Auctions A Macabre Collection of Spooky Art Heads to Auction, Led by a Spine-Chilling Dürer Woodcut Print The collection was amassed by the late print dealer Richard Harris. By Adam Schrader, Oct 29, 2023
Auctions A ‘Star Wars’ Spacecraft Model, Found Hidden Away in Storage, Rakes in a Whopping $3.1 Million at Auction It was the highest price ever paid for an onscreen "Star Wars" prop. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 27, 2023
The Art Detective The Horse Trading Behind the Ecstatic, $3 Billion Mark Rothko Exhibition at Fondation Louis Vuitton The show is the "fulfillment of a long-standing personal wish” of Bernard Arnault. No expense was spared. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 27, 2023
Art Fairs Inside the 2023 IFPDA Print Fair in New York, Where Old Master Etchings Meet Contemporary Works A glimpse into this year's fair—and how British Museum curators approach acquisitions at the event. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 27, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Éphémère to Essential Paris+ wows, the collector turned would-be Senator, a record-breaking depiction of Shiva, and much more. By Artnet News, Oct 27, 2023
Auctions Disney Is Celebrating Its Centennial With an Auction of 100 Designer Objects—From Beyoncé’s Leotard to a Swarovski Glass Slipper Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation. By Max Berlinger, Oct 27, 2023
Wet Paint Marfa Invitational’s Status as a Charitable Foundation Is Revoked, an Art Collector Runs for U.S. Senate, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, what was more of a nuisance than the bedbug situation in Paris this year? By Annie Armstrong, Oct 26, 2023
Artnet News Pro Here Are the 15 Most Expensive Lots Sold at Auction Around the World in September 2023 Amrita Sher-Gil hit a milestone for an Indian artist at auction. By Artnet News, Oct 26, 2023
Auctions Christie’s Has Brokered a Deal to Sell a Prized Cézanne After Last-Minute Concerns About Its Nazi-Era Provenance The planned auction remains controversial, however. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 25, 2023
The Hammer Simon de Pury Reflects on Two Major Art Fairs Taking Place in the Midst of World Turmoil The veteran auctioneer visits Frieze London and Paris + by Art Basel. By Simon de Pury, Oct 25, 2023
Artnet News Pro Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at Paris+ 2023 Here's a selection of what dealers say they sold at the event. By Artnet News, Oct 24, 2023
Auctions From Old Master Paintings to Royal French Furniture—the ‘Eccentric’ Collection of an Hermès Heir Heads to Sotheby’s Roughly a thousand works of art collected by the late Hubert Guerrand-Hermès will be offered in four auctions in December. By Lee Carter, Oct 24, 2023
Auctions Veteran Christie’s Auctioneer Jussi Pylkkänen Will Leave the Auction House After 38 Years to Strike Out on His Own Pylkkänen presided over the auction house's blockbuster 'Salvator Mundi' sale and the Paul Allen collection. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 24, 2023
Auctions A Ceramic Cat Made by a Young David Hockney Smashes Expectations at Auction, Fetching a Stunning $136,000 The sculpture had been expected to sell for at least $48,000. By Adam Schrader, Oct 24, 2023
Auctions The Most Reprinted ‘New Yorker’ Cartoon Fetches $175,000 at Auction—the Highest Price Ever Paid for a Single Comic The cartoon has been printed on mugs and T-shirts, and even inspired a 1995 play. By Max Berlinger, Oct 22, 2023