16 Jun 2012 No Comments

Carved Book Landscapes by Guy Laramee

Carved Book Landscapes by Guy Laramee 1

If you browse through our pages you will see a lot of cool, yet intriguing projects like yachts, mansions, vehicles and accessories, which have originality by their side. But this time, the Luxatic crew has been completely stunned by the creations of Guy Laramee, an artist who seems to want to turn this world upside down. Backed by 30 years of experience in artistry, like sculpture, literature, theater, painting and many others, he has focused all those years into crafting some ...

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9 Jun 2012 No Comments

Chinese painting by Li Keran sold for $46 Million

Li Keran Painting

An amazing painting from 1964 by the Chinese artist Li Keran, who lived between 1907 and 1989, has recently been bought for a mind-whopping $46 million, an actual record for a work signed by Keran. Named “Wan Shan Hong Bian”, which roughly stands for “Thousands of Hills in a Crimsoned View”, the painting was put under the hammer and sold at Poly International Auction’s Spring sales. The painting is actually based on a verse from a poem written in 1925, by ...

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24 Apr 2012 No Comments

Earth Platinum Limited Edition Atlas by Millennium House

Earth Platinum Limited Edition - The World’s Largest Atlas

Millennium House, a publishing house based in Australia, has unveiled the world’s largest Atlas, reportedly named the Earth Platinum. The 6-feet tall book is up for sale, for a staggering $100,000 per copy. Every book contains 128 pages and 45 pages plus of fine modern day photos, as well as breathtaking landscapes. Overall being referred as “an artistic showpiece”, it has surpassed the Klencke Atlas, edited in 1660 as gift for Charles II of England, who was the closest one, in ...

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31 Jan 2012 No Comments

The Top 10 Most Expensive Paintings Ever Sold

No. 5, 1948

We are completely amazed by the amounts of money art-lovers and collectors would pay to own a unique piece of art and call it theirs. We are aware of the fact that these carry a huge value behind them and should probably cost even more, although we wouldn’t consider them as sellable items. In the following article, we’d like to point out the 10 most expensive paintings ever to be purchased. They range from extremely well known artists to more obscure ...

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22 Jan 2012 No Comments

Dodo Newmann Titanic 100th anniversary memorabilia

Dodo Newmann Titanic 100th anniversary memorabilia 1

As commemorative actions towards the tragic events that took place during 15th of April 1912, artist Dodo Newmann has prepared a special event plus a project that he named “The Titanic Commemorative Project”. Right after the ship hit the iceberg, it sunk, dragging with him 1000+ lives. Only a few above 700 passengers survived, while every one of the passengers that boarded the vessel those days will be dedicated one of the 2,240 pieces that make up this surprise. Embossed with ...

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7 Mar 2011 No Comments

1810 English Globe Writing Desk from M.S. Rau Antiques

M.S. Rau Antiques 1810 English Globe Writing Desk 1

M.S. Rau Antiques is now offering for sale a very rare 1810 English Globe Writing Desk for a staggering price of $98,500! This extremely rare desk is a delightful collector's item and it was crafted by the highly respected firm of Morgan & Sanders for the English Regency. The 1810 English Globe Writing Desk has a flawless construction and an outstanding design, crafted from mahogany and featuring classically inspired gift bronze ornaments and inlays of luxurious ebony. The globe writing desk ...

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29 Sep 2010 No Comments

The new Salvador Dali Museum will be opened in 1/11/11

New Salvador Dali Museum 1

The new Salvador Dali Museum will open its gates in St. Petersburg, Florida, at the exact date (and hour) of January 11, 2011, 1/11/11, at 11:11 AM with a huge opening party that will be also attended by her Royal Highness Infanta Cristina of Spain as guest of honor. In 1982, St. Petersburg, Florida, offered financial support to collector and industrialist A Reynolds Morse and his wife Eleanor Reese to house their impressive collection and today the museum features more Dali ...

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