SOTHEBYS.COM Taps Xippix to Bring Marilyn Monroe to Life for Bidders; Andy Warhol's Nine Multicolored Marilyns Will be Auctioned Online Using ImagePump Technology.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LARKSPUR Larkspur, city, United States Larkspur, city (1990 pop. 11,070), Marin co., W Calif., a prestigious residential suburb of San Francisco near Mt. Tamalpais; inc. 1908. The region's scenic beauty and excellent beaches attract many visitors. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2000 Today Through Wednesday, November 15 At 5:00 p.m. (EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT ) Xippix, an Image Lifecycle Solutions provider, today announced that WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. .SOTHEBYS.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. has licensed Xippix's ImagePump(R) Server to allow prospective bidders of Andy Warhol's Nine Multicolored Marilyns to see its intricate details online. ImagePump, will permit viewers to zoom, pan and scroll the painting on the SOTHEBYS.COM web site. "We are very excited to provide the ImagePump tool to our bidders and browsers for the online auction of Andy Warhol's Nine Multicolored Marilyns. This technology provides a level of magnification not achievable with the naked eye," said Craig Moffett, President of SOTHEBYS.COM. "By being able to view the most minute details of a work of art, clients can buy online with even greater confidence." Following Monroe's death in 1962, Warhol based a series of single image paintings on a still from the 1952 film Niagara. The vibrant paintings, one of which, Orange Marilyn was sold by Sotheby's, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of in 1998 for $17,350,000, dramatized the contrast between the height of her beauty and popularity and the isolation of her later years. Between 1979 and 1986, Warhol returned to the theme of Marilyn, creating a group of paintings called the Reversal Series. Where the early single image paintings of Marilyn emphasize her uniqueness, the later paintings have multiple images of Marilyn and emphasize "her pervasiveness in the news media." Nine Multicolored Marilyns, estimated to bring $450/650,000, was executed in acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas and measures 54 3/4 by 41 3/4 in., (138.1 by 106.1 cm). "Giving SOTHEBYS.COM the ability to show bidders the `fine in fine art' is our privilege and expertise," stated Ed Miller, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Xippix. "Not only are potential buyers given the ability to thoroughly inspect this painting before placing a bid, but all online viewers will benefit from the chance to see it closer than if they were to see it in a gallery." ImagePump enables online bidders to examine image details closer and with greater flexibility that previously possible. With expensive antiquities and fine art, ImagePump is especially effective in looking at the fine details, craftsmanship, texture or even flaws and offers prospective bidders the ability to make better bidding or purchasing decisions. About SOTHEBYS.COM SOTHEBYS.COM, which launched in January of 2000, is the leading online auction site for professionally authenticated and guaranteed art and antiques. The site offers an unmatched Internet auction marketplace with property in a vast selection of collecting categories including fine and decorative arts decorative arts, term referring to a variety of applied visual arts, both two- and three-dimensional, including textiles, metalwork, ceramics, books, and woodwork, as well as to certain aspects of architecture (see ornament), public buildings, and private houses (see , photographs, jewelry, watches, rare books and manuscripts, and rugs in a range of prices. About Xippix Xippix provides a full range of Image Lifecycle Solutions. The ImagePump(R) application suite enables users to address all phases of the image lifecycle from acquisition to deployment. Xippix customers can search, organize, annotate annotate - annotation , edit, color correct and deploy images -- even very large images -- over ordinary Internet connections. The ImagePump application suite is built upon the ImagePump Server, a scalable imaging application platform. Xippix is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. located at 125 E Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ste 300, Larkspur, California Larkspur is a city in Marin County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 12,014. Larkspur is located in western California, north of San Francisco, near Mount Tamalpais. 94939. For more information, contact Xippix at 800-464-3877 via e-mail at info@xippix.com or visit the company's web site at www.xippix.com. |
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