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Market

Nearly Half the Art Dealers Surveyed in a New Report Say Earnings Exceeded Expectations in the First Quarter of 2021

Two-thirds of surveyed galleries also said they plan to expand their rosters this year, while three-fourths will return to in-person fairs.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 20, 2021

Auctions

After Making His Seven-Figure NFT Debut, ‘Rick and Morty’ Creator Justin Roiland Is Selling His First Painting at Auction

Roiland’s piece is included in Sotheby’s contemporary art online sale.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 19, 2021

Auctions

Sylvia Plath’s and Ted Hughes’s Wedding Rings, Love Letters, and Personal Effects Are Open for Bidding at Sotheby’s

The rare and very affordable items were consigned by Plath’s first child with Hughes, Frieda.

By Artnet News, Jul 9, 2021

Auctions

A Leonardo da Vinci Drawing the Size of a Postage Stamp Sold for $12.2 Million at Christie’s (But It Only Got a Single Bid)

The teeny tiny drawing set a new record for a work on paper by the artist.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 9, 2021

Art Collectors

The Late Samsung Chairman’s Multibillion-Dollar Art Collection Is Getting Its Own Dedicated Museum in Seoul

The announcement marks the latest twist in the fate of the 23,000-work collection.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 7, 2021

Market

Beeple Just Debuted a New NFT Sales Platform With a Series of Works Made in Collaboration With British Tennis Star Andy Murray

The first drop featured images of Murray's best moments at Wimbledon.

By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 6, 2021

Galleries

Pace Gallery Jumps Headfirst Into the Crypto-Art Market With a Dedicated NFT Platform

The gallery is also accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment for all artworks, physical or digital.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 2, 2021

Auctions

The Internet of Blings? Sotheby’s Sells the Source Code for the World Wide Web for $5.4 Million

The sale, titled "This Changed Everything," welcomed 51 bidders.

By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 30, 2021

Art Collectors

What I Buy and Why: Bronx Museum Trustee Richard Torres on Supporting Artists of Color, and the Picasso He’d Most Love to Pilfer

We caught up with the collector to get a peek into his home.

By Artnet News, Jun 28, 2021

Auctions

A Painting Bought at a Small Town Dump for $4 Turned Out to Be by David Bowie—and It Just Sold for More Than $87,000

'DHead XLVI' has set a record for art by the glam rock god.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 24, 2021

Market

Sotheby’s Is Opening a Pop-Up Sales Gallery in Monaco as the French Riviera Art Scene Continues to Heat Up This Summer

Hauser and Wirth and Johann König have also recently opened spaces there.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 24, 2021

Auctions

Propelled by Multimillion-Dollar Sums for Buzzy Young Stars, Phillips’s New York Evening Sale Brings in $118 Million

Thanks in part to continued demand from Hong Kong, new records were set for artists including Julie Curtiss, Titus Kaphar, and Avery Singer.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 24, 2021

Galleries

Galerie Buchholz Literally Turned Over Its Keys to Cady Noland to Land an Ultra-Rare Show of New Works by the Deeply Private Artist

The show is timed to the release of the elusive artist's new two-volume book.

By Nate Freeman, Jun 22, 2021

Auctions

Christie’s and Sotheby’s Are Now Accepting Cryptocurrency for Big-Ticket Items, Including for a $5.4 Million Keith Haring

This marks the first time that tangible eight-figure objects at auction can be bought with cryptocurrency.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 22, 2021

Market

Here Are the 14 Most Expensive NFTs Sold to Date, From Beeple to Mad Dog Jones and Beyond

Eight of the top 10 NFT art sales as of March 23 have been bumped from the list.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 21, 2021

Nearly Half the Art Dealers Surveyed in a New Report Say Earnings Exceeded Expectations in the First Quarter of 2021

After Making His Seven-Figure NFT Debut, ‘Rick and Morty’ Creator Justin Roiland Is Selling His First Painting at Auction

Sylvia Plath’s and Ted Hughes’s Wedding Rings, Love Letters, and Personal Effects Are Open for Bidding at Sotheby’s

A Leonardo da Vinci Drawing the Size of a Postage Stamp Sold for $12.2 Million at Christie’s (But It Only Got a Single Bid)

The Late Samsung Chairman’s Multibillion-Dollar Art Collection Is Getting Its Own Dedicated Museum in Seoul

Beeple Just Debuted a New NFT Sales Platform With a Series of Works Made in Collaboration With British Tennis Star Andy Murray

Pace Gallery Jumps Headfirst Into the Crypto-Art Market With a Dedicated NFT Platform

The Internet of Blings? Sotheby’s Sells the Source Code for the World Wide Web for $5.4 Million

What I Buy and Why: Bronx Museum Trustee Richard Torres on Supporting Artists of Color, and the Picasso He’d Most Love to Pilfer

A Painting Bought at a Small Town Dump for $4 Turned Out to Be by David Bowie—and It Just Sold for More Than $87,000

Sotheby’s Is Opening a Pop-Up Sales Gallery in Monaco as the French Riviera Art Scene Continues to Heat Up This Summer

Propelled by Multimillion-Dollar Sums for Buzzy Young Stars, Phillips’s New York Evening Sale Brings in $118 Million

Galerie Buchholz Literally Turned Over Its Keys to Cady Noland to Land an Ultra-Rare Show of New Works by the Deeply Private Artist

Christie’s and Sotheby’s Are Now Accepting Cryptocurrency for Big-Ticket Items, Including for a $5.4 Million Keith Haring

Here Are the 14 Most Expensive NFTs Sold to Date, From Beeple to Mad Dog Jones and Beyond

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