Artnet News Pro ‘It Felt Like Olden Times’: The Old Masters Market Roars Back to Life at Sotheby’s New York With an Impressive $91 Million Sale Competition was surprisingly intense even on lots that were already pre-sold. By Eileen Kinsella, 28 mins ago
Auctions Despite Drawing Measured Interest From Only Three Bidders, Sandro Botticelli’s ‘Man of Sorrows’ Sells for $45 Million The work, long believed to be by assistants in the artist's studio, was reattributed to Botticelli in 2009. By Eileen Kinsella, 6 hours ago
Galleries Dealer Esther Kim Varet Has a Talent for Opening Galleries in Rising Art Hubs Before Others Do. Her Next Bet? Texas The Dallas outpost of her gallery Various Small Fires will open in April. By Eileen Kinsella, 17 hours ago
Artnet News Pro A New Wave of Lawsuits Accuses 50 Art Galleries of Allegedly Violating the Americans With Disabilities Act Dealers complain that a lack of clear guidelines has opened the door to a flood of lawsuits. By Eileen Kinsella, 2 days ago
Art Fairs Sales Were A-Poppin’ at the Fog Design and Art Fair in San Francisco, Showing a Strong Left-Coast Market Ahead of Frieze LA Buyers turned out in droves. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 24, 2022
Auctions A Turf War Between South Korea’s Galleries and Auction Houses Heats Up as a Trade Organization Warns of a ‘Collapsing’ of Market Order Galleries allege that the auction houses have decimated their businesses. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 21, 2022
Auctions Phillips Is Opening a New Business Division for Wealthy Art Collectors in Need of Legal and Financial Advice The new department reflects the increasing sophistication of the booming global art trade. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 18, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Is Reportedly Consulting Two Investment Banks as Rumors Mount That the Auction House Is Headed for an IPO The auction house is reportedly in talks with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley about going public again. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 14, 2022
Law A Bombshell Lawsuit Between Two Collectors Exposes How Far Some Will Go to Get Access to the Art They Want Collectors Michael Xufu Huang and Federico Castro Debernardi have settled their lawsuit, but not before revealing the market's inner workings. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 12, 2022
Auctions An Iconic René Magritte Landscape Could Fetch $60 Million at Sotheby’s in the Latest Sign That the Trophy Market Continues to Rage The work has never before been sold. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 11, 2022
Auctions Actor Michael Caine Is Auctioning Off His Marc Chagall Painting, an ‘Alfie’ Poster, and Other Art and Movie Memorabilia Bonhams will sell the collection in March. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 10, 2022
Art World Ireland Will Soon Pay Arts and Culture Workers a Basic Income to Help the Sector Bounce Back From the Pandemic Details are still being hammered out ahead of a January 27 deadline. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 7, 2022
Politics Andres Serrano’s Shocking New Film Delves Into the Chaos of the U.S. Capitol Riot. He Thinks Trump Will Love It The artist's first-ever film takes an unflinching look at American history. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 6, 2022
NFTs ‘All My Apes Gone’: An Art Dealer’s Despondent Tweet About the Theft of His NFTs Went Viral… and Has Now Become an NFT The stolen trove was worth an estimated $2.2 million. The NFT of the tweet is going for a lot less. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 5, 2022
NFTs A New NFT Venture Has an Innovative Idea: Make Buyers Prove They Know Something About an Artist Before They Bid Xin Li-Cohen, dubbed Christie's 'secret weapon,' is co-founder of TR Lab. Artists including Cai Guo Qiang are on board. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 4, 2022
