Galleries Angling for Venice Visitors, Lehmann Maupin Will Pop Up in Milan The gallery will aim to capitalize on numerous events in the nearby region this spring. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 9, 2024
Auctions Bonhams CEO Bruno Vinciguerra, Who Oversaw Rapid-Fire Expansion, Is Stepping Down The auction house's executive chairman, Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard, will lead the company on an interim basis. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 8, 2024
Law & Politics Billionaire Ronald Perelman Spars With Art Insurers Over $410 Million Damage Claim Both sides are offering competing narratives and parsing the collector's testimony. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 7, 2024
The Back Room Work of the Week: The Guttmann Mouse Helmet A rare piece of Roman armor bearing unusual symbols sold at Christie's New York for $1.26 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 6, 2024
Law & Politics Sotheby’s Cleared of Fraud in Suit by Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev The jury returned its verdict, which concerned four art deals, after deliberating for five hours. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 30, 2024
Law & Politics How an Eight-Year Copyright Suit Against Richard Prince Finally Came to an End The artist will pay two photographers $650,000, an outcome that both sides are spinning in the press. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 30, 2024
Auctions Sotheby’s Reports Solid 2023 Sales Totals, Despite Market Challenges The house's $7.9 billion haul bumped up against 2022's record figure. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 29, 2024
Art World The Southampton Mansion of Art’s Disgraced ‘Red Queen’ Is Auctioned For $79 Million—a Discount The asking price had at one time been $150 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 26, 2024
Real Estate Historic Dia Building In Chelsea Can Be Yours For $68 Million A buyer could use the space as a gallery or to store a private collection or could redevelop the property. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 25, 2024
Artnet News Pro Details of Da Vinci and Modigliani Transactions Emerge as Rybolovlev Trial Continues Witnesses recounted a dinner in Paris, a lunch in St. Barts, and code names like "cottonmouth," in testimony outlining how sales of trophy artworks took place. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 24, 2024
Law & Politics Sotheby’s Exec Paints an Ugly Picture of Yves Bouvier’s Deceptions in Ongoing Rybolovlev Trial Sotheby's attorneys are shining a spotlight on the Swiss dealer's role in the alleged fraud. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 19, 2024
Law & Politics A Key Sotheby’s Executive Took the Witness Stand, as Epic Rybolovlev Fraud Trial Lumbers Forward All eyes are on Sotheby's executive Sam Valette this week as he testifies about multi-million dollar private deals. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 17, 2024
Market Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Testifies in Contentious Sotheby’s Trial Rybolovlev took the stand for the first time in his ongoing case against the auction house. By Eileen Kinsella & Guelda Voien, Jan 11, 2024
Law & Politics Russian Billionaire Rybolovlev’s Case Against Sotheby’s Kicks Off With a Fiery First Day in a New York Court The case is likely to expose information about secretive negotiations over the sale of multimillion-dollar trophy artworks—and the nature of the art trade. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 8, 2024
Pop Culture How the Provocative ‘Saltburn’ Is Renewing Interest in a 400-Year-Old French Ceramicist The new film sees Bernard Palissy, the 16th-century Huguenot, play a subtle yet significant role. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 4, 2024