The first painting by Dutch Old Master Johannes Vermeer to go on public sale in more than 80 years was knocked down for an auction record of £16.2-million pounds ($39.7-million Cdn.) to an anonymous ...

One of the only two works by Johannes Vermeer that remain privately owned went under the hammer last night at Christie’s Old Masters sale. Yet, when the hammer fell, the result was far from the ...

For the first time in 83 years, an Old Masters work by Johannes Vermeer is hitting the auction block – but it is so rare, a price can’t be estimated. Sotheby’s expects to open bidding on the 1670 ...