Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Sotheby’s London Auctions of Modern and Contemporary Art, June 2023 Get the stats behind the spin. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 28, 2023
NFTs Artist John Gerrard’s New NFT Series Confronts the Climate Crisis With Stark Depictions of ‘Future Deserts’ Each of these desert landscapes have been planted with a country’s flag, playing off Gerrard’s 2017 ‘Western Flag.’ By Richard Whiddington, Jun 28, 2023
Auctions A Frank Frazetta Painting of a Brawny Warrior Sold for $6 Million, Making It the World’s Highest-Priced Work of Comic Book or Fantasy Art Ever The image was used on the cover of a 1979 Molly Hatchet album, as well as Karl Edward Wagner’s 1976 novel, 'Dark Crusade.' By Brian Boucher, Jun 28, 2023
NFTs Vera Molnár’s New Generative Art Series, Which Reimagines Typography With Algorithms, Will Kick Off Sotheby’s Blockchain Program Gen Art, Sotheby's new blockchain venture, is focused on a single slice of the NFT universe: generative art. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 28, 2023
Auctions Klimt’s ‘Lady With a Fan’ Sets a New Auction Record in Europe, Making $108.4 Million at Sotheby’s Mini-Marathon of London Sales The artist's final portrait—it was still on the easel in Klimt's studio when he died in 1918—is now the most expensive artwork ever sold in Europe. By Eileen Kinsella & Sarah Cascone, Jun 27, 2023
NFTs Digital Art Platform Feral File Turns Two With a Starry Retrospective Featuring Works by Refik Anadol, Tyler Hobbs, and More The retrospective features 33 works gathered from Feral File's past shows. By Min Chen, Jun 27, 2023
Auctions Beloved French Film Star Alain Delon’s Art Collection Fetched $8.8 Million at a Paris Auction, Doubling Its Low Estimate The top lot was a painting by Raoul Dufy, 'The Bay at Sainte-Adresse' (1906), which sold for $1.1 million. By Artnet News, Jun 27, 2023
Artnet News Pro Meet the Consignors Behind London Auction Week’s $340 Million Offerings, From a German Haircare Magnate to an Anonymous ‘British Visionary’ This week's sales are the art market's next test—and a test for London itself. By Colin Gleadell, Jun 26, 2023
NFTs Christie’s Is Selling Mind-Bending NFTs by Artists Mad Dog Jones, Nadya Tolokonnikova, and More to Benefit Psychedelic Research The sale hopes to raise $600,000 for the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 23, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Private Parties This week, Perrotin's private equity partnership, Jordan Wolfson's lonely view of success, where private museums proliferate, and much more. By Artnet News, Jun 23, 2023
Galleries Market Star Painter Flora Yukhnovich, Known for Her Contemporary Take on French Rococo, Joins Mega Gallery Hauser and Wirth The artist graduated art school in 2017, and was making seven-figure sales at auction within four years. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 23, 2023
Auctions A Highly Coveted Banksy Painting Offered by Fashion Icon Paul Smith Could Rake in $2.3 Million at Auction The modified thrift store canvas will hit the block at Bonhams London. By Artnet News, Jun 22, 2023
Art Fairs Treasure House Fair, Hastily Launched to Replace the Abruptly Canceled Masterpiece London, Is Off to a Promising Start Exhibitors lauded the fair's organizers for putting together the new event in just four months. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 22, 2023
Galleries Lynsey Addario, Known for her Searing Images of Conflict, Is the First Photojournalist to Join Lyles and King The artist has covered war and humanitarian crises in the Middle East and around the world. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 22, 2023
Auctions A Collector Clinched a Rare 17th-Century Terracotta Sculpture for a Record $2.85 Million at a French Auction. Now, the Louvre Is Snatching It The Paris museum already has the final marble version of the work in its collection. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 22, 2023
