Auctions Botticelli’s $12.6 Million Masterpiece Leads London’s Old Masters Sales The 15th-century work had never before been offered at auction. By Vivienne Chow, 6 mins ago
Auctions First A.I.-Authenticated Artwork Sells Big at Auction in ‘Pivotal Test Case’ Germann Auctions in Zurich was the first auction house to use A.I. authentication to certify artworks for sale in what they called a 'resounding success.' By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 5, 2024
Auctions A Poignant Painting Made by Gustav Klimt and His Brother Sells for $2.8 Million Klimt added portraits of their family to his brother's painting after his death. By Verity Babbs, Dec 5, 2024
Auctions Is Demand for Market Darling Yoshitomo Nara’s Work Cooling? Artnet’s analytics reveal that global auction sales of Nara’s work have dropped by 56 percent since 2021. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 3, 2024
Auctions Woof! This Famous Dog Portrait Could Fetch Up to $2.5 Million One of artist George Stubb's best known works, the portrait reflects changing social attitudes toward dogs. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 28, 2024
Auctions Here Are the Ten Most Expensive Lots Sold at Auction in October 2024 The top performers include a David Hockney landscape and a giant bronze Lalanne bear. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 27, 2024
Auctions Sale of Contested Roman Plate Sparks Debate Over Auction House Due Diligence Bonhams is facing calls to withdraw a Roman plate from an upcoming antiquities sale after a researcher has renewed claims that it was looted. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 27, 2024
Auctions Hot Lots and Top Flops: 4 Artworks That Had Surprising Results at the Big November Day Sales in New York One eagle-eyed bidder got a drawing by a major figure for a steal. By Eileen Kinsella & Annie Armstrong, Nov 26, 2024
Auctions Lalanne Elephants Stampede to a $11.6 Million Finish at Auction The total value of the artist's work at auction this year has surpassed $100 million. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 26, 2024
Auctions How Rembrandt’s Landmark ‘100 Guilder Print’ Outsold Its Namesake Price Even though the Dutch master reportedly bid on his own works at auction, this one achieved its nominal price only after his lifetime. By J. Cabelle Ahn, Nov 24, 2024
Auctions By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results from Phillips’s Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York Let the numbers tell the story. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 23, 2024
Auctions A Historic Portrait Recovered by Monuments Men Trounces Estimate, Fetching $550,000 at Auction The painting was looted from Baron Philippe de Rothschild in 1940 and memorialized in an iconic photograph. By Adam Schrader, Nov 22, 2024
Auctions By the Numbers: Christie’s 21st-Century Evening Sale A carefully orchestrated sale marked a win for Christie's amid a more cautious market environment By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 22, 2024
Auctions By the Numbers: Sotheby’s ‘The Now’ and Evening Contemporary Sales Amid a more cautious market, overall volume is down sharply from last year's totals. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 22, 2024
Auctions Keith Haring’s Subway Drawings Pull in $9.2 Million in a White-Glove Sale The subway drawings, produced during the 1980s on vacant advertising boards, exceeded Sotheby’s sales estimates. By Tim Brinkhof, Nov 22, 2024