Analysis New Athena Art Finance Backed by Carlyle Group Will Loan Money Against Blue Chip Art Athena offers another way of tapping into the booming global art market. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 8, 2015
Analysis Postcards from the Edge Benefit to Offer Works from Famous Artists for Just $85 These tiny artworks will likely go fast. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 7, 2015
Analysis Has the Market for ‘Zombie Formalists’ Evaporated? Why no artist wants to be a market darling. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 6, 2015
Analysis Tupac Shakur’s Emotional 1995 Letter From Prison Is Up for Sale for $225,000 Impassioned advice to young black men By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 5, 2015
Analysis Kenny Schachter Lays Bare the New Auction Season—Who’s Up, Who’s Down Art has become everything to everyone. By Kenny Schachter, Oct 5, 2015
Analysis Robert Mapplethorpe’s Most Controversial Photograph Hits the Auction Block After 23 Years The powerful image still makes a lot of people uncomfortable. By Lorena Muñoz-Alonso, Oct 2, 2015
Analysis Sotheby’s to Offer Rare Warhol Mao for $40 Million The current high price at auction for a Warhol Mao is $17.4 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 1, 2015
Analysis Christie’s $9.6 Million ‘First Open’ Sale Mixes Blue Chip Stars with Up-and-Comers The auction house is testing the contemporary market's volatile edges. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 1, 2015
Analysis Moody’s Raises a Red Flag On Sotheby’s Debt Levels Do big-ticket bets carry too much risk? By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 29, 2015
Analysis Italy’s Comeback: Is the Market Rediscovering Arte Povera? Lucio Fontana and Alberto Burri are leading the surge. By Henri Neuendorf, Sep 29, 2015
Analysis France Pledges $90 Million to Keep a Rembrandt Painting in the Country France agreed on a joint offer with the Dutch government. By Henri Neuendorf, Sep 28, 2015
Analysis Christie’s Partners With De Pury to Offer Lambert Collection Online The sale features over 300 objects spanning three centuries. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 25, 2015
Analysis Phillips Puts Itself First on the Fall Contemporary Art Auction Calendar Is the house trying to avoid getting lost in the shuffle? By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 24, 2015
Analysis Andrew Wyeth Paintings Belonging to Screen Legend Charlton Heston are Up for Auction The artist and actor were close friends. By Cait Munro, Sep 24, 2015
Analysis Experts Believe Painting Valued at $800 at Auction Is a Real Rembrandt Was there hidden treasure at a New Jersey auction house? By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 23, 2015