Auctions The 1980s Are Back and Bolder Than Ever With This Paris Auction of the Decade’s Indomitable Works of Art and Design Bonhams Paris will pay homage to the era's boundless creativity with a sale on September 21. By Lee Carter, Aug 29, 2023
Auctions François Meyer Photographed Iconic Artists and Scooped Up Their Work, Too. Now, His Storied Collection Heads to Sotheby’s Sotheby’s Paris will hold a dedicated auction of Meyer’s art collection on September 26. By Lee Carter, Aug 24, 2023
Auctions The Billionaire Founders of China’s Long Museum Plan to Sell Off an Estimated $150 Million Worth of Art at Sotheby’s This Fall It is not yet clear what has spurred the Long Museum's founder Liu Yiqian and his wife Wang Wei to sell off a part of their collection. By Vivienne Chow & Katya Kazakina, Aug 22, 2023
Auctions Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Treatise on Painting’ and Other Ultra-Rare Renaissance Books Could Fetch $25 Million at Auction The collection of 16th-century books is considered the finest such library to exist outside Europe. By Lee Carter, Aug 21, 2023
Auctions Christie’s and Sotheby’s Are Competing to Land the Estate of Emily Fisher Landau, Whose Collection Could Fetch Up to $500 Million With the art market in a downturn, the late collector's estate is an attractive prize for both auction houses. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 18, 2023
Auctions Sotheby’s U.K. Profit Dropped by 24 Percent Last Year, With Brexit the Likely Culprit "The increased red tape resulting from Brexit is...further contributing to the U.K. art market's decline." By Vivienne Chow, Aug 17, 2023
Auctions The Best-Seller List: See the Top Ten Lots Sold in Every Major Category From Ultra-Contemporary to Old Masters, here's what made the cut. By Artnet News, Aug 16, 2023
Auctions A Stash of Animal Sculptures by the Lalannes, Found Hidden in a Secret Room in the Couple’s Studio, Heads to Auction One intriguing lot is a tin of sardines, commissioned by Jane Holzer in 1971 for an exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery. By Lee Carter, Aug 16, 2023
Auctions A Notorious Barn Find of Hurricane-Damaged Ferrari Race Cars Could Fetch $20 Million at Auction For Monterey Car Week, Sotheby’s will recreate the collapsed barn in Florida where the cars were discovered. By Lee Carter, Aug 11, 2023
Auctions Phillips Reports a Sharp Drop in Global Sales, With Private Sales Slumping to One-Third of Last Year’s Total Coming off a peak year, the newly challening environment has hit auction houses hard. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 10, 2023
Auctions This Piano—Purchased by John Lennon, Gifted to Sam Green, Then Loaned to Andy Warhol—Could Ring Up $3 Million at Auction Lennon and Yoko Ono composed songs for their 1980 album, "Double Fantasy," on the piano. By Adam Schrader, Aug 7, 2023
Auctions Phillips Is Going Into the Direct Art Sales Business, Commissioning Monthly Drops From Artists and Collaborators The new platform launches this month, offering work from Brooklyn-based artist Cj Hendry. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 7, 2023
Auctions $50,000 for Apple Sneakers, Six Figures for a 2007 iPhone—the Resale Market for the Tech Giant’s Products Is Hitting New Heights Sotheby's is the latest to muscle in on an exploding secondary market for vintage Apple items. By Lee Carter, Aug 4, 2023
Auctions Aiming to Stoke Global Demand for Middle Eastern Art, Christie’s Is Hosting a Major Exhibition of Contemporary Arab Art in London The house is eyeing up the return of its London evening sale in this category. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 26, 2023
Auctions Tupac Shakur’s Bejeweled Crown Ring Sold for $1 Million at Sotheby’s—More Than Three Times Its Estimate The auction house had predicted the ring would bring in $300,000. By Adam Schrader, Jul 26, 2023
