Judy Baron ?

I have done this site especially for Judy Baron
in order to visit thishousewillexist.org

Judy is wife of Ronald S. Baron (stock investor who founded Baron Capital Group Inc,
owned 59% of Sotheby's Class A stock)

Sorry for my poor english translation.



Sotheby's is an international auction of works of art, the oldest in the world and the only one listed on the NYSE. It organizes 350 sales a year in Paris, New York, London, Hong Kong, Geneva and Milan in particular and has 400 specialists in art.

In 1744, Samuel Baker founded the first company auction in the world, specializing in books and manuscripts. It grows quickly and is organizing the sale of large libraries, including that of Napoleon Bonaparte. Two centuries later, Sotheby's extends its remit to engravings, medals and coins and settled on New Bond Street in London. The turnover of the works of art while significantly exceeds that of books.

In the late 1950s, the company is experiencing a phase of strong growth, led by Peter Wilson. Sotheby's plays an active role in the revival of interest in the Impressionist and Modern Art in 1958 by organizing the sale of the famous collection Goldschmidt, seven impressionist paintings are sold in 21 minutes for £ 781 000, a spectacular result. Among them, The Boy in Red Waistcoat by Paul Cezanne buy Mellon for £ 220,000, five times the previous record. Peter Wilson takes long before his competitors that the art market goes global in 1955 and opened an office in New York. In 1964, he acquired the world's largest auction of works of art from the United States, Parke-Bernet.

In 1967, Sotheby's opened offices in Paris, Los Angeles and Houston. The next year in Melbourne, Toronto and Florence, then in 1969 in Zurich, Munich and Edinburgh. This settlement policy throughout the world continues in the 1970s across Europe, Asia and in various U.S. states. It was during this period of rapid expansion in 1977 that Sotheby's opens the first time in public ownership. The share price reached more than double its initial value in the space of a year and a half.

The 1980s were marked by several historical sales, the results are widely reported in the press. Their theatrical nature spirits brand: In 1987, the sale of the jewels of the Duchess of Windsor totals $ 50 million, five times the highest estimates of Sotheby's. In 1988, with its many successes, the company opens for the second time in public ownership. The company grows and expands its market in London and New York, it rearranges its exhibition spaces, which take a noticeable extent.

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In 2000, William Ruprecht became head of the company, which focuses on the top of the market and expanding its customer base worldwide, showing active enthusiasts in 58 countries. In 2007, the results of Sotheby's are spectacular, the best ever. 41 works sold above $ 10 million, against 20 last year.
Sotheby's today

Strategy

Sotheby's continues to focus on quality and value of items sold. A strategy that pays off, as stresses the presse1 unanimously. In 2010 in Paris, 93% of lots were sold over € 100 000.
Some figures

In 2010, Sotheby's is the head of the 393 sales companies in France, for the second time in three years, following the first digit of the Economic Survey published by the Council of Sales March 31 20 112 3. Sales of Sotheby's France in 2010 totaled € 174 million, with an increase of 78% compared to 2009. The work was the most expensive seat in caryatid Luba of "Master of Buli," awarded € 5.4 million, one of 50 works that have exceeded the € 500 000 at Sotheby's during this year. Buyers at Sotheby's were French (36%), but also European (37%) from the American continent (15%) and the rest of the world (12%), showing how Paris can attract international art lovers .

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Worldwide

Dimitri Mavrommatis Collection, Furniture and Works of Art, Sotheby's London, May 2008 (£ 10.4m)
Barbara Piasecka Johnson collection, masterpieces from the Renaissance and Baroque, Sotheby's London, July 2009 (£ 10m)
Damien Hirst - Beautiful Inside My Head Forever Sotheby's London, September 2008 (111 million pounds)
Collection Gianni Versace, from the Villa Fontanelle at Moltrasio, Sotheby's London, June 2009 (£ 7.4m)
Collection Salvatore and Francesco Romano, antique Florence, Sotheby's Florence, October 2009 (10.5 million ε)
Lord and Lady Attenborough collection, "A Life in Pictures" Collection of Paintings, Sotheby's London, November 2009 (£ 4.6m)
Impressionist paintings from the collection of Paul Durand-Ruel, Sotheby's New York, November 2009 ($ 18.9M)
Aristocratic Treasures Heirlooms, July 2010 (£ 14m)
Chatsworth. The Attic Sale, October 2010 (£ 6.5m)
Exceptional Jewels and Precious Objects Formerly In The Collection of The Duchess of Windsor, November 2010 (£ 9m)

In France

9 manuscripts of André Breton, whose Surrealist Manifesto, May 2008 (€ 3.6m)
Leon Levy Collection, Furniture and Works of French Art, October 2008 (€ 12m)
Collection Marie-Therese and Andre Jammes, Photo, November 2008 (2 M €)
Robert Lebel Collection, Old Master Drawings Century, March 2009 (2 M €)
Collection of Philip and Domitilla Guimiot Grunne Art Start, June 2009 (€ 2.4m)
Garouste & Bonetti. Furniture House of Christian Lacroix Haute Couture, May 2010 (543 342 €)
Trunk Treasures Vollard, June 2010 (€ 23 million) 4.
Andre Collection Level (Impressionist & Modern Art), June 2010 (€ 5.6m)
Furniture, silverware and old paintings from the former Mrs. Antenor Patino Collection, September 2010 (€ 4.8m)

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Sotheby's France
From Monaco to Paris

In 1967, Sotheby's opened offices in Paris and Monaco. The law prohibiting international companies to hold auctions in France, Peter Wilson moves the auction room in Monaco, international enclave is not subject to French law. Beginning in 1975 and the sale Redé-Rothschild, Monaco became a mecca for auctions, French furniture and decorative art in the eighteenth.

In 1991, named president of Sotheby's France, Laure de Beauvau Craon5's mission is to internationalize the French market auctions by attacking the monopoly of auctioneers older than four siècles6. Under constant pressure from Sotheby's, the legislation to end this monopoly was passed in July 2000 and Sotheby's receives the first of the Authorities approval number issued in France to a foreign company. In November 2001, Sotheby's France disperses Charles Hayoit literary library.

Sotheby's France today

Located in the prestigious Galerie Charpentier, 76 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Sotheby's in Paris now fifty specialists in many areas of expertise: Impressionist & Modern Art, Contemporary Art, Old Master Paintings, Old Master Drawings, Paintings and Drawings nineteenth century 7, French furniture of the eighteenth century furniture and decorative arts of the nineteenth century, Sculptures and Works of Art, European Silver, Jewelry, Decorative Arts & Design8 twentieth century, and Manuscrits9 Books, Photography, Arts & Africa Arts of Oceania and Asia ...
Restore the Paris on the international art market

Since September 2007, Sotheby's France is led by William Cerutti10, President and CEO of Sotheby's, which played a decisive role in the preparation of legislation of 2002 and 2003 reform of corporate sponsorship in the arts and is also a target modernization of the art market in France

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Records for the Ullens Sale at Sotheby's Hong Kong

In a country that has seen its number of large fortunes grow by over 30% in just two years and the price of contemporary art increase of 121%, the sale of part of the Ullens collection from April 4 Sotheby's in Hong Kong was regarded as a test scale.

Estimated around five million dollars, one hundred and five works of Belgian baron Guy Ullens installed in Beijing have seen their prices explode with a total of 54.7 million. The record was reached for a triptych painting by Zhang Xiaogang, Forever Lasting Love, 10 million, doubling the high estimate and exceeding hands down its previous record last October. This only seems so strong is just the beginning for the wave of Chinese contemporary art. Some collectors, including Gu Zhenqing, herald new highs over fifteen million for works by Zhang Xiaogang and Zeng Fanzhi.

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Gainsbourg exposed at Sotheby's

Serge Gainsbourg, so to speak, part of French cultural heritage. Yet except for some sequences provocative redistributed loop bloopers at Christmas, I know nothing of his life or his work. I was just 10 when he died.

By focusing a little scraps through my mind. The image of a tormented man with craggy features, always obscured by a cloud of smoke, burning life at both ends, Crazy Jane Birkin, Charlotte's father, "The puncher des Lilas" sung by my mother, "I Love You "in duet with Jane to the brink of orgasm. I feel I know him a little finally.

Fan of the eccentric French artist for over 15 years, Roger Szmulewicz secretly kept pictures of his thirty Gainsbourg (shot by a dozen artists) with the desire to reveal one day perhaps. The opportunity is finally in June 2010 his gallery 10 years, a good reason to leave his little treasure.

6000 visitors in a month flock to see the fine selection of Belgian art dealer. The very personal event made more noise than expected getting other photographers to submit their own photographs (often unpublished) Gainsbourg.

That Simone Klein, head of Europe at Sotheby's photography department, the illustrious American house auction, offering to Roger's main room to exhibit his photographs and manuscripts now 75. A birthday tribute to his friend Serge, whose real name Lucien Ginzburg (LG initials so), died March 2, 1991 in Paris.

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Starting next week, Sotheby's is pleased to meet you face to rediscover the Elysee Gainsbourg immortalized by the aim of those who shared a moment here, there several years with the dandy unshaven. Roger Szmulewicz key is the emphasis given to the quality of pictures, colors, framing, very little to the story or when stolen. In most photos, Serge Gainsbourg strikes a pose. He plays with the goal, almost always with that look half charmer half haughty.

For if we have all seen retrospectives of the life of this public man, I insist that you will not see Serge / Lucien through the ages, from 1928 to 1991. By Serge cons you will see in a tuxedo at Regine's, accompanied by Jane hilarious cigarillo hand, taken by Michel Giniès in 1974, you will find transvestite by William Klein in 1984 for the album cover Love on the Beat, or in Dali mustache and wide-eyed rebique by Roberto Battistini.

At the center of the Galerie Charpentier, Sotheby's, photos of the apartment of Serge Gainsbourg taken after his death, in this place which was once considered a museum. These pictures were taken by Yannick Ribeaut, nephew of Fulbert Ribeaut, butler Gainsbourg last ten years of his life. He had the habit of leaving notes to Fulbert, scribbled on scraps of paper, sometimes hastily calling a service, a race, sometimes revealing a few more thoughtful sentiments and resolutions.

Yannick (the nephew who took the pictures) has superimposed these notes and interior pictures, images, giving surprisingly intimate and touching, breathing life into still lifes, we opened the door of a place frozen in time. You can start with the very beautiful book called "Inside Gainsbourg," foreword by Jane Birkin and edited for the occasion (about 25 €).

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Castle Maplewood: Sotheby's and Catania distance themselves

Sotheby's real estate firm and developer Catania have distanced themselves in recent weeks around the controversial Castle Maplewood, Business Press has learned.

The high-end project, located on the slopes of Mount Royal, has made headlines yesterday after an arsonist had attacked his sales office. The end "mutual" the exclusivity agreement with Sotheby's has decided, however, before the incident, told La Presse Affaires Liza Kaufman, real estate broker of the firm.

The aura of uncertainty surrounding the project - Catania is not yet officially own the old convent belonging to the University of Montreal - seems to have weighed heavily in the balance for Sotheby's. "One of the concerns that our clients have is they do not own the land," said Liza Kaufman. We can not guarantee that they will have the titles. "

The Castle project Maplewood raised several controversies since its inception. The University was initially criticized for having sold at a price considered too low - 21 million - bought the convent for the sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary in 2003. Many critics also denounce the conversion of the heritage building for the benefit of wealthy owners, willing to pay between $ 750 000 and 12 million for an apartment.

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The fate of the complex of Catania is today in Superior Court.

The court must hear a petition filed in June by the Rally for the Safeguarding of Building 1420, boulevard Mont-Royal, who wants to ban the conversion of the building. Until a decision is made, the University retains ownership of the premises.

Catania satisfied presales

Despite all the brouhaha politico-legal, and end of the exclusive brokerage contract with Sotheby's, "pre" is rife, says André Fortin, president of Catania Real Estate Group. "We are satisfied now. We still managed to sign seven units, with deposits at the notary. It was a lot of people coming to see us on Saturdays and Sundays. "

Nathalie Catania became office manager of sales in recent weeks. According to André Fortin, is the company itself chose to regain control of its sales with its own employees.

"We wanted people who are dedicated exclusively," he said. People of Sotheby's, they are brokers. They have 22 houses for sale, in addition to other projects. I saw a conflict of interest there. "

Plans Castle Maplewood provide a total of 142 units. The first phase of 49 and Andre Fortin hopes to start work "as soon as the dispute is behind us." The judge of the Superior Court will have six months from June to make a decision.

As for the vandalism asked this week against the sales office by an arsonist, Andre Fortin asserts that the damage was minimal. Another project of Catania - Faubourg Contrecoeur in eastern Montreal - was the target of an arsonist in 2009. Nearly 100 apartments in the building had been so damaged by the flames.

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Sotheby's set a new record for sales in Hong Kong
Pierrick Moritz

With the equivalent of some 449 million U.S. dollars, Sotheby's makes the largest revenue of an operator in Western art for a series of auctions in Hong Kong. But caution is installed before the estimates crazy works of traditional Chinese art.

The series of 14 sales held between 1 and April 8 at Sotheby's in Hong Kong in the fields of wine, art, contemporary and traditional Asian jewelry and luxury watches, reported the equivalent of about 449 million U.S. dollars.

This is the biggest turnover for a sequence of such an auction house on the western Asian site. Christie's held the previous record with 408 million U.S. dollars, a turnover last December for an equivalent operation.

As often, more than half of sales (245.5 millon dollars) was generated by traditional Chinese art (ceramics, art, painting and calligraphy). Note the drop in potential investors to estimate delusional, some very important documents have not been sold. These setbacks should calm the ardor of a speculative real.

Modern art and contemporary Asian, whose specialty was the last date of auction houses abandoned Western response to speculative excesses of the pre-2008 crisis - manna which these same operators have also been able to enjoy very much - has taken the force and produces the equivalent of 135 million U.S. dollars for some 525 lots (excluding those of a charity auction which generated small amounts).

This result is quite exceptional due to the dispersion of a collection of contemporary painting devoting the birth of the Chinese avant-garde for years 1980-1990. Works price of gold passed the time by speculating on Chinese contemporary art were often relatively recent.

Bidding for the most important, a three-part work by Zhang Xiaogang was paid at double its high estimate, that is to say the equivalent of some 10 million U.S. dollars, and oil is Wang Guangyi its low estimate multiplied by 10 for a price paid 2.44 million U.S. dollars.

Traditional Chinese painting has reported some 83 million U.S. dollars to about 300 lots.

Sales of jewelry and jadeite have generated some 54 million U.S. dollars, those wine 17.5 million.

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The dinosaurs are recipe at Sotheby's

The skeletons of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, which attracted thousands of spectators last week at Sotheby's in Paris, all have been sold at auction Tuesday, October 5th, shown with the success of such sales in recent years.

This first sale entirely devoted to the "natural history" has been the most important financially, with a total of nearly $ 2.8 million, according to the auction house of British origin.

Centerpiece of the exhibition, a skeleton of Allosaurus ("strange lizard" in Greek) estimated around 800 000 euros has sold 1.3 million. Of 10.12 meters long and 70% complete, the Allosaurus found on private land in the United States was bought by a European collector who wishes to remain anonymous. This fearsome predator carnivore that lived in the Jurassic period, here about 150 to 135 million years, had never been offered in an auction before.

RECONCILING THE RESEARCH WITH THESE SALES

Although younger than Allosaurus, a woolly rhinoceros skeleton was sold almost 97 000 euros to a French collector, who announced his intention to donate to the Institute of Human Paleontology, a foundation created in 1910 to Paris by Prince Albert 1er de Monaco. What researchers reconcile with such sales, which have proliferated in recent years, prompting some grumbling experts fearing escape specimens of interest.

The other star of the sale, the plesiosaur, a marine dinosaur, has been awarded to more than 456,000 euros, well above its estimate. Cave bear (22,350 euros), saber-toothed tiger (60,750 euros), all the skeletons are gone. A fossilized ammonite in its pearly shell was removed at 72 000 euros, three times its original estimate. Besides these rare pieces, usually reserved for their price and size, institutions or some rich collectors, enthusiasts less fortunate could also afford a few thousand euros fossils of crabs and trilobites, ancient at least 250 million years.

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Gainsbourg exhibition at Sotheby's

Sotheby's temporarily removed his cap to home auctions to the halo of hair gallery. Bizarre.

Even more surprising is that the collection of a gallery that installs rue du Faubourg Saint Honore. A new vocation for Sotheby's? Or a way to provide a pedigree to the photos on display, giving them added value in the case of a resale ... why not auction later.

Meanwhile, the works can be purchased from the moment the gallery is better to welcome the initiative of Sotheby's, which provides fans of the author of "The Javanese" rediscover the pleasure of the pictures. Roger is Szmulewicz, fan and musician responsible Gallery Fifty One Fine Art Photography brought together this collection, in Antwerp, Belgium.

The exhibition brings to life the great moments of Gainsbourg's career, until very controversial episodes where the artist is sometimes drunk. Who was he? The unrecognized painter, his picture of despair? The talented composer? Or the one that burns a ticket 500 francs face television cameras? A little of this, no doubt.

The portraits are signed by major photographers like William Klein, Helmut Newton, Frank and Tony. The collection continues its journey by being then exposed to the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) in New York from 23 April 2011, another great reference.

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