Auctions Sotheby’s Glitch Art Sale, Which Was Paused Due to Online Backlash, Has Relaunched With a Newly Diverse Lineup of Artists The new sale arrays 34 works with no reserve prices. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 17, 2023
Auctions A 19th-Century William B. T. Trego Painting Was Long Thought Lost Until a Public Library Put It Up for Auction. It Fetched More Than $14,000 The painting sold for 190 percent of its high estimate. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 12, 2023
Auctions An 18th-Century Bowl Made From One of the Rarest Porcelains in the World Sold for $25 Million at Sotheby’s Hong Kong It’s a striking example of Falangcai porcelain, which is now considered to be among the rarest and most valuable materials of the Qing dynasty. By Artnet News, Apr 12, 2023
Auctions The Shoes That Led Michael Jordan to Victory in the 1998 NBA Finals Have Sold at Auction for a Record $2.2 Million The sneakers, signed in silver, are from the basketball legend's final year with the Chicago Bulls. By Artnet News, Apr 11, 2023
Auctions A Newly Rediscovered Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Comes to Auction—Along With Work by Three Other Women Old Masters The auction also includes works by Fede Galizia, Orsola Maddalena Caccia, and Diana De Rosa. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 11, 2023
Auctions Late Record Exec Mo Ostin’s $120 Million Art Collection Is Headed to Auction, Including Works by Magritte, Basquiat, and Picasso An industry legend, Ostin oversaw the signing of Jimi Hendrix, Madonna, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. By Artnet News, Apr 11, 2023
Auctions A TikToker Bought a Vintage Purse for $1. It Turned Out to Be a 1920s Cartier Bag That Sold for $9,450 at Auction Chandler West's stunning discovery has gone viral on TikTok. By Artnet News, Apr 7, 2023
Auctions Sotheby’s Hong Kong Evening Sale Brings In a Respectable $85.5 Million, Fueled by a Strong Demand for Ultra-Contemporary Art Artist records were set for Matthew Wong, Pang Jiun, Loie Hollowell, among others. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 5, 2023
Auctions A Rare Version of Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Sells for a Record $2.8 Million, Signaling Smooth Sailing for Asia Week The series of gallery and auction sales netted a robust $132 million, driven by increased travel from China. By Lee Carter, Mar 30, 2023
Auctions Phillips Inaugurated Its New Asia Headquarters With a Lukewarm Evening Sale in Hong Kong That Raked in $45 Million The result represents an upward trend of the region's market following Hong Kong Art Week. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 30, 2023
Auctions A Home Appraiser Spotted a 500-Year-Old Brueghel Painting in a Family’s T.V. Room. They Just Sold It for $845,000 For generations, the family that owned the artwork believed it was a cheap knockoff. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 29, 2023
Auctions A Spectacular 1937 Patek Philippe Wristwatch, Owned by the Last Emperor of China, Has Resurfaced at Auction Aisin-Giro Puyi wore the luxury timepiece while he was detained in Siberia for five years. By Lee Carter, Mar 28, 2023
Auctions Sotheby’s Has Paused Its Latest NFT Auction Following Protests From Artists of the All-Male Line-Up Of the 17 glitch artists curated by Sotheby's, not a single one was female-identifying. By Richard Whiddington, Mar 28, 2023
Auctions New York’s Iconic Flatiron Building Sold for $190 Million in a Bitter Auction on the Steps of a Manhattan Courthouse Bidders battled it out for 40 minutes. By Lee Carter, Mar 24, 2023
Auctions What Defines ‘British Cool’? A Bonhams Sale Surveys the Vibe, With 11 Banksy Works, a Mick Jagger and Warhol Collab, and More The diverse array of offerings celebrates the rich cultural heritage of modern Britain and its enduring sense of cool. By Lee Carter, Mar 23, 2023
