Art

Fellini’s Curvy Heroines, Clowns Strut in Paris Show: Review Fellini, once viewed by some as a mere farceur, has become a classic. The Jeu de Paume in Paris is honoring the Italian film director with a vast exhibition, aptly named “La Grande Parade.”

Sotheby’s Third-Quarter Loss Widens as Weak Economy Damps Sales Sotheby’s, the publicly traded auction house, said its third-quarter loss widened as art sales contracted with the global economy.

David Beckham Footprint Painting Sells for $500,000 in Doha A painting featuring David Beckham’s footprint sold for $500,000 at auction in Qatar’s capital Doha, the committee organizing the country’s bid to host the soccer World Cup in 2022 said.

Sotheby’s Outguns Christie’s With Sale of Giacomettis, Picassos Sotheby’s Impressionist and modern art sale last night beat the company’s top estimate as sellers including Conde Nast chief S. I. Newhouse Jr. and investor Louis Reijtenbagh unloaded Giacomettis, Picassos and Renoirs.

As Buffett Spends $26 Billion, Railroadiana Nets Better Returns Harry Stegmaier has been collecting railroad memorabilia for more than 50 years, so even though his 500 shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. looked sweeter after Warren Buffett agreed to buy control of the company on Nov. 3, the railroadiana may well outperform the stock.

Sotheby’s Tops Sale Estimate as Giacometti Fetches $19 Million Sotheby’s sold a rare Giacometti sculpture for $19.4 million today in New York in a $181.8 million Impressionist and modern art auction that beat its presale estimate.

Asian Art Worth $26 Million Lures Record Chinese Buyers to U.K. London auction houses are selling 16 million pounds ($26 million) of Asian art this week as a record number of buyers from mainland China flock to Britain.

Picasso Flops as Impressionist Auction Misses Target (Update2) Christie’s International had its smallest evening Impressionist and modern-art auction in New York since May 2004 as buyers snubbed Picasso and Matisse in favor of conservative 19th-century landscapes and still-lifes.