Auctionata Breaks Online Auction Record: Egon Schiele-s Reclining Woman Sold Live for EUR 1.8 Million (US$2.4 Million)

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BERLIN — (Marketwired) — 06/25/13 –In its ninth live auction — "Paintings, Paper Works and Sculptures" — the online art and auction house has broken the previously existing record for a work of fine art sold at an online auctionOther auction highlights: Carl Moll-s Villa in Vienna sold for EUR 297,120 (US$393,255) and Gottfried Helnwein-s Untitled (Blue Madonna) sold for EUR 68,090 (US$90,121, each incl. buyer-s premium)Auctionata, the Berlin-based Internet art and auction house,

Auctionata Raises $20M for Global Expansion of Online Live Auctions — Art, Antiques & Collectibles

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Auctionata Raises $20M for Global Expansion of Online Live Auctions — Art, Antiques & Collectibles

BERLIN and NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 –Earlybird Venture Capital joins Bright Capital and Kite Ventures in latest funding roundEgon Schiele-s watercolor Reclining Woman will be auctioned online with a starting price of $1.5M (EUR 1M) on 21 June 2013Online fine art and auction house, , raises $20.2M (EUR 15.5M) for global expansion, recruiting and technology platform growth. One year after its founding the Berlin-based Startup adds the venture capital firm Earlybird to its prestig