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

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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

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

Is the Hopper masterpiece headed to a museum?

By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 13, 2018

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

Among the works sold on Monday was Claude Monet’s 'L’église à Vétheuil' (1881).

By Henri Neuendorf, Nov 13, 2018

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

Records for Magritte and Kokoschka buoyed the sale early on, but a string of late misses left the auction house hanging.

By Tim Schneider, Nov 12, 2018

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

A Leonardo drawing could sell for as much as $68 million, smashing the previous auction record for the artist's works on paper.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 12, 2018

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Christie’s Misses the Mark With a $279.3 Million Impressionist and Modern Sale, Leaving Starry Casualties in Its Wake

The sale was a disappointing opener for New York's fall auction season, with several highly touted lots failing to find buyers.

By Tim Schneider, Nov 11, 2018

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Take a 100-Year Trip Through Art History With Claude Monet’s Monumental Water Lily Painting

The story of this Monet water lily painting starts 100 years ago with the 1918 Armistice.

By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 10, 2018

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Kerry James Marshall Says He’s Done Making Public Art After One Too Many Institutions Tried to Cash In on His Work

Chicago isn't selling its Kerry James Marshall anymore, but the artist isn't taking anymore chances with public art.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 7, 2018

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An Insider’s Guide to the Top Lots in New York’s $1.8 Billion Fall 2018 Auction Season

Here are the big-ticket works you need to know about and the trends you need to watch for in the upcoming marathon fall auctions.

By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 6, 2018

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Sotheby’s Celebrates Porsche’s 70th Anniversary With the Sale of a $3.4 Million Gold 911

The sale in Atlanta included a car once owned by Jerry Seinfeld, which was introduced by the 'Seinfeld' theme.

By Chris Shott, Nov 2, 2018

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Sotheby’s CEO Tad Smith Warns of a ‘More Subdued’ Art Market in 2019

But he remained bullish on the company's prospects for the fourth quarter.

By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 1, 2018

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A 3,000-Year-Old Stone Relief Sold for $31 Million at Christie’s, Setting a New Record for Assyrian Art

The auction house is pushing back against Iraq's demands for repatriation.

By Henri Neuendorf, Oct 31, 2018

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Pierre Bergé’s Foundation Withdraws a Mysterious Painting the Fashion Mogul Once Attributed to Manet From Its Sale at Sotheby’s

An anonymous claimant wanted a piece of the profits from the painting's sale if it were ever attributed to Manet.

By Sarah Cascone, Oct 31, 2018

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