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 14, 2018
Art Fairs Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at TEFAF New York 2018 With multiple seven-figure-sales, the second edition of the New York Spring favored blue-chip heavy-hitters. By Caroline Goldstein, May 10, 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 10, 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 9, 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 8, 2018
Art Fairs Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at Frieze New York 2018 Nothing we heard about broke the $1 million mark on Randall's Island this year. By Caroline Goldstein & Henri Neuendorf, May 7, 2018
Analysis The Gray Market: Why Congressional Regulation Would Be a Gut Punch to Most American Art Dealers (and Other Insights) Our columnist on rumored Congressional regulation of the art market, the EU's new clampdown on money laundering, and TEFAF's art finance report. By Tim Schneider, May 7, 2018
Art Fairs 4 Artists and Projects to Discover at the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair From an SUV adorned with 70 million beads to a booth inspired by the artist's grandmother's living room, see our favorite works at the fair. By Taylor Dafoe, May 4, 2018
Art Fairs From Shepard Fairey Skateboards to Joe Namath Paintings, Art New York Caters to Celeb-Hungry Collectors From street art to celeb tributes to blue-chip paintings, the fair offers something for everyone. By Eileen Kinsella, May 4, 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
Market New Report Finds Loans to Collectors Make Up 90 Percent of the $20 Billion Art Finance Market The first ever TEFAF report on art-world financing shows all but the most elite dealers still fund their business the old-fashioned way. By Tim Schneider, May 4, 2018
Art Fairs ‘Do You Like Art Fairs?’ We Buttonholed a Few Stylish Regulars at Frieze New York Art fairs attract all sorts of people. Here's a sampling of visitors at Frieze New York 2018. By Henri Neuendorf, 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
