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Influential Photography Dealer Steven Kasher Will Shutter His Gallery to Join David Zwirner

Kasher will become a director tasked with 'cross-pollinating' his expertise and photo-based clientele with Zwirner's enterprise.

By Tim Schneider, 11 hours ago

Auctions

13 Crucial Takeaways From Last Week’s $2 Billion New York Auction Cycle

From the biggest winner to the most surprising pass, here are our parting observations from last week's auction marathon.

By artnet News, 18 hours ago

Galleries

In Another Step Toward Market Domination, Hauser & Wirth Hires Christie’s Veteran Koji Inoue to Steer Its Postwar Division

The gallery is devoting greater resources to its secondary market business.

By Henri Neuendorf, 19 hours ago

Auctions

Three Paintings Deaccessioned by Santa Fe’s Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Net a Combined $23.3 Million at Sotheby’s

The museum says it needs the money to "build and refine" its collection.

By Henri Neuendorf, 2 days ago

Auctions

With a Historic Splash, David Hockney Becomes the World’s Priciest Living Artist in Christie’s $358 Million Postwar Sale

The work by the British artist topples Koons's Balloon Dog to become the most expensive work by a living artist.

By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 15, 2018

Market

Smuggled Away During the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette’s $36 Million Pearl Pendant Shatters Auction Records

After her execution, the Queen of France's daughter inherited her jewels, which have been in private royal ownership for more than 200 years.

By Kate Brown, Nov 15, 2018

Art Fairs

Online Sales Are Growing But There’s Nowhere Like Paris Photo for Big-Ticket Purchases

Richard Avedon’s revealing portrait of Andy Warhol and members of The Factory sold for a reported $1.7 million at the Grand Palais.

By Claudia Barbieri Childs, Nov 15, 2018

Auctions

The ‘Leonardo da Vinci of Diamonds’ Sets a $50 Million World Record at Christie’s Geneva

It's the most per carat ever paid for a pink diamond.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 15, 2018

Auctions

Forget Masterpiece Theater—Sotheby’s Delivers a Sterling $362.6 Million Contemporary Art Sale Built From the Middle Market

It was an impressive night that saw record after record drop for important artists with growing markets.

By Tim Schneider, Nov 14, 2018

Market

How One Lucky Art Collector Bought Basquiat’s Multimillion-Dollar ‘Fried Chicken’ Painting for $5,200—and Got the Artist’s Cat in the Bargain

Sotheby's is now selling Basquiat's "Pollo Frito" for $25 million.

By Richard Polsky, Nov 14, 2018

Galleries

Influential Photography Dealer Steven Kasher Will Shutter His Gallery to Join David Zwirner

Auctions

13 Crucial Takeaways From Last Week’s $2 Billion New York Auction Cycle

Galleries

In Another Step Toward Market Domination, Hauser & Wirth Hires Christie’s Veteran Koji Inoue to Steer Its Postwar Division

Auctions

Three Paintings Deaccessioned by Santa Fe’s Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Net a Combined $23.3 Million at Sotheby’s

Auctions

With a Historic Splash, David Hockney Becomes the World’s Priciest Living Artist in Christie’s $358 Million Postwar Sale

Market

Smuggled Away During the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette’s $36 Million Pearl Pendant Shatters Auction Records

Art Fairs

Online Sales Are Growing But There’s Nowhere Like Paris Photo for Big-Ticket Purchases

Auctions

The ‘Leonardo da Vinci of Diamonds’ Sets a $50 Million World Record at Christie’s Geneva

Auctions

Forget Masterpiece Theater—Sotheby’s Delivers a Sterling $362.6 Million Contemporary Art Sale Built From the Middle Market

Market

How One Lucky Art Collector Bought Basquiat’s Multimillion-Dollar ‘Fried Chicken’ Painting for $5,200—and Got the Artist’s Cat in the Bargain

Auctions

New Auction Records for Hopper and de Kooning Lead Christie’s Booming $318 Million Barney Ebsworth Sale

Auctions

With the Sale of Imelda Marcos’s Ill-Gotten Paintings at Christie’s, $4.3 Million Will Head Back to the Phillippines

Auctions

Sotheby’s Sets a New Record for Magritte in Its $315 Million Impressionist and Modern Sale, But Many Works Go Unsold

Market

Sotheby’s Upcoming Frank Sinatra Sale Proves Ol’ Blue Eyes Could Paint, Too. See 8 of His Unexpected Artworks Here

Auctions

Hoping for a ‘Salvator Mundi’ Bump, a Paris Auction House Is Testing the Market for Leonardo’s Drawings

Influential Photography Dealer Steven Kasher Will Shutter His Gallery to Join David Zwirner

13 Crucial Takeaways From Last Week’s $2 Billion New York Auction Cycle

In Another Step Toward Market Domination, Hauser & Wirth Hires Christie’s Veteran Koji Inoue to Steer Its Postwar Division

Three Paintings Deaccessioned by Santa Fe’s Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Net a Combined $23.3 Million at Sotheby’s

With a Historic Splash, David Hockney Becomes the World’s Priciest Living Artist in Christie’s $358 Million Postwar Sale

Smuggled Away During the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette’s $36 Million Pearl Pendant Shatters Auction Records

Online Sales Are Growing But There’s Nowhere Like Paris Photo for Big-Ticket Purchases

The ‘Leonardo da Vinci of Diamonds’ Sets a $50 Million World Record at Christie’s Geneva

Forget Masterpiece Theater—Sotheby’s Delivers a Sterling $362.6 Million Contemporary Art Sale Built From the Middle Market

How One Lucky Art Collector Bought Basquiat’s Multimillion-Dollar ‘Fried Chicken’ Painting for $5,200—and Got the Artist’s Cat in the Bargain

New Auction Records for Hopper and de Kooning Lead Christie’s Booming $318 Million Barney Ebsworth Sale

With the Sale of Imelda Marcos’s Ill-Gotten Paintings at Christie’s, $4.3 Million Will Head Back to the Phillippines

Sotheby’s Sets a New Record for Magritte in Its $315 Million Impressionist and Modern Sale, But Many Works Go Unsold

Sotheby’s Upcoming Frank Sinatra Sale Proves Ol’ Blue Eyes Could Paint, Too. See 8 of His Unexpected Artworks Here

Hoping for a ‘Salvator Mundi’ Bump, a Paris Auction House Is Testing the Market for Leonardo’s Drawings

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