Lasorda portrait installed at Smithsonian on Hall of Fame manager's 82nd birthdaySeptember 22nd, 2009 Lasorda portrait installed at Smithsonian museumWASHINGTON — The National Portrait Gallery has installed a painting of Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda on his 82nd birthday. The life-sized portrait, measuring 60 inches by 50 inches, was installed Tuesday at the Smithsonian Institution.
Rarely seen Rembrandt portrait could fetch $40 million at Christie's auction in LondonSeptember 18th, 2009 Rarely seen Rembrandt portrait to be auctionedLONDON — A Rembrandt portrait that once hung in the president's office at Columbia University is expected to sell for up to 25 million pounds ($41 million) when it is auctioned later this year. Christie's auction house said Friday it will offer "Portrait of a Man, Half-Length With his Arms Akimbo" in London on Dec.
10 Warhol paintings stolen from Los Angeles homeSeptember 11th, 2009 10 Warhol paintings stolen from LA homeLOS ANGELES — A multimillion dollar collection of Andy Warhol artwork depicting famous sporting figures was stolen from a West Los Angeles home, police said Friday. The 10 pictures, each 40 inches square, were taken from businessman Richard Weisman's home sometime between Sept.
Warhol portraits of superstars Ali, Pele, OJ, Nicklaus, others stolen from Los Angeles homeSeptember 11th, 2009 Warhol's sports superstars stolen from LA homeLOS ANGELES — A unique series of Andy Warhol pieces — portraits of Muhammad Ali, Jack Nicklaus, Pele, Dorothy Hamill and other athletic superstars — has been stolen from a collector's home. Los Angeles police said Friday the collection of 10 silk screen paintings of famous athletes of the 1970s was taken from the home of businessman Richard Weisman sometime between Sept.
National Portrait Gallery displays Andy Warhol silkscreen portrait of Sen. Edward M. KennedyAugust 27th, 2009 Kennedy portrait by Warhol installed at DC museumWASHINGTON — The National Portrait Gallery in Washington is installing an Andy Warhol portrait of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in its remembrance gallery.
MJ's 1984 Andy Warhol portrait sells at auctionAugust 21st, 2009 LONDON - A 'Michael Jackson' portrait created by King of Pop Art Andy Warhol in 1984 has sold for an undisclosed amount at auction in New York. The Vered Art Gallery, in Long Island, said that an anonymous buyer had "paid over 1 million dollars" for the artwork.
Andy Warhol's portrait of Michael Jackson sold to anonymous buyer at NY gallery auctionAugust 19th, 2009 Warhol's Jackson portrait sold by NY art galleryEAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — A New York art gallery has sold an Andy Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson, but won't reveal the purchase price or the buyer.
NY gallery expects brisk last-minute bidding on Andy Warhol's portrait of Michael JacksonAugust 18th, 2009 Warhol's Jackson portrait auction enters last dayEAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — A New York art gallery is expecting some brisk last-minute bidding on an Andy Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson.
MJ's 1984 Andy Warhol portrait to go under the hammer (Corrected)August 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A portrait of Michael Jackson, by Andy Warhol, is set to be auctioned in New York. Auction closes on August 18, 2009.
When Dylan grabbed Presley's silkscreens for screen test payment from WarholJuly 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - Bob Dylan was ready to take one of Elvis Presley's famous silkscreens for payment, when Andy Warhol coaxed him to The Factory to do a screen test. In a new book, titled 'The Genius of Andy Warhol', authors Tony Scherman and David Dalton have revealed how Dylan grabbed one of the Prince of Pop's famous silkscreens off the director's wall.
'Naked Lennon' up for grabsJuly 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A rare naked photo of John Lennon has been put up for online sale for 54,000 dollars. The photograph, said to be "too graphic to be shown online", is up for grabs on memorabilia website Momentsintime.com
According to the New York Post, the shot is taken from a nude shoot for the Beatle's Two Virgins album, featuring his wife Yoko Ono, reports Contactmusic.
Andy Warhol's portrait of Michael Jackson is back on sale at New York gallery auctionJuly 16th, 2009 NY gallery resumes sale of Warhol's JacksonEAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — An Andy Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson is back on the auction block at a New York art gallery.
Andy Warhol's portrait of Michael Jackson dropped from Hamptons gallery's auctionJuly 13th, 2009 Warhol's Jackson portrait dropped from NY auctionEAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — A New York art gallery has temporarily removed an Andy Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson from the auction block.
Jackson's 1984 portrait up for grabsJuly 4th, 2009 NEW YORK - A "Michael Jackson" painting created by King of Pop Art Andy Warhol in 1984 has been under the hammer at the Vered Gallery of East Hampton. The portrait depicts a smiling King of Pop in his red military uniform from his hit album "Thriller".
Rarely seen Michael Jackson portrait displayed in luxury car showroom near NY's Apollo TheaterJuly 3rd, 2009 Jackson portrait displayed in NYC car showroomNEW YORK — A rarely seen portrait of Michael Jackson is on display inside a New York City showroom that sells luxury cars to celebrities. Owner Marty Abrams says an oil painting titled "The Book" is the only portrait Jackson sat for because he was friends with Australian painter Brett-Livingstone Strong.