Art Fairs 5 Covetable Objects From Salon Art + Design in New York, From a Giacometti Bronze to a Rare Gio Ponti Cabinet The 12th edition of the art and design fair runs from November 9–12 at the Park Avenue Armory. By Lee Carter, Nov 10, 2023
Auctions A Famed Collector Has Parted With the Contemporary Treasures She Stashed on Her Greek Island Paradise, Netting $38 Million The two-day auction at Sotheby's Paris smashed its presale estimate. By Lee Carter, Nov 7, 2023
Art Collectors ‘You Can Tell Universal Stories’: Collector Komal Shah Unveils Her Massive Women-Led Collection to the Public "Making Their Mark" kicks off a nation-wide tour in New York City through January 27, 2024. By Lee Carter, Nov 7, 2023
Auctions News Icon Barbara Walters’s $8 Million Estate Hits the Block at Bonhams, With Her ‘Audacious’ Jewelry Taking Center Stage A John Singer Sargent portrait is expected to yield more than $1 million at the live auction on November 6. By Lee Carter, Nov 4, 2023
What I Buy and Why Philanthropist Pete Scantland Goes Running With Artists and Dreams of Camping Out at the Met The billboard baron has cultivated a vast treasure trove of contemporary art, including works by Derek Fordjour, Jenna Gribbon, and Tau Lewis. By Lee Carter, Oct 30, 2023
Art Collectors ‘We Wanted Stonehenge’: How Philanthropists Cathy and Peter Halstead Built a Sprawling Sculpture Park in the Montana Wilderness Tippet Rise Art Center features works by Alexander Liberman, Louise Nevelson, Ai Weiwei, Wendy Red Star, and more. By Lee Carter, Oct 26, 2023
Art World Move Over, Function: Greek Designer Kostas Lambridis Arrives in New York With Wild New Works of Furniture Art His Beetle-turned-bar, and other imaginative creations, are on view at Carpenters Workshop Gallery through November 23. By Lee Carter, Oct 26, 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
What I Buy and Why Philanthropist Jordan Schnitzer on the Joy of Sharing His Collection and the Art He Wakes Up to Every Day As remarkable as his 22,000-strong collection is his mission to exhibit it as widely as possible. By Lee Carter, Oct 23, 2023
Art World Celebrity Photographer Annie Leibovitz Has Listed Her Intimate Central Park West Home, Asking Nearly $9 Million Sting, Robert De Niro, Paul Simon, and Billy Joel have all called the Brentmore home. By Lee Carter, Oct 19, 2023
What I Buy and Why Art Entrepreneur Hélène Nguyen-Ban on Her Original ‘Art Crush’ and Owning a Half-Ton Book by Anselm Kiefer On the eve of Paris+, the French collector discusses her most treasured pieces and her new art-tech endeavor. By Lee Carter, Oct 16, 2023
Art World The Historic Georgetown Mansion Jackie Kennedy Once Called Home Could Reach $20 Million at Auction The former First Lady sought refuge at the property, following her husband's assassination. By Lee Carter, Oct 15, 2023
Auctions The First Stateside Auction of the Legendary Rothschild Collection, Built Over Centuries, Nets $43 Million Most lots soared past their presale estimates in the first of a four-part series at Christie's New York. By Lee Carter, Oct 12, 2023
Auctions 5 Fascinating Backstories Behind the Week’s Auction Highlights, From Banksy’s Graffitied Church Window to Paula Rego’s Human Ostriches It's going to be a very busy week in London. By Lee Carter, Oct 9, 2023
What I Buy and Why British Artist Glenn Brown on His Historical Collection and the ‘Ugly Duckling’ He Bought by Accident On the eve of Frieze London, we spoke with the artist about his collecting habits, now on display in a new museum. By Lee Carter, Oct 9, 2023