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Discover two contrasting masterworks united by the genius of their sculptors. Learn More: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/2...

Heritage Auction's Animation Art Signature Auction takes place in Dallas June 16-17, 2018. Learn more here.

At their Modern Decorative Art & Design auction this week, Bonhams offers a fine assortment of works from Mid-Century Modern Renaissance man Harry Bertoia. Bertoia was an Italian-born artist who spent most of his life in the US. Originally a painter, Bertoia had a diverse career that included jewelry and furniture design, printmaking, public sculpture, even a series of albums.

On July 4th Sotheby’s London will offer a rare treasure at auction. “The Bust of Peace” (1814), a newly recovered marble bust by Italian Neoclassical master Antonio Canova (1757-1822) will make its debut after nearly 200 years of obscurity.

The late Willem Van Dedem was one of the 20th century’s greatest collectors. Learn More: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/2...

Influenced by the post-Impressionists, the Colourists were the most avant-garde British artists of the early 20th century. Learn More: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/2...

Heritage Auctions offers several rare Hergé works at their June 2 European Comic Art Signature Auction. Brought to you by http://HA.com To learn more, visit http://www.HA.com/7188

This unique sculpture by Constantin Brancusi is a portrait of heiress Nancy Cunard. An extraordinarily rare and important work, it is the only existing example in brass of Brancusi’s stylised portrait of the Anglo-American heiress and writer Nancy Cunard. The work (estimate on request) retains the artist’s original hand-carved marble base — a factor of immense significance given the importance Brancusi attached to materials, and the interplay between his sculptures and the pedestals upon which he placed them.

Christie's continued a streak of record-breaking auctions at their Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale on Tuesday. Kazimir Malevich’s "Suprematist Composition" led the sale, achieving nearly $86 million. The 1916 painting is one of his most iconic and is representative of the height of Malevich's Suprematist movement.

Not to be left behind by Christie’s record-breaking Rockefeller sales last week, at Monday evening’s Impressionist and Modern Art Sale, Sotheby’s set new records of its own. The highest auction price in Sotheby’s history went to Modigliani’s nude masterpiece, “Nu couché (sur le côté gauche),” selling for $157.2 million. Modigliani is one of only three artists whose works have achieved over $150 million at auction, the other two being Picasso and da Vinci. “Nu couché” is one of a series of nudes that Modigliani painted between 1915 and 1917.