Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Christie’s 20th Century Evening Sale, November 2023 The sale also marked the end of an era as veteran auctioneer Jussi Pylkkänen's final evening auction. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 10, 2023
On View ‘More From the Heart And the Brain Than for the Eye’: Legendary Songwriter Bernie Taupin on His Soho Painting Show "Ragged Glory" at Chase Contemporary coincides with Taupin's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 3, 2023
Auctions Here’s Your Guide to the Priciest and Most Sought-After Artworks for Sale During New York’s $2 Billion Fall Auction Season The collections of Emily Fisher Landau, Ivan Reitman, Jerry Moss, and the Triton Foundation hit the block starting next week. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 3, 2023
Studio Visit L.A. Artist Patrick Martinez Calls His Studio a ‘Great Escape’ Where He Paints Blooming Bougainvillea on a Colossal Scale We caught up with the artist to talk about inspiration, techniques, and seeing the Henry Taylor show on two coasts. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 31, 2023
Law & Politics Artist Ryder Ripps Is Hit With $1.6 Million in Damages for Selling Replicas of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs The judge did not buy the argument that the series was created as a parody or sarcastic joke. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 30, 2023
Law & Politics Lisa Schiff’s Art Could Be Liquidated to Settle Her Debts. Attorneys Are Squabbling Over What It’s Worth Two paintings by Ann Craven are at the center of the latest tussle in the ongoing legal battle. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 25, 2023
Auctions Veteran Christie’s Auctioneer Jussi Pylkkänen Will Leave the Auction House After 38 Years to Strike Out on His Own Pylkkänen presided over the auction house's blockbuster 'Salvator Mundi' sale and the Paul Allen collection. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 24, 2023
Law & Politics Established New York Dealer Revealed as Antiquities Trafficker in Ongoing U.S. Probe to Identify and Return Stolen Cultural Artifacts Prosecutors lay out the trail of dozens of works stolen from Greece, Italy, and Turkey. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 17, 2023
Law & Politics Documents Shed New Light on Leon Black’s Eight-Figure Art Deals—And How Jeffrey Epstein Helped Him Avoid Taxes A representative for Black insists the deals were "legal and appropriate." By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 10, 2023
Auctions The Collection of ‘Ghostbusters’ Director Ivan Reitman Heads to Christie’s, Led By a Rare Picasso Portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter 'Femme endormie' is estimated at $25 million to $35 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 4, 2023
Analysis A Hedge Fund Titan Is Suing Over Four Monet Paintings Worth $45 Million That Were Lost In a Michigan House Fire Collectors Julie and Matthew Halbower allege their insurer, affiliated with Lloyd's of London, won't pay up for the artworks. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 3, 2023
Auctions The Bizarre Saga of How an Isa Genzken Sculpture Wound Up on a German TV Show, Then a Sotheby’s Auction, Only to Be Mysteriously Yanked How did a valuable sculpture end up on TV? By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 2, 2023
On View A New Show at MCA Denver Reins in the Myth of the Cowboy With Works by John Baldessari, Amy Sherald, and More "Cowboy" deconstructs the long-held archetype of masculinity through works by 27 contemporary artists. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 27, 2023
Art World The Vast Scope of Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich’s $1 Billion Art Collection Is Revealed in a New Trove of Leaked Documents The leak of confidential information has likely set off alarm bells in elite art collecting circles. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 25, 2023
Law & Politics NFT Artist Scores Big Win in Multimillion Dollar Contract Dispute Over a Blank Space The plaintiff's contract with artist Coolman Coffeedan contained a "fatal" error, the court said. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 22, 2023