After Closing His Berlin Museum, Renowned Collector Thomas Olbricht Is Selling More Than 500 Works From His Collection

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After Closing His Berlin Museum, Renowned Collector Thomas Olbricht Is Selling More Than 500 Works From His Collection

A large portion of his cabinet of curiosities is going up for sale, alongside notable works by George Condo and Cindy Sherman.

By Kate Brown, Aug 7, 2020

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Kneecapped by the Shutdown (But Boosted by Millennials), Sotheby’s Earnings Have Dropped 25 Percent So Far This Year

The house boasted extraordinary growth in online sales, which were up more than 500 percent—but that couldn't save it from a shortfall.

By Artnet News, Aug 3, 2020

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This Ordinary-Looking Vase Just Sold for Nearly 50 Times Its High Estimate After a 45-Minute Bidding War at Sotheby’s

The small vase's high estimate was just $9,000.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 31, 2020

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Buoyed by Ronald Perelman’s Meditative Miró, Sotheby’s Cross-Category Hybrid Auction Netted $193 Million in London

The sale included works spanning 500 years of art history.

By Naomi Rea, Jul 29, 2020

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Banksy Is Selling Three Paintings About the Refugee Crisis to Raise More Than $1 Million for a Bethlehem Hospital

The works will be offered as part of Sotheby's "Rembrandt to Richter" auction.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 27, 2020

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A Vampire-Slaying Kit—Complete With 19th-Century Bible and a Small Pistol—Just Sold for $3,100 at an English Auction House

It's possible the buyer himself is a vampire seeking to protect himself. We have no evidence—but it's possible.

By Tanner West, Jul 23, 2020

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Christie’s Makes a Bid for the Sneaker Market With a New Michael Jordan-Themed Auction

Christie's is collaborating with sneaker purveyor Stadium Goods for a rare sale of Michael Jordan's game-worn shoes and other memorabilia.

By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 16, 2020

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Beijing Is Clamping Down on ‘Subversive’ Activity in Hong Kong. The Art Market Doesn’t Seem to Care

A strong auction week in the city suggests that the art market is detached from political concerns.

By Vivienne Chow, Jul 16, 2020

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Hit Hard by Travel Disruptions, British Airways Will Sell a $1 Million Bridget Riley Painting and 16 Other Works at Sotheby’s This Month

Works by Damien Hirst, Julian Opie, and Marc Quinn are among those being auctioned off in July.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 14, 2020

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Who Were the Winners of the First-Ever Hybrid Auction Week? Here Are 8 Takeaways From Summer’s Unprecedented—and Rather Surprising—Marquee Sales

From the priciest work to the most flipped artwork, here are our parting observations from the season's auction marathon.

By Artnet News, Jul 13, 2020

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Christie’s First-Ever ‘Relay’ Sale Brought in an Impressive $421 Million in a Four-Hour, Four-City Digital Marathon

Christie's pulled off a marathon four-hour sale with an innovative new platform.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 10, 2020

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Sotheby’s Is Nixing Its Three-Year-Old Museum Prize Program, Which Honored Inventive Exhibitions, as It Looks to Cut Costs

The auction house said it would still honor all existing grant pledges.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 9, 2020

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Phillips Scored $41 Million in a White-Glove Contemporary Evening Sale as the Auction House Got Hip to New Online Landscape

Matthew Wong and Amoako Boafo continued to perform above estimates, while Titus Kaphar, Christina Quarles, and Ali Banisadr set artist records.

By Nate Freeman, Jul 2, 2020

Sotheby’s Middling Impressionist and Modern Sale Nets $62.8 Million Thanks to a Major Boost From Latin American Treasures

Sotheby's started off the lengthy auction evening on a strong note, but bidding for Impressionist and Modern art was more subdued.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 29, 2020

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