Process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder

A radio with information about the Gay Men's Health Crisis AIDS Radiothon on the New York radio station, WNEW. FM 192.7 on 6 Feburary 1994. Colour lithograph by Rick Gerwitz.

Five scenes with a skeleton. Drawings attributed to H.K. Browne [Phiz].

Mr. Brookes's celebrated museum and theatre of anatomy : Mr. George Robins has the pleasure to announce to the medical world, that he has been honoured by the instructions of Joshua Brookes ... to sell by auction, on Thursday, the 3rd of July, and the 20 following days (Sunday and Monday always excepted) at the Theatre of Anatomy, in Blenheim-Street, London, the anatomical and zoological museum of theis learned anatomist / George Robins.

Buyers collecting their purchases after a sale of insects. Photogravure by Hanfstaengl after E. Armitage.

The white outlined painted face of a man representing an advertisement for a modern art benefit auction on 25 October 1996 by auctioneers, F. Dörling; event organised by Thomas Levy at the Galerie Levy Hamburg, patrons of AIDS relief projects in Hamburg. Colour lithograph, 1996.

A naked man standing as if preparing to pull back; a drawing from an exhibition and auction in Siegen entitled: "Artists against AIDS" organized by AIDS-Hilfe Siegen Wittgenstein. Lithograph, 1994.

An auction at which British dominions are sold, according to proposed Liberal reforms; India being sold at auction to a Russian man. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 31 October 1891.

Two rows of individuals holding their hands up with reasons why they use the SIDA Info Service; advertisement for an auction of lithographs to benefit the SIDA Info Service. Lithograph, 1995.

1 print : lithograph ; sheet 60.1 x 39.8 cm

1 print : lithograph, printed on cream ; sheet 59.5 x 41.9 cm

1 print : engraving ; sheet 22.2 x 29.1 cm

An auction. Engraving.

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; image 47.2 x 30.5 cm

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 59.5 x 41.9 cm

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Two rows of individuals holding their hands up with reasons why they use the SIDA Info Service; advertisement for an auction of lithographs to benefit the SIDA Info Service. Lithograph, 1995.

A naked man standing as if preparing to pull back; a drawing from an exhibition and auction in Siegen entitled: "Artists against AIDS" organized by AIDS-Hilfe Siegen Wittgenstein. Lithograph, 1994.

An auction. Engraving.

An auction at which British dominions are sold, according to proposed Liberal reforms; India being sold at auction to a Russian man. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 31 October 1891.

The white outlined painted face of a man representing an advertisement for a modern art benefit auction on 25 October 1996 by auctioneers, F. Dörling; event organised by Thomas Levy at the Galerie Levy Hamburg, patrons of AIDS relief projects in Hamburg. Colour lithograph, 1996.

Auctions

Images from the collections

Images referencing Auctions

Works from the collections

Two rows of individuals holding their hands up with reasons why they use the SIDA Info Service; advertisement for an auction of lithographs to benefit the SIDA Info Service. Lithograph, 1995.

A naked man standing as if preparing to pull back; a drawing from an exhibition and auction in Siegen entitled: "Artists against AIDS" organized by AIDS-Hilfe Siegen Wittgenstein. Lithograph, 1994.

An auction. Engraving.

An auction at which British dominions are sold, according to proposed Liberal reforms; India being sold at auction to a Russian man. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 31 October 1891.

The white outlined painted face of a man representing an advertisement for a modern art benefit auction on 25 October 1996 by auctioneers, F. Dörling; event organised by Thomas Levy at the Galerie Levy Hamburg, patrons of AIDS relief projects in Hamburg. Colour lithograph, 1996.

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