Auctions Christie’s Revives the Market’s Mood With a Strong $168 Million Impressionist and Modern Sale in London The auction was led by a rare Monet that sold for $32.8 million. By Colin Gleadell, 14 hours ago
Auctions Sotheby’s Begins the Summer Season With a Limp $116 Million Impressionist and Modern Sale, Its Lowest Total Since 2012 Much of the tally was secured in advance by a hefty slate of guarantees. By Colin Gleadell, 2 days ago
Auctions Phillips Steps It Up With a Triumphant $135 Million Auction in London, the House’s Best Ever Making history on several levels, the sale managed to place major works of Modern art by Picasso and Matisse alongside contemporary fare. By Colin Gleadell, Mar 8, 2018
Auctions Sotheby’s Notches a Robust $151.7 Million Contemporary Sale in London, Despite Flops by Hockney and Doig Guaranteed lots accounted for over half the value of the sale, which included works by in demand artists Christopher Wool, Gerhard Richter and Albert Oehlan. By Colin Gleadell, Mar 8, 2018
Auctions Christie’s Kicks Off London’s Contemporary Auctions With a Solid $192 Million Sale, Led by Warhol New records were set for Mark Bradford, Kelley Walker, George Condo, and others. By Colin Gleadell, Mar 6, 2018
Auctions A Petite $69 Million Picasso Leads Sotheby’s Solid $189 Million Impressionist Sale in London The portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter is now the second most expensive work ever sold at auction in Europe. By Colin Gleadell, Feb 28, 2018
Auctions A Late Picasso ‘Musketeer’ Leads a Healthy $206 Million Impressionist & Modern Sale at Christie’s London Picasso's painting of a musketeer with a nude woman sold for £13.7 million. By Colin Gleadell, Feb 28, 2018
Exhibitions Experts Say Russian Modernism Show at Ghent Museum Is ‘Highly Questionable’ Some of the field's leading scholars and dealers are criticizing the exhibition of works loaned by a Russian businessman. By Colin Gleadell, Jan 15, 2018
Auctions Is the Italian Art Market Out of Steam? Disappointing Sales in London Suggest a Return to ‘Normal’ Italian sales might be up from last year, but they're still off peak. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 9, 2017
Auctions Phillips London Notches a Solid $31.6 Million Contemporary Art Sale Despite a Floundering Ai Weiwei With half of its guaranteed lots attracting competitive bidding, the auction house showed it can be a serious player in the market. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 7, 2017
Auctions Christie’s Postwar and Contemporary Sale Fetches $130 Million But Misses Target, as a Major Bacon Bellyflops It was up to Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'Red Skull' to save the day. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 6, 2017
Auctions Twombly Leads a Record-Breaking Sotheby’s London Sale, But Other Lots With High Expectations Faltered A few misplaced guarantees also appeared to weaken the otherwise solid £50.3 million sale. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 5, 2017
Art World Mario Testino’s Record-Breaking Sotheby’s Sale Proves the Photographer Has an Eye for Art Fashion-savvy bidders in the room were often outgunned by telephone-wielding counterparts in the US. By Colin Gleadell, Sep 14, 2017
Auctions Sotheby’s Boosts Private Sales But Loses Ground on Auctions in First Half of 2017 The auction house also saw a 26% increase in American buying. By Colin Gleadell, Aug 3, 2017
Market Artist Pension Trust Faces Yet Another Crisis as Artists Fume Over New Storage Fees Some artists are considering pulling out of the arrangement as a result. By Colin Gleadell, Jul 28, 2017
