Auctions Led by a $157 Million Modigliani, Sotheby’s Otherwise Tepid Impressionist Sale Makes $318 Million The much-anticipated Modigliani became the fourth most expensive work ever sold at auction—even if the rest of the sale felt sleepy. By Eileen Kinsella, May 14, 2018
Auctions Rockefeller Decoded: Christie’s Marathon of Sales Generated $832 Million—and Some Big Surprises, Too A striking number of works on offer sold for more than five times their high estimates. By Eileen Kinsella, May 14, 2018
Auctions Sold for $115 Million, David Rockefeller’s Picasso Will Go on View at the Musee d’Orsay The work will go on view in Paris in September. By Henri Neuendorf, May 14, 2018
Auctions From Chinese Trophy to Movie Star: 5 Reasons Why Modigliani May Actually Earn His $150 Million Price Tag Examining the forces behind the artist's rise to global fame. By Eileen Kinsella, May 14, 2018
Auctions Ahead of a Marathon Auction Week, Data Shows Skyrocketing Valuations and Changing Tastes at the Market’s Peak Three data-driven takeaways from pre-sale figures for the major May auction cycle, dating from 2000 to 2018. By Tim Schneider, May 13, 2018
Auctions An Insider’s Guide to the Biggest Lots in New York’s $1.5 Billion Spring Art Auction Week From that Modigliani estimated at $150 million to Jeff Koons's monumental pile of play-doh, here is what to watch out for. By Eileen Kinsella, May 9, 2018
Auctions Rockefeller Mania Continues at Christie’s With a Record $106 Million American Art Sale The fireworks may not have matched yesterday evening, but the sale set several records and a new high mark for American art. By Eileen Kinsella, May 9, 2018
Auctions The Art of Storytelling (and Marketing): How Christie’s Tailored the Rockefeller Narrative to Different Audiences Around the World Working with the Rockefeller Archive Center, Christie's teased out a series of tales to give the Rockefeller collection maximum resonance the world over. By Tim Schneider, May 9, 2018
Auctions The Rockefeller Name Proves Mighty Indeed at Christie’s Record $646 Million Sale of Storied Masterpieces The sale set seven new records and is the highest-grossing single-owner auction to date. By Eileen Kinsella, May 8, 2018
Auctions 10 Eccentric Rich-Person Objects in Christie’s Rockefeller Sale That We Actually Want to Buy From duck decoys to porcelain plates, the highly anticipated Rockefeller sale has all the tchotchkes you never new you needed. By Artnet News, May 7, 2018
Auctions Sotheby’s Boosts Private Sales by 70 Percent in the First Quarter of 2018 Sotheby's first quarter earnings report reflects better-than-expected sales during a typically quiet period. By Eileen Kinsella, May 4, 2018
Auctions A Portrait of Picasso’s Mistress Could Sell for $45 Million at Sotheby’s Impressionist Sale in London The portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter, painted when the artist was still married to his wife Olga, comes to market amid a glut of Picasso offerings. By Julia Halperin, May 4, 2018
Auctions Is This the Next Auction Supernova? A Rare Modigliani Nude Carries a Record $150 Million Estimate at Sotheby’s The painting, which was recently on view at Tate Modern, is reportedly owned by Irish billionaire horse breeder John Magnier. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 24, 2018
Auctions Sotheby’s Will Begin Holding Auctions in India to Capitalize on the Country’s Growing Art Market The first live auction will be held in Mumbai in December. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 10, 2018
Auctions Russell Crowe’s Brazen ‘Art of Divorce’ Auction of Paintings and Memorabilia Rakes in $2.8 Million to Pay Off His Ex The whimsical sale included Crowe's art collection, movie memorabilia, and even Leonardo DiCaprio's dinosaur skull. By Naomi Rea, Apr 9, 2018
