For art market aficionados, it’s hard to imagine 2017 being remembered as anything other than “that time when someone bought a painting for $450 million.” The sale of Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi for nearly half a billion dollars, despite some murmurs about its authenticity and hefty restoration, set a new global record. It came just a few months after Japanese collector Yusaku Maezawa spent $110.4 million (all prices include fees unless otherwise noted) on a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat, unseating Andy Warhol as the most expensive American artist at auction.
But 2017 saw a LOT of records for sales and auction in the art world.
1. Leonardo da Vinci, Salvator Mundi (c. 1500), sold for $450 million
For art market aficionados, it’s hard to imagine 2017 being remembered as anything other than “that time when someone bought a painting for $450 million.” The sale of Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi for nearly half a billion dollars, despite some murmurs about its authenticity and hefty restoration, set a new global record. It came just a few months after Japanese collector Yusaku Maezawa spent $110.4 million (all prices include fees unless otherwise noted) on a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat...
“Countess” Luann de Lesseps won’t lose her Bravo TV job over her insane Christmas arrest, we’re told.
While a role on a traditional TV show might be put in jeopardy by criminal proceedings, sources close to the show tell Page Six that de Lesseps won’t face disciplinary action by Bravo after she was cuffed in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday for disorderly conduct and battery against a police officer — in fact it may even help her get more air time — after she was found in bed with a...
Congratulations are in order for Meghan Trainor and Daryl Sabara, who recently got engaged after a little more than a year of dating.
The Spy Kids star, 25, popped the big question on his girlfriend's 24th birthday, a day before the couple shared a video of the special moment on Instagram. Watch below.
"I SAID YESSSS!!!! For my 24th birthday, the love of my life @darylsabara made all of my dreams come true," Trainor wrote in the caption. "He proposed to me under a tunnel of beautiful Christmas lights and surprised me with my family and friends. I'm still in shock. I've never been this happy!"
/>Congratulations are in order for Meghan Trainor and Daryl Sabara, who recently got engaged after a little more than a year of dating.
The Spy Kids star, 25, popped the big question on his girlfriend's 24th birthday, a day before the couple shared a video of the special moment on Instagram. Watch below.
"I SAID YESSSS!!!! For my 24th birthday, the love of my life @darylsabara made all of my dreams come true," Trainor wrote in the caption. "He proposed to me under a tunnel of beautiful Christma...
Cardi B and Offset’s simulated sex video caused major ripples across the internet Tuesday and the “Bodak Yellow” rapper has plenty to say about the controversy.
“If anybody watch the live from last night they can see from beginning to end that I was talking then this guy came behind me and started fake dry humping me,” the 25-year-old explained on Twitter.
“Jesus Christ we both had pants on!!” she quipped.
On Tuesday, video surfaced showing Cardi B chatting with fans ...
It looks like another popular show from NBC’s “Must See TV” slate is on the road back to prime time. Sony Pictures Television Studios is working on a revival of Mad About You with Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt in talks to reprise their roles as married New York couple Paul and Jamie Buchman.
It is reported that the revival of the series, which was created by Reiser and Danny Jacobson, would reconnect audiences with present-day Paul and Jamie, who are suffering from a case of empty nest syndrom...
Cash Me Outside girl Danielle Bregoli has given her mother a very generous Christmas present.Cash Me Outside girl Danielle Bregoli has given her mother a very generous Christmas present.
The 14-year-old star presented her mom Barbara Ann Bregoli with a check for $65,000 check to pay off her mortgage, according to TMZ.
The singer's generosity was displayed in a video where her mom can be seen on the verge of tears when she reads the card.
Danielle Bregoli, whose rapper name is Bhad Bhabie, said to her mom, 'Merry Christmas, bich.'
She then added: 'Here you go.'
Her mother -...
Actress Lainie Kazan, who played the matriarch in the “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” movies, was arrested on Christmas Eve for stealing groceries, TMZ reported on Sunday.
The 77-year-old film star allegedly filled reusable bags with $180 worth of groceries from Gelson’s in California’s San Fernando Valley and walked out to her car without paying, sources told the website.
An employee stopped Kazan, and the authorities were notified. She was reportedly arrested for petty theft before being cit...
Some how I missed that a remake was being made of one of my favorite stupid movies ever. Overboard.
The movie about a spoiled rich woman (Goldie Hawn) who treats the hired help (Kurt Russell) like shit and then one day falls "overboard" of her yacht and washes ashore with no memory. Kurts character takes her in telling her she's his wife and makes her his slave. (comedy, trust me).
So the remake stars Anna Faris in the Kurt role with Eugenio Derbez taking the place of Goldie Hawn....
Princess Michael of Kent sparked fury after wearing a “racist” blackamoor brooch to the Queen’s annual Christmas lunch.
The royal, who is married to the Queen’s cousin Prince Michael, proudly sported the brooch on her coat as she was driven into Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.
Blackamoor is a style of artwork dating back from the 18th Century which is usually found in sculpture, jewelry and textiles in which black men and women are often depicted as slaves.
The royal lunch would ...
They reportedly split in November after their horror movie Mother! flopped in theaters two months earlier.
But it looks as if Jennifer Lawrence and director Darren Aronofsky may be back on as the actress and the director were spotted walking into a residence in New York City on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old blonde beauty was holding her dog Pippi as the 48-year-old film vet laughed with ease while they walked on a busy street with no pals in tow.
They reportedly split in November after their horror movie Mother! flopped in theaters two months earlier.
But it looks as if Jennifer Lawrence and director Darren Aronofsky may be back on as the actress and the director were spotted walking into a residence in New York City on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old blonde beauty was holding her dog Pippi as the 48-year-old film vet laughed with ease while they walked on a busy street with no pals in tow.
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So remember the posters we mentioned yesterday popping up around LA? Or Meryl Streep and the words "She Knew" over her her eyes? The implication that she was aware that Harvey Weinstein was forcing himself on women for decades in Hollywood? Well the artist is revealed.
He's a right-wing artist, a former U.S. marine who goes by the name Sabo and before you think I'm just shutting him down b/c he's right wing, get the facts. Sabo told The Guardian it was he and two collaborators that c...
Hollywood legend Betty White will be honored at the 55th Annual International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) Publicists Awards with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The luncheon will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 2, 2018.
“It is such an honor to be recognized for a lifetime of doing what you love,” said White. “I do not ever take it for granted.”
ICG national president Steven Poster, ASC said, “Betty White is a joy and a national treasure. She brings a sm...
For art market aficionados, it’s hard to imagine 2017 being remembered as anything other than “that time when someone bought a painting for $450 million.” The sale of Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi for nearly half a billion dollars, despite some murmurs about its authenticity and hefty restoration, set a new global record. It came just a few months after Japanese collector Yusaku Maezawa spent $110.4 million (all prices include fees unless otherwise noted) on a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat...
“Countess” Luann de Lesseps won’t lose her Bravo TV job over her insane Christmas arrest, we’re told.
While a role on a traditional TV show might be put in jeopardy by criminal proceedings, sources close to the show tell Page Six that de Lesseps won’t face disciplinary action by Bravo after she was cuffed in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday for disorderly conduct and battery against a police officer — in fact it may even help her get more air time — after she was found in bed with a...
Cardi B and Offset’s simulated sex video caused major ripples across the internet Tuesday and the “Bodak Yellow” rapper has plenty to say about the controversy.
“If anybody watch the live from last night they can see from beginning to end that I was talking then this guy came behind me and started fake dry humping me,” the 25-year-old explained on Twitter.
“Jesus Christ we both had pants on!!” she quipped.
On Tuesday, video surfaced showing Cardi B chatting with fans ...
It looks like another popular show from NBC’s “Must See TV” slate is on the road back to prime time. Sony Pictures Television Studios is working on a revival of Mad About You with Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt in talks to reprise their roles as married New York couple Paul and Jamie Buchman.
It is reported that the revival of the series, which was created by Reiser and Danny Jacobson, would reconnect audiences with present-day Paul and Jamie, who are suffering from a case of empty nest syndrom...
Cash Me Outside girl Danielle Bregoli has given her mother a very generous Christmas present.
The 14-year-old star presented her mom Barbara Ann Bregoli with a check for $65,000 check to pay off her mortgage, according to TMZ.
The singer's generosity was displayed in a video where her mom can be seen on the verge of tears when she reads the card.
Danielle Bregoli, whose rapper name is Bhad Bhabie, said to her mom, 'Merry Christmas, bich.'
She then added: 'Here you go.'
Her mother -...
Actress Lainie Kazan, who played the matriarch in the “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” movies, was arrested on Christmas Eve for stealing groceries, TMZ reported on Sunday.
The 77-year-old film star allegedly filled reusable bags with $180 worth of groceries from Gelson’s in California’s San Fernando Valley and walked out to her car without paying, sources told the website.
An employee stopped Kazan, and the authorities were notified. She was reportedly arrested for petty theft before being cit...
Some how I missed that a remake was being made of one of my favorite stupid movies ever. Overboard.
The movie about a spoiled rich woman (Goldie Hawn) who treats the hired help (Kurt Russell) like shit and then one day falls "overboard" of her yacht and washes ashore with no memory. Kurts character takes her in telling her she's his wife and makes her his slave. (comedy, trust me).
So the remake stars Anna Faris in the Kurt role with Eugenio Derbez taking the place of Goldie Hawn....
Princess Michael of Kent sparked fury after wearing a “racist” blackamoor brooch to the Queen’s annual Christmas lunch.
The royal, who is married to the Queen’s cousin Prince Michael, proudly sported the brooch on her coat as she was driven into Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.
Blackamoor is a style of artwork dating back from the 18th Century which is usually found in sculpture, jewelry and textiles in which black men and women are often depicted as slaves.
The royal lunch would ...
They reportedly split in November after their horror movie Mother! flopped in theaters two months earlier.
But it looks as if Jennifer Lawrence and director Darren Aronofsky may be back on as the actress and the director were spotted walking into a residence in New York City on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old blonde beauty was holding her dog Pippi as the 48-year-old film vet laughed with ease while they walked on a busy street with no pals in tow.
[gallery ids="172763,172764,172765,172766,...
So remember the posters we mentioned yesterday popping up around LA? Or Meryl Streep and the words "She Knew" over her her eyes? The implication that she was aware that Harvey Weinstein was forcing himself on women for decades in Hollywood? Well the artist is revealed.
He's a right-wing artist, a former U.S. marine who goes by the name Sabo and before you think I'm just shutting him down b/c he's right wing, get the facts. Sabo told The Guardian it was he and two collaborators that c...
Hollywood legend Betty White will be honored at the 55th Annual International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) Publicists Awards with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The luncheon will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 2, 2018.
“It is such an honor to be recognized for a lifetime of doing what you love,” said White. “I do not ever take it for granted.”
ICG national president Steven Poster, ASC said, “Betty White is a joy and a national treasure. She brings a sm...