A red chalk study of a foot on paper, with a handwritten inscription at the bottom.

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Christie's to Sell Michelangelo's Study for the Libyan Sibyl in February

In February Christie's will offer for sale Michelangelo's study of the foot of the Libyan Sibyl, made for the Sistine Chapel fresco. The study, in red chalk, is estimated at $1.5 to 2 million

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Fill It In and Come Along

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Prince Felix Felixovich Yusupov, Count Sumarokov-Elston, with his sons Nikolai and Felix in Cossack costume, 1890s

Black-and-white etching: a man in a cap and fur-trimmed coat holds a quill by a book and scales; a youth kneels before him. A chest and barrels in front; signed Rembrandt f. 1639.

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Rembrandt etching, 1639: man with ledger and scales, kneeling youth

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The son of the artist and theatre designer Alan Barlow was clearing out his father's studio in Norfolk when he found an original counterproof of a Rembrandt etching depicting a tax collector

The son of the artist and theatre designer Alan Barlow was clearing out his father's studio in Norfolk when he found an original counterproof of a Rembrandt etching depicting a tax collector. The print was soon put up for auction

A boy in glasses reads a book beside a sleeping black dog, while above him a circle shows a knight in armour, a lady and a castle.

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Norman Rockwell's 1923 work on tales of knights and a boy with a book

Tales of Knights, 1923. The American artist Norman Rockwell

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Igor Zaidel's art object is called "Thus They Sucked All the Juices Out of Her"

Igor Zaidel's art object is called "Thus They Sucked All the Juices Out of Her". From the series "The Secret Life of the Jews". Berlin, 1992

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Given these figures, the real Marina Abramović performance is trying to justify to yourself the price of a ticket to her show

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Yesterday at Sotheby’s in New York a self-portrait by Frida Kahlo entitled “The Dream” was sold for $54.7 million

Yesterday at Sotheby’s in New York a self-portrait by Frida Kahlo entitled “The Dream” was sold for $54.7 million. The sale set a record price for a painting by a woman artist, surpassing the previous maximum of $44.4 million for “Jimson Weed” by the American artist

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Art Basel and UBS Bank Conducted a Study of Purchasing Power among Men and Women of Different Ages, or Rather Began To

Art Basel and UBS bank had just conducted a study of purchasing power among men and women of different ages. The results of the study showed that women spend 46% more on art than men and are more willing to take risks, acquiring works by unknown artists.