Auctions Meet the Sellers of $407 Million Worth of Art Hitting the Block in London A $25 million Francis Bacon painting and a $500,000 Alex Katz are just a few of the trophies on offer this week. By Colin Gleadell, Mar 4, 2024
Market By the Numbers: The Art Market Has Fallen Back Down to Earth Find out exactly how much the art market contracted last year. By Artnet News, Mar 4, 2024
The Art Detective A Mysterious Brice Marden Painting Is Auction-Bound, and the Art Detective Is on the Case Unknown to experts, the canvas could soon sell for a record $50 million. Who has consigned it? By Katya Kazakina, Mar 2, 2024
Auctions A Banksy Removed From a London Office Block Could Fetch $890,000 at Auction The work was restored after previous owners painted over it. By Verity Babbs, Mar 1, 2024
Art Fairs At Art Dubai, Collectors Are Buying But ‘Cautious’ The city 'is booming again,' a local art patron said. Many artworks at the fair allude to global challenges, particularly ongoing struggles in the Middle East. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Mar 1, 2024
Art Fairs What Should You Buy at Frieze Los Angeles? Here Are 6 Picks From Top Advisors Works by Kathleen Ryan, Sayre Gomez, and other leading artists made the cut. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 1, 2024
Market 5 Questions for Felix Art Fair Cofounder Dean Valentine About Los Angeles’s Buzzy Art Market The collector and art fair leader discusses the energy coursing through LA as the city’s art world infrastructure catches up with its abundance of creativity. By Annie Armstrong, Mar 1, 2024
Art Fairs Frieze Los Angeles Is Smaller This Year, but Dealers Are Doing Big Business Now consolidated under a single roof, the fair was bristling with energy during the VIP preview. Sales were fast and furious. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 29, 2024
Wet Paint Inside Jimmy Iovine’s Star-Studded Charity Art Sale, Poolside Chatter at the Felix Art Fair, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, which powerhouse art couple has split? And who was behind the now-retired Instagram account @whos___who? By Annie Armstrong, Feb 29, 2024
Auctions A Chinese Imperial Robe Found in a Cardboard Box Could Fetch $60,000 at Auction The precious garment was rediscovered by the aristocratic Villier family. By Verity Babbs, Feb 29, 2024
Market One Last Bath: Beloved Tokyo Gallery Share and Hot Spring Retreat Will Stage Its Final Edition But this is not the end yet, as more collaborative initiatives among like-minded galleries are mushrooming around the world. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 29, 2024
Analysis How Auctions Became the Ultimate Form of Art Market Theater The auction market has always been theatrical—but now, it’s more stage-managed than ever. Here’s what that means for buyers and sellers. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 29, 2024
The Intelligence Report Introducing: The Artnet Intelligence Report, Year Ahead 2024 Edition Our latest biannual report investigates the challenging headwinds—and glimmers of hope—impacting today’s art market. By Artnet News, Feb 28, 2024
The Back Room Work of the Week: Sarah Ball’s ‘Elliot’ The British artist's secondary market has been on the rise since 2022. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 28, 2024
Auctions Pattie Boyd’s Love Triangle with George Harrison and Eric Clapton Revealed in Letters Headed to Christie’s Love letters, personal photos, and handwritten lyrics are being auctioned at Christie's. By Artnet News, Feb 28, 2024