Upper East Side

One of the few paintings by Vincent Van Gogh still in private hands, "Street Scene in Montmartre," was sold for over 13 million euros on March 25 at auction after going on public display for the first time this week, Sotheby's said.

Some of the best examples of artwork from the Islamic world, including a portrait of the great Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent, will go under the hammer at Britain's famous auction house Sotheby's on May 1.
The collection titled "Arts of the Islamic World" has 311 pieces that will find new owners in the auction to be held on May 1.

A painting of a nude by Amedeo Modigliani is expected to fetch $150 million, the highest ever pre-sale estimate for an artwork at auction, Sotheby's said April 23 as the work was unveiled in Hong Kong.

An extremely rare Qing Dynasty bowl made for the Chinese emperor Kangxi fetched US$30.4 million at auction on April 2, Sotheby's said.

The penthouse on Park Avenue on Manhattan's prestigious Upper East Side, once used by Tito when he visited New York, will be available for viewing by potential buyers from Monday.

The 418-square-metre duplex on the 16th floor has a starting price of 15.2 million euros.

The penthouse offers a panoramic view of New York from three balconies.

The Guggenheim Museum is highlighting the work of some of the visionaries who shaped its collection, using the occasion to note immigrants' contributions to American art weeks after President Donald Trump signed a travel ban.