Auctions Seller’s Remorse: How a Thrift Store Owner Let a $191,000 Painting Slip Through His Fingers for $4 “Obviously we missed the boat," he said. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 21, 2023
Auctions Sacré Bleu! Someone Just Spent $2 Million on Napoleon’s Hat There is a growing collector's market for paraphernalia related to French military commander. By Artnet News, Nov 21, 2023
Auctions Kurt Cobain’s Old Jeans Just Set an Auction Record for Levi’s The Nirvana frontman wore his patched denim in the "Heart-Shaped Box" music video. By Artnet News, Nov 21, 2023
Auctions A Henry Moore Drawing Discovered at a Thrift Store Could Command $37,000 at Auction The seller had believed the work to be "just a print." By Artnet News, Nov 21, 2023
Auctions A Dog Walker Who Inherited a Chuck Close Painting Has His High Hopes Dashed at Auction A psychedelic trip on magic mushrooms convinced Mark Herman he would get $10 million for the work. By Brian Boucher, Nov 20, 2023
Auctions New Records Highlight a Solid Night at Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Sale Amy Sillman, Barkley L. Hendricks, and Barbara Chase-Riboud all achieved new records at auction. By Raquel Laneri, Nov 16, 2023
Auctions A Psychedelic Mosaic From John Lennon’s Swimming Pool Surfaces at Auction The work is estimated to fetch up to six figures. By Artnet News, Nov 16, 2023
Auctions Andy Warhol’s Cherished Watch, Which He Never Parted With, Is Now Being Sold The artist's Patek Philippe will go under the gavel at Christie's New York on December 5. By Lee Carter, Nov 14, 2023
Auctions A Golden Rothko Shines at Christie’s as Passion for Abstract Expressionism Endures Mark Rothko's sublime canvas is one of the highlights of the auction season. By Raquel Laneri, Nov 13, 2023
Auctions A First-Class Dinner Menu Salvaged From the Titanic Makes Waves at Auction The sale also included a pocket watch that was literally "frozen in time." By Adam Schrader, Nov 13, 2023
Auctions Climate Activists Stormed the Stage During a Christie’s Auction in New York Activists are targeting the rich "who continue to spend extravagantly" while others endure the impacts of climate crisis. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 13, 2023
Auctions A Rare ‘Inverted Jenny’ Stamp Sold for a Record-Breaking $2 Million at Auction Only 100 of these misprints were ever sold, and this one is in pristine condition. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 8, 2023
Auctions Sotheby’s Emily Fisher Landau Sale Is Most Valuable Ever for a Female Collector, Nets $406 Million An Agnes Martin set an artist's record for $18.7 million. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 8, 2023
Auctions Emily Fisher Landau’s Prized Picasso Nets $139.4 Million at Sotheby’s, Achieving the Second-Highest Price at Auction for the Spanish Artist The painting depicts Picasso's 'golden muse' Marie-Thérèse Walter. By Adam Schrader, Nov 8, 2023
Auctions A Famed Collector Has Parted With the Contemporary Treasures She Stashed on Her Greek Island Paradise, Netting $38 Million The two-day auction at Sotheby's Paris smashed its presale estimate. By Lee Carter, Nov 7, 2023