Auctions The Final Sale of Masterworks From the Collection of Late Microsoft Founder Paul Allen Could Fetch $43 Million at Christie’s The seven works are by Georgia O'Keeffe, David Hockney, and Edward Hopper. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 10, 2023
Auctions For Years, a Family Hung What They Thought Was a Fake Brueghel Behind a Door. It Turned Out to Be Real—and Could Fetch $800,000 at Auction The artwork was spotted by an auctioneer during a routine appraisal trip. By Artnet News, Mar 9, 2023
Auctions How the French Auction Market Expanded and Diversified in 2022 to Hit a Spectacular $4.6 Billion in Sales Paris, in particular, is becoming more appealing to buyers and consignors. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 8, 2023
Auctions Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova Is Curating an Auction of Feminist Works to Benefit Reproductive Healthcare 'My Body My Business' will include works by Marina Abramović, Cindy Sherman, and Sarah Meyohas, among others. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 6, 2023
Auctions A Painting by a One-Eared Dog Named Van Gogh Just Sold for $10,000 at an Animal Rescue Benefit Auction The charity auction runs through the end of the month. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 3, 2023
Auctions Phillips Pulled In a Modest $24 Million Contemporary Sale in London, Led by Cecily Brown, Caroline Walker, and Other Female Stars Gerhard Richter's star lot was withdrawn at the last minute. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 2, 2023
Auctions In Its First Major Modern and Contemporary Offering of 2023, Sotheby’s London Saw Five Artworks Sell for More Than $18 Million Each Demand for ultra-contemporary works was strong and Asian bidders were active. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 1, 2023
Auctions Christie’s Pulled In $202 Million at Its 20th/21st-Century Sales in London—But Not Many Buyers Went Big Two back-to-back evening sales set the tone for the market year ahead—resilient if not spectacular. By Naomi Rea, Feb 28, 2023
Auctions Bought in a Thrift Store for $700, a Rare Giacometti Chandelier Just Sold at Auction for Almost $3 Million The final hammer price is just shy of the lot's high estimate, but far exceeds the original $700 paid for the chandelier. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 28, 2023
Auctions Props From the Hit Oscar Nominee ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’—Including a $90,000 Raccoon Puppet—Are Up for Auction The auction will benefit charities including the Asian Mental Health Project and Laundry Workers Center. By Min Chen, Feb 27, 2023
Auctions Smartphone, Smart Investment? An Original First-Generation iPhone, Still in Its Box, Just Sold for More Than $63,000 at Auction—a New Record Unopened, obsolete iPhones are now blue-chip collectibles. By Richard Whiddington, Feb 21, 2023
Auctions Christie’s Will Auction More Masterworks From the Estate of the Late Media Tycoon S.I. Newhouse, Expecting to Surpass $144 Million Pieces by Bacon, de Kooning, and Picasso are each expected to net more than $20 million in the single-owner evening sale. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 21, 2023
Auctions An Ornament of a Baby, Purchased for $2 by a Bargain Hunter, Turns Out to be a Rare Porcelain. It Could Earn $36,000 at Auction The treasure dates back to the very earliest days of porcelain production in England. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 17, 2023
Auctions A 1,100-Year-Old Hebrew Bible, Missing Only a Few Chapters of Genesis, Could Fetch Up to $50 Million at Auction The Codex Sassoon could become the most valuable historical document to be sold at auction. By Richard Whiddington, Feb 16, 2023
Auctions Fashion Legend André Leon Talley’s Treasures Smashed Estimates at Christie’s, Fetching Nearly $1.4 Million The auction offered a glimpse into the icon's glamorous life and social swirl, including Andy Warhol and Karl Lagerfeld. By William Van Meter, Feb 15, 2023