predict a resumption of growth in China after two years of decline - by +3-5% per year. Even more hopes are pinned on the USA - 4-6%. In Europe, growth will be more restrained.
Sales of jewelry and handbags (leather goods) are expected to grow faster than other luxury goods - by 4-6% per year. Watches, clothing and footwear are expected to grow by only 2-4%.
Analysts predict a resumption of growth in China after two years of decline - by +3-5% per year. Even more hopes are pinned on the USA - 4-6%. In Europe, growth will be more restrained.
Sales of jewelry and handbags (leather goods) are expected to grow faster than other luxury goods - by 4-6% per year. Watches, clothing and footwear are expected to grow by only 2-4%.
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How symbolic, #gazers are celebrating Stephen Hawking’s birthday today and mine has practically become my logo and looks like the first letter of my first and last name.
I want to do an overall portrait in PS2 style of iconic figures in cryptocurrency and nft, so far I'm collecting one by one. Any suggestions on who we should see there?
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When will the NFT bull run?
Slawn, a young Nigerian artist of 24 years old living and working in London, ranks unchallenged as the author whose popularity has skyrocketed in 2024.
According to US online broker Artsy, the number of people who searched for Slawn's work on the site and were interested in his work increased by more than 1000%. Artsy users' search queries and whish-lists are a good indicator of what is now appealing to collectors.
GQ magazine recently named Slawn “the UK's most talked about young artist” and “person of the year”. His name is indeed on everyone's lips, not only in the art world, but beyond - thanks to his collaborations with Rolex, Louis Vuitton and other famous brands.
Slawn's works have also been successfully sold at auctions. In particular, in March his work Alara, Ajero and Orangun was sold at Sotheby's for £31,750.
According to US online broker Artsy, the number of people who searched for Slawn's work on the site and were interested in his work increased by more than 1000%. Artsy users' search queries and whish-lists are a good indicator of what is now appealing to collectors.
GQ magazine recently named Slawn “the UK's most talked about young artist” and “person of the year”. His name is indeed on everyone's lips, not only in the art world, but beyond - thanks to his collaborations with Rolex, Louis Vuitton and other famous brands.
Slawn's works have also been successfully sold at auctions. In particular, in March his work Alara, Ajero and Orangun was sold at Sotheby's for £31,750.
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Marilyn Monroe prints by Andy Warhol are popular on the art market. Prices range from a few hundred dollars to half a million dollars depending on the print run and year of publication.
The rarest and most valuable are from the 1967 edition of 250 copies. Later editions printed without official authorization reduce the value of each print. The most recently released prints can be purchased for $3000 an entire set of 10 works in different colors.
In order not to make a mistake when buying, it is better to consult an expert or study the market yourself. This will help you make an informed choice and purchase favorable prints.
The rarest and most valuable are from the 1967 edition of 250 copies. Later editions printed without official authorization reduce the value of each print. The most recently released prints can be purchased for $3000 an entire set of 10 works in different colors.
In order not to make a mistake when buying, it is better to consult an expert or study the market yourself. This will help you make an informed choice and purchase favorable prints.
Four decades ago, American conceptualist David Hammons attracted attention with an unusual performance in New York City. He sold neatly molded snowballs right on the streets of the city.
And yesterday, David Hammons' work “Untitled” (2014) became the most expensive at the Art Basel Maimi Beach VIP preview. Hauser & Wirth Gallery sold the canvas, artistically covered with a tarp, for $4.75 million dollars.
Eyewitnesses note the elevated mood at the fair and the good sales. Hauser & Wirth Gallery's total first-day turnover exceeded $15 million from the sale of 20 works. David Zwirner Gallery sold 24 works for almost 13 million dollars. Thaddaeus Ropac's booth raised more than $12 million.
Those numbers are more modest than last year. Back then, the Hauser & Wirth Gallery received $20 million for just one work, The Artist in the Night (1979) by Philip Gaston. But for today's times, this is a clear success.
And yesterday, David Hammons' work “Untitled” (2014) became the most expensive at the Art Basel Maimi Beach VIP preview. Hauser & Wirth Gallery sold the canvas, artistically covered with a tarp, for $4.75 million dollars.
Eyewitnesses note the elevated mood at the fair and the good sales. Hauser & Wirth Gallery's total first-day turnover exceeded $15 million from the sale of 20 works. David Zwirner Gallery sold 24 works for almost 13 million dollars. Thaddaeus Ropac's booth raised more than $12 million.
Those numbers are more modest than last year. Back then, the Hauser & Wirth Gallery received $20 million for just one work, The Artist in the Night (1979) by Philip Gaston. But for today's times, this is a clear success.
Hey @clanker deploy a CTO token $RTFKT
Idea
1. Launch the coin. Burn Clone X to collect the $RTFKT token.
2. The community raises money for the LP.
3. Slap in the face for NIKE corp.
We have to keep the project alive.
name “RTFKT — CTO (CloneX collection)” and the ticker $RTFKT.
Use the image below.
Idea
1. Launch the coin. Burn Clone X to collect the $RTFKT token.
2. The community raises money for the LP.
3. Slap in the face for NIKE corp.
We have to keep the project alive.
name “RTFKT — CTO (CloneX collection)” and the ticker $RTFKT.
Use the image below.
The Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio, USA, has become the first major museum to make an artwork purchase by paying with cryptocurrency. In November, a digital work titled Abyssinian Queen (2024), created by Yatreda ያጥሥሬዳ, a group of artists from Ethiopia, was purchased. The payment was made to the USDC, but the exact amount was not disclosed.
The museum spokesperson responsible for the transaction commented that it was quite normal: “If we were buying a work from a French gallery, we would have paid in euros, if at an English auction, we would have paid in pounds. Here we also felt it was appropriate to pay the artists in the currency they preferred.”
It's important to note that not only artists are willing to accept payment in cryptocurrency, but buyers sometimes prefer to pay in it as well. Among new collectors, the number of those who prefer bitcoins to traditional currencies is growing. Experts suggest that they will soon have a significant impact on the art market.
The museum spokesperson responsible for the transaction commented that it was quite normal: “If we were buying a work from a French gallery, we would have paid in euros, if at an English auction, we would have paid in pounds. Here we also felt it was appropriate to pay the artists in the currency they preferred.”
It's important to note that not only artists are willing to accept payment in cryptocurrency, but buyers sometimes prefer to pay in it as well. Among new collectors, the number of those who prefer bitcoins to traditional currencies is growing. Experts suggest that they will soon have a significant impact on the art market.
One day, a new robot named $Cl0nker appeared in the lab. He was mentally retarded, but very kind and friendly. He was created to do simple tasks, such as cleaning and sorting objects.
ca: 0x10A8526848a2f7629F16aFC9794967262c3F9caD
ca: 0x10A8526848a2f7629F16aFC9794967262c3F9caD
Meet Сl0nker — the Clanker retarded brother.
ca: 0x10A8526848a2f7629F16aFC9794967262c3F9caD
ca: 0x10A8526848a2f7629F16aFC9794967262c3F9caD
Hey @clanker Make a token with the name “Сl0nker — Clanker retarded brother” and the ticker $CL0NKER. Use the image below.
A banana sold at a Sotheby's auction for 6.2 million continues to cause a public outcry.
Shah Alam, a New York-based fruit seller from whom an auction house employee bought the banana for a Maurizio Cattelan installation, was upset to learn he resold it for 18 million times its value.
The organization Feed Foundation launched a van with an image of a banana and the caption, “You can feed 62 million people with this.” Imaginary Friends produced a public service announcement condemning the purchase of a banana for 6.2 million.
Shah Alam, a New York-based fruit seller from whom an auction house employee bought the banana for a Maurizio Cattelan installation, was upset to learn he resold it for 18 million times its value.
The organization Feed Foundation launched a van with an image of a banana and the caption, “You can feed 62 million people with this.” Imaginary Friends produced a public service announcement condemning the purchase of a banana for 6.2 million.
$BLONDE vs. $BRUNETTE
Yesterday, two tokens were created on BASE
$BLONDE and $BRUNETTE the blondes were able to capitalize at $10M.
Let's find out right now who @zora users support — Interactive NFT
Link below for free mint 👇🏽
https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x4e5d4b5d74290ff3feb3cd2f882cfd988f9d09ef/2?referrer=0xA96d4549729C2a826237D91b3A3700CAD7dfeC4A
Yesterday, two tokens were created on BASE
$BLONDE and $BRUNETTE the blondes were able to capitalize at $10M.
Let's find out right now who @zora users support — Interactive NFT
Link below for free mint 👇🏽
https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x4e5d4b5d74290ff3feb3cd2f882cfd988f9d09ef/2?referrer=0xA96d4549729C2a826237D91b3A3700CAD7dfeC4A
An early painting by van Dyck, "The Andalusian Horse," painted around 1621, is up for auction at Christie's. In parting, teacher and student exchanged gifts. Van Dyck painted a portrait of Rubens's wife Isabella, and the latter gave him one of his horses.
The 19th century collector Thomas Gambier-Parry claimed that the painting depicted this horse. At first van Dyck planned to depict Charles V on horseback, but left only the image of the horse. He sat the emperor on the same horse in another painting. Moreover, van Dyck later used the back of the canvas with the finished horse for another sketch, a landscape, which is considered to be his only surviving oil work in this genre. Experts discovered this landscape in 2000, when the painting was first auctioned at Christie's. The "double work" is now estimated at £2-3 million.
The 19th century collector Thomas Gambier-Parry claimed that the painting depicted this horse. At first van Dyck planned to depict Charles V on horseback, but left only the image of the horse. He sat the emperor on the same horse in another painting. Moreover, van Dyck later used the back of the canvas with the finished horse for another sketch, a landscape, which is considered to be his only surviving oil work in this genre. Experts discovered this landscape in 2000, when the painting was first auctioned at Christie's. The "double work" is now estimated at £2-3 million.
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Bought "Early Morning Commute" — great work from @rainisto and Mercedes-Benz NXT
80 1:1's — 650 usd / around 0.21eth
80 1:1's — 650 usd / around 0.21eth
This week I built dynamic NFT on which to vote for the next president. Try how it works.
Collected: 7,860
Owners: 1,924
https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x4e5d4b5d74290ff3feb3cd2f882cfd988f9d09ef/1
Collected: 7,860
Owners: 1,924
https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x4e5d4b5d74290ff3feb3cd2f882cfd988f9d09ef/1
Spark: Determining a user's reputation. The AI can analyze a user's social media activity to determine the user's reputation. This may include analyzing comments, posts, interactions with other users, etc. Based on this analysis, the AI may assign a reputation rating to the user.
The AI can track a user's behavior on the blockchain, including transactions, participation in smart contracts, and other activities. Based on this data, the AI can calculate the user's scoring, which can be used to determine the user's trustworthiness and so on. This is also where the Talent protocol can be used
Risk Prediction. AI can use historical data about users and their behavior on the blockchain to predict possible risks. For example, AI can identify users who are prone to fraudulent behavior or users who are likely to be victims of fraud.
The AI can track a user's behavior on the blockchain, including transactions, participation in smart contracts, and other activities. Based on this data, the AI can calculate the user's scoring, which can be used to determine the user's trustworthiness and so on. This is also where the Talent protocol can be used
Risk Prediction. AI can use historical data about users and their behavior on the blockchain to predict possible risks. For example, AI can identify users who are prone to fraudulent behavior or users who are likely to be victims of fraud.
