Art Fairs An Alternative to Frieze? 21 New York Galleries Have Banded Together for a Group Show of Works From the 1970s Bortolami, Karma, and Kasmin are among the galleries participating in 'That ‘70s Show,' organized by dealer Eric Firestone. By Taylor Dafoe, May 17, 2023
Auctions A Hero’s Rolex Wristwatch, Used in Rescue Missions, Soared at Auction After Appearing on Britain’s ‘Antiques Roadshow’ The watch served its owner, a diver with the Royal Navy, on dramatic undersea missions. By Artnet News, May 17, 2023
Auctions The Codex Sassoon, an Ancient Hebrew Bible, Raked in $33.5 Million at Sotheby’s, Making It One of the Most Valuable Manuscripts Ever Sold The result, though, lands in the lower end of the estimate. By Richard Whiddington, May 17, 2023
Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: Sotheby’s Mo Ostin and Modern Auctions, May 2023 Get the stats behind the spin. By Katya Kazakina, May 17, 2023
Auctions A Woman Bought Four Ceramic Plates at a Salvation Army for $8. They Turned Out to Be Original Picassos and Worth Over $40,000 Nancy Cavaliere, a New Yorker, discovered the plates on her way home from work in 2017. By Artnet News, May 17, 2023
Auctions Sotheby’s Faces a ‘More Sober’ Market With a Modern Art Marathon—and Comes Away With $427 Million The evening began with the cream of the Mo Ostin collection before moving to (mostly) modern works. By Katya Kazakina, May 16, 2023
NFTs Digital Artist Jack Butcher Is Offering Handmade Prints of His Viral Multimillion-Dollar NFT Collection, ‘Checks’ Platformed by Christie's, the 'Checks Elements' sale includes three print-and-NFT pairs. By Richard Whiddington, May 16, 2023
Artnet News Pro By The Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Christie’s 21st-Century Evening Sale, May 2023 The sale hit all its major marks. By Eileen Kinsella, May 16, 2023
Auctions Christie’s Small But Mighty 21st-Century Sale Reached $100 Million, Aided by Larry Gagosian’s Covert Bids and a Strong Showing of Women Artists An early Jean-Michel Basquiat painting was the top lot of the night. By Eileen Kinsella, May 15, 2023
Auctions Kenny Scharf’s Fantastical Art Car—Complete With a Working Turntable and Disco Ball—Rolls Into Auction The mobile party machine leads a sale of Modern and contemporary art on May 23. By Lee Carter, May 15, 2023
Auctions Two Rare Rembrandt Portraits Will Hit the Block at Christie’s in July—199 Years After They Were First Sold by the Auction House The rediscovered paintings are believed to be the last known portraits by the artist in private hands. By Taylor Dafoe, May 15, 2023
Auctions A Philadelphia Man Paid $6,000 for Cracked Church Windows He Saw on Facebook. Turns Out They’re Tiffany—and Worth a Half-Million The precious stained glass was set to be sledgehammered, but the antiques dealer intervened just in time. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 15, 2023
Art Fairs At Taipei Dangdai, Instagram Bait Mingled With 20th Century Masterpieces, Catering to the Eclectic Tastes of Two Generations of Wealth Considered Taiwanese buying habits and ongoing tensions with China hampering attendance meant sales were slower off the mark than at competing Asian fairs. By Frederik Balfour, May 15, 2023
NFTs Kenny Schachter’s New NFT Game Is an Art-World Battle Royale That Pits Traditional Artists Against Digital Creators 'Pop Principle' drops May 18 on Daata. By Min Chen, May 15, 2023
The Art Detective ‘My Assistant Told Me to Slow Down’: How Top Art Collectors Budget Their Money (and Time) During New York’s Big Auction Season With auctions, art fairs, and gallery dinners galore, it's not easy for the well-heeled to stick to a schedule. By Katya Kazakina, May 13, 2023
