Leonardo da Vinci’s Spooky Jesus Portrait ‘Salvator Mundi’ Could Fetch $100 Million at Christie’s

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Leonardo da Vinci’s Spooky Jesus Portrait ‘Salvator Mundi’ Could Fetch $100 Million at Christie’s

The auction house will sell Warhol's version of the Last Supper as well.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 10, 2017

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Is the Italian Art Market Out of Steam? Disappointing Sales in London Suggest a Return to ‘Normal’

Italian sales might be up from last year, but they're still off peak.

By Colin Gleadell, Oct 9, 2017

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Phillips London Notches a Solid $31.6 Million Contemporary Art Sale Despite a Floundering Ai Weiwei

With half of its guaranteed lots attracting competitive bidding, the auction house showed it can be a serious player in the market.

By Colin Gleadell, Oct 7, 2017

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Christie’s Postwar and Contemporary Sale Fetches $130 Million But Misses Target, as a Major Bacon Bellyflops

It was up to Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'Red Skull' to save the day.

By Colin Gleadell, Oct 6, 2017

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Twombly Leads a Record-Breaking Sotheby’s London Sale, But Other Lots With High Expectations Faltered

A few misplaced guarantees also appeared to weaken the otherwise solid £50.3 million sale.

By Colin Gleadell, Oct 5, 2017

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Will This Rare Marc Chagall Painting Break a 27-Year-Old Auction Record?

Sotheby's is offering an early major work that has been owned by the same family since 1928.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 4, 2017

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artnet Auctions: A Tragicomic Raymond Pettibon and 4 Other Artworks to Buy This Month

Plus, Robert Longo, Maurizio Cattelan, and more.

By Artnet Auctions, Oct 3, 2017

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Five Phenomenal Photo Sales to Watch for This October

From historical daguerreotypes to contemporary art photography, these are the unmissable photo auctions this month.

By Artnet Price Database Team, Oct 2, 2017

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Sotheby’s Sees Decidedly Mixed Results in Its Debut Postwar and Contemporary Photo Sale

Philip-Lorca diCorcia and Thomas Struth sold big, but others underperformed.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 29, 2017

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A New York Political Power Couple’s Art Collection Could Fetch $60 Million at Sotheby’s

The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Collection includes 90 works by artists from Picasso to Twombly.

By Henri Neuendorf, Sep 27, 2017

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Phillips CEO Edward Dolman on His Formula for Outfoxing Christie’s and Sotheby’s (Hint: It Involves Guarantees)

In the last installment of a two-part interview, artnet News's Andrew Goldstein talks China, guarantees, and expansion with the Phillips CEO.

By Andrew Goldstein, Sep 19, 2017

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Edward Dolman on Why a Changing Art Market Could Give Phillips the Edge in the Auction Wars

The CEO of the auction house spoke to artnet News's Andrew Goldstein about his read of the art-market battlefield.

By Andrew Goldstein, Sep 18, 2017

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Hidden for Decades, Francis Bacon’s Tragic Final Pope Painting Will Now Go on Sale at Christie’s London

It will be featured in the sale alongside another rare, long-lost pope painting.

By Sarah Cascone, Sep 15, 2017

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Want to Buy Monet’s Glasses? Christie’s Will Sell the Impressionist’s Personal Effects and Art in Hong Kong

The trove comes from a previously unrecognized descendant of the artist.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 6, 2017

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Sotheby’s Launches Its First-Ever Contemporary Photography Auction, Tapping Into a Newly Hot Market

The sector is gaining broad appeal beyond the specialized collector.

By Henri Neuendorf, Sep 6, 2017