Auctions Faked ‘Fairy’ Photographs From a Famous 20th-Century Hoax Could Fetch $90,000 at Auction The two women behind the photographs maintained their incredible story for decades. By Naomi Rea, Apr 2, 2019
Auctions Sotheby’s Was Hoping This KAWS Painting of ‘The Simpsons’ Would Sell for $1 Million. It Just Went for $14.7 Million The painting was sold by Japanese designer NIGO, who commissioned the work in 2005. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 1, 2019
Auctions A $25 Million Francis Bacon ‘Screaming Pope,’ Seen in Public Only Once, Is Hitting the Block at Sotheby’s The painting is from the collection of Richard E. Lang and Jane Lang Davis, heading to Sotheby’s New York in May. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 29, 2019
Auctions Late Condé Nast Tycoon S.I. Newhouse’s Collection Is Headed to Christie’s—and His Jeff Koons ‘Rabbit’ Could Break the Artist’s Auction Record The blockbuster sale also includes important works by Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Warhol. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 27, 2019
Auctions A Late Tang Dynasty Sculpture Bought at a Missouri Garage Sale for Less Than $100 Just Sold for $2.1 Million The owner first suspected the bronze deity might be worth more than she paid for after taking it on the 'Antiques Roadshow.' By Sarah Cascone, Mar 22, 2019
Auctions One of India’s Most-Wanted Men Is Selling Off His $5 Million Art Collection. See What’s for Sale Here Saffronart is selling off the collection of the disgraced diamond magnate, who was arrested yesterday in London. By Naomi Rea, Mar 20, 2019
Auctions A German Fashion Retailer Is Selling More Than 4,000 Artworks to Finance a ‘Digital Transformation’ It's the largest contemporary art auction to take place in Germany. By Kate Brown, Mar 14, 2019
Auctions Gerhard Richter’s Jet Fighter Lands in Phillips’s Respectable $48 Million Sale in London, But Bullish Bidding Is Hard to Find Phillips capped off a somewhat difficult week at the auctions in London. By Colin Gleadell, Mar 7, 2019
Auctions Christie’s Navigates a Tough $104 Million London Sale With a $49 Million Hockney—But Jordan Casteel Is the Breakout Star Overall, the sale showed London's auction market on a downtrend. By Colin Gleadell, Mar 6, 2019
Auctions Sotheby’s Delivers a Solid $123 Million in Its Last Contemporary Sale Before Brexit, But Suggests an Anxious Market The sale boasted high marks for works by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Lucian Freud, but two Richters from Marc Jacobs's collection fell flat. By Colin Gleadell, Mar 5, 2019
Auctions Oprah and a Record-Breaking Carmen Herrera Painting Help Raise $3.9 Million at Auction for Miss Porter’s School for Girls The auction set a new record for Carmen Herrera with the $2.9 million sale of "Blanco y Verde." By Sarah Cascone, Mar 1, 2019
Auctions Robert Rauschenberg’s Haunting Silkscreen of JFK Could Sell for $50 Million at Christie’s This Spring The work is part of a trove from the estate of Robert and Beatrice Mayer that is expected to generate $125 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 1, 2019
Auctions Sotheby’s Strong 2018 Earnings Are Propelled by Record Private Sales and a Strong Showing in Asia The auction house expects more strong growth in 2019 through its continued focus on Asian clients, estates, and the middle market. By Tim Schneider, Feb 28, 2019
Auctions A Long-Lost Painting Experts Say Is by Caravaggio Was Discovered in an Attic. It Could Fetch $171 Million at Auction Opinions are divided as to the painting's authenticity, but the auction house is still predicting a monster sale. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 28, 2019
Auctions Signac Sails to a Record While Van Gogh and Monet Bellyflop in Christie’s $220 Million London Impressionist and Modern Sale Missing its lofty expectations, the London sale was determined by the very different fates of two glamorous estate collections. By Colin Gleadell, Feb 27, 2019
