Led by a Sizzling Bacon, Sotheby’s First-Ever Hybrid Contemporary Evening Sale Format Nets an Impressive $300.4 Million

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Led by a Sizzling Bacon, Sotheby’s First-Ever Hybrid Contemporary Evening Sale Format Nets an Impressive $300.4 Million

The carefully choreographed sale took place on three continents.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 29, 2020

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Christie’s Paris Sells Two ‘Sacred Sculptures’ From Nigeria, Despite Protests From Scholars and Nigerian Heritage Authorities

Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu and others have criticized the sale using the hashtag #BlackArtMatters.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 29, 2020

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In a Profound Shift, Christie’s Is Eliminating Its Standalone Impressionist and Modern Art Department, Shedding a Significant Amount of Staff in the Process

The auction house says the move is a better reflection of how people collect—but it's also a cost-saving measure.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 26, 2020

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Here’s Your Guide to the Top Lots in the First-Ever Hybrid Marquee Summer Auctions, Taking Place Simultaneously In-Person and Online

The houses are still banking on trophy-hunting collectors to prop up their rescheduled marquee sales.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 23, 2020

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Danish Collector Jens Faurschou Is Selling Works From His Esteemed Foundation in a Christie’s Online Auction

The upper end of the pre-sale estimate for the sale is $9 million.

By Naomi Rea, Jun 18, 2020

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A $10 Million Basquiat and a $35 Million Barnett Newman Are the Latest Big-Ticket Lots Secured for the Socially Distanced Summer Auction Season

Christie’s will sell a $40 million Newman in their globe-spanning, relay-style sale. Phillips will offer a $10 million Basquiat.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 18, 2020

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The Van Gogh Museum Paid $236,000 for a Revealing Letter by Van Gogh and Gauguin About Their Visits to Brothels

The museum is planning an exhibition of the artist's letters this fall.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 17, 2020

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Sotheby’s Teams Up With Old Master Dealers to Offer More Than 100 Artworks From Their Inventories in a Pair of Unorthodox Online Sales

The sales are part of an emerging lockdown-era trend of galleries joining forces with auction houses.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 15, 2020

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Christie’s Quietly Pulls Greek and Roman Antiquities From an Online Auction After Evidence Suggests They May Have Been Looted

The artifacts were all linked to Gianfranco Becchina, a known dealer of looted antiquities.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 15, 2020

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Wayne Thiebaud’s Painting of Pinball Machines Could Fetch $25 Million at Christie’s, Shattering the Artist’s Auction Record

The 1962 painting is the latest high-profile lot to be announced for Christie's inventive global round-robin auction on July 10.

By Artnet News, Jun 11, 2020

An Upstart Auction House Just Sold One of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s SAMO Graffiti Tags—the Only Example Ever to Come to Market

The work sold for more than $70,000. But where did it come from?

By Nate Freeman, Jun 3, 2020

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A Medal of Honor, Illegal to Sell in the US, Tripled Its Estimate at a German Auction House—Drawing the Wrath of Ted Cruz

Interest in the 122-year-old medal spiked after Cruz spoke out against its sale in Germany.

By Artnet News, Jun 3, 2020

The Collection of Cable-Television Impresario Ginny Williams, Full of Top-Notch Works by Women, Could Fetch $50 Million at Sotheby’s

The collection will be sold across a series of sales throughout 2020.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 22, 2020

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