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Patrick Nagel Luxury Jewelry Collection Coming 2011

April 13, 2010 | Posted by bLavish as Artsy Fartsy, Jewelry at 8:55 am | Comments off

So do you remember the cover of Duran Duran’s Rio album?  Yeah, we didn’t either, we had to look it up to see what the late artist Patrick Nagel’s work looked like and then we were like, “Ohhhhhh yeah, that guy.”

Well that guy’s widow Jennifer Dumas is teaming up with Character Vision and United Brands Worldwide to create a luxury jewelry collection inspired by Nagel’s 1980s artwork.  While there are no images as of yet as to what this collection might look like, it does prove that we’re still getting 80s throwbacks into today’s fashion culture.  It will be interesting to see the reaction to this new collection coming out in 2011.

Lotos Luxury Eyewear

December 10, 2009 | Posted by bLavish as Apparel, Artsy Fartsy at 10:12 am | Comments off

Check out these amazing luxury eyeglasses from German company Lotos.

Made from solid gold and platinum you can choose which precious stones you want to sport this season!

Christie’s Hong Kong Auction Sets Record

November 30, 2009 | Posted by bLavish as Artsy Fartsy, Auctions at 11:51 am | Comments off

A recent auction at Christie’s in Hong Kong has set a record.

The overall Christie’s Asian art auction brought in more than $79 million, with a unidentified Asian private buyer winning a large Chu Teh-Chun painting.

18th Century Russian Mini Portrait Sold At Auction

November 9, 2009 | Posted by bLavish as Artsy Fartsy, Auctions at 11:40 am | Comments off

A miniature portrait of 18th century Russian Czar Peter the Great has just sold at auction for $1.3 million.

Sotheby’s auction house hosted the event where the diamond-encrusted frame received much attention.  This mini portrait pictured with Czar in blue cape and sash, there are thought to be 10 of these minis given to Peter’s subjects during his Russian reign.

Jean-Michel Basquiat Brother Sausage Painting Auction

November 5, 2009 | Posted by bLavish as Artsy Fartsy, Auctions at 11:01 am | (2) Comments »

Mark November 10 on your calendar if you’re a huge Jean-Michel Basquiat fan.

Basquiat’s Brother Sausage six-paneled painting will go up for auction at Christie’s and is expected to fetch somewhere in the neighborhood of $12 million.  The auction is part of the New York Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art auction which will also include Andy Warhol’s 1963 Tunafish Disaster.

Banksy Royal Family Spoof Painting Covered Up

September 8, 2009 | Posted by bLavish as Artsy Fartsy at 10:58 am | Comments off

A tragedy has occured we are sad to report.  The mural spoof of the Royal Family by Banksy has been accidentally covered up.  Ouch.

Once the cover of a single by band Blur, the mural was partially covered by black paint on accident.  Located on the side of a building in east London, the Hackney Council said the painting was painted in error.  Serious error if you ask us.

Well, there goes another London tourist landmark.

Gold Trash Can Art

July 27, 2009 | Posted by bLavish as Artsy Fartsy at 10:22 am | Comments off

We were raised not to throw away our monies, but this gold trash can by artist Sylvie Fleury has taken the principle to a whole nother level.

The Swiss designer has just debuted a gold trash can that was made using gold sheets around a tin trash bin.  If that isn’t literally throwing away your dough, we don’t know what is.

Fleury’s gold trash can has been made into 25 limited edition pieces and will sell for around $13,000 each.

Sophie Matisse Paints Chess Sets for Beyond the Border

July 2, 2009 | Posted by bLavish as Artsy Fartsy at 10:00 am | Comments off

Henri Matisse’s granddaughter Sophie has recently painted five separate and very unique chess sets for an upcoming exhibit.

The Art of the Game for the Beyond the Border International Contemporary Art Fair lasts three days at the Grand Del Mar in San Diego and will host these amazing Matisse chess sets. 

The event takes place in early September, but start saving your cash now, each chess set is priced at $16,000.

Pablo Picasso’s “Homme a l’epee” Musketeer Painting Sells For Record Amount

June 25, 2009 | Posted by bLavish as Artsy Fartsy, Auctions at 10:00 am | Comments off

Pablo Picasso’s “Homme a l’epee” painting has recently sold for a record amount at auction.

The bright red musketeer painting sold at Sotheby’s sale of Impressionist & Modern Art for an impressive $11.5 million.  A bidding war ensued at the auction with international collectors calling in left and right but the “Homme a l’epee” painting finally sold for the whopping $11+million.  If only Picasso were here to see this.

Brad Pitt Spends $1 Million at Switzerland’s Art Basel

June 11, 2009 | Posted by bLavish as Artsy Fartsy at 8:00 am | (1) Comment »

Actor and art collector Brad Pitt isn’t feeling the recession as he was spotted at Switzerland’s Art Basel exhibit recently.

Apparently Pitt laid down around $1 million on new artwork and purchased a Neo Rauch 9-foot rainbow-colored racetrack painting.  Hrmm, wonder what Angelina is going to think of that one.

Must be nice to not feel the waves of economic turmoil.  I spent a dollar on a poster of Madonna at the thrift store, does that count as art-buying?

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