The Back Room The Back Room: A Tsunami of Lawsuits A tidal wave of lawsuits crashes on the art world, international galleries set up shop in the U.S. to skip the art fair circus, and more. By Artnet News, Sep 29, 2023
Auctions Live and Let Buy: Roger Moore’s ‘James Bond’ Collection Heads to Auction on the 50th Anniversary of His Debut as 007 The quintessential Bond for many, Moore portrayed the charismatic secret agent more than any other actor. By Lee Carter, Sep 28, 2023
Auctions Oops! Bill Acquavella Just Blew the Lid on a Multi-Million Basquiat Slated for Christie’s Auction in November You never know where you will find auction intel. By Katya Kazakina, Sep 27, 2023
Galleries The Prominent American Design Gallery Friedman Benda Is Expanding, Opening Its First International Outpost in Paris The New York- and Los Angeles-based gallery joins a wave dealers opening outposts in the French capital. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 27, 2023
Auctions The Most Expensive Wine Auction Ever, Featuring 25,000 Bottles of the Rarest Vintage, Could Fetch $50 Million The bottles come from the cellar of Pierre Chen, a major art collector who's currently sponsoring a show at Tate Modern. By Lee Carter, Sep 27, 2023
Auctions By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Christie’s Shanghai and Hong Kong Evening Sales, September 2023 Despite reports of market corrections and economic downturn, the sale series met presale expectations. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 27, 2023
The Art Detective A ‘Tsunami of Lawsuits’ Hits the Art World as Money Gets Tight, Regulators Descend, and the Music Finally Stops Why is the art world suddenly airing its dirty laundry? By Katya Kazakina, Sep 26, 2023
Artnet News Pro Here Are the 15 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction Around the World in August 2023 We combed Artnet's Price Database to find the top-selling lots of the month. By Artnet News, Sep 25, 2023
Galleries Ukraine’s Voloshyn Gallery Is Headed to Miami in a Vote of Confidence in the Market Hub Outside of New York The gallerists who were initially stranded in the U.S. have decided to make the American city their second home. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 25, 2023
Auctions A Rediscovered Oil Sketch by Renowned 19th-Century Painter John Constable Has Fetched an Astonishing $245,000 at Auction The painting was discovered in a dark corner of a townhouse in Guernsey, U.K. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 25, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Legal Lessons A look back at Inigo Philbrick's swindle as his accomplice is sentenced, how Gagosian poaches artists, and much more. By Artnet News, Sep 22, 2023
Auctions A Rhinoceros With a Secret Bar, the First Large Animal Sculpture by François-Xavier Lalanne, Could Catch $6.5 Million at Auction The horned beast of 1964 set the tone for the artist's zoological whimsy for the next 44 years. By Lee Carter, Sep 22, 2023
Auctions A Set of Rare Daguerrotypes Linked to a Notorious British Naval Disaster Raked in More Than $500,000 at Sotheby’s The early photographs were unseen for 178 years. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 22, 2023
Galleries Artist Zoë Buckman Has Channeled Her Personal Traumas Into Raw and Intricate Embroidery Portraits, Now on View in New York The works form the artist's first New York solo show since 2019. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 22, 2023
Galleries Seeking an Alternative to Costly International Art Fairs, Emerging Polish Gallery Wschód Places Its Bets on a Pied-a-Terre in New York A New York outpost might be more valuable than spending thousands to briefly participate in an art fair, says Warsaw's Wschód gallery. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 22, 2023
