Auctions The Estate of Hollywood Royalty Kirk and Anne Douglas Is Selling Off Surprisingly Affordable Art From Their Collection Kirk Douglas won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Van Gogh in Lust for Life. By Amah-Rose Abrams, May 5, 2022
Auctions In a Surprise Move, New York City Has Eliminated Longstanding Regulations Designed to Boost Transparency in the Auction Industry Some say the change could backfire on the auction sector. By Eileen Kinsella, May 3, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Will Offer Ann and Gordon Getty’s Sterling Collection of Impressionists and Old Masters, Raising a Potential $180 Million Proceeds from the sale will go to the couple's charitable foundation. By Eileen Kinsella, May 3, 2022
Auctions A Rare Skeleton of the Raptor That Inspired the Villains of ‘Jurassic Park’ Is the Star of Christie’s 20th Century Art Evening Sale The extremely rare specimen is said to be the most complete and definitive version of a Deinonychus antirrhopus skeleton in existence. By Dorian Batycka, May 2, 2022
Auctions A British Surgeon Bought a Cheap Urn For His Kitchen Nook. Now, the Qing Dynasty Vase May Fetch $180,000 at Auction The vessel, it turns out, may have been made in the 18th century for the court of the Qianlong Emperor. By Artnet News, May 2, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Latest ‘Natively Digital’ Sale, Featuring Old-School Digital Artists, Squeaks by Its Low Estimate to Bring in $2.3 Million The curated sale embraced the history of digital art and included both NFTs and physical works. By Eileen Kinsella, May 1, 2022
Auctions For the Next Two Weeks, Christie’s Will Project Andy Warhol’s Portrait of Marilyn Monroe Onto the Facade of Rockefeller Center The projection is part of an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink marketing campaign around the auction house’s May 9 sale of the painting. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 29, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Hong Kong’s $164.2 Million Modern and Contemporary Evening Sales Set New Records, Despite Market Uncertainties Works by Pablo Picasso, Louise Bourgeois, Yoshitomo Nara, and Wu Guanzhong powered the auctions. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 27, 2022
Auctions A French Curator Is Auctioning His Collection of Works by Les Lalanne to Fund the Renovation of the Musee d’Orsay’s New Building The proceeds are part of Daniel Marchesseau's $5.3 million gift to the museum. By Caroline Goldstein, Apr 27, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Is Sending a Hologram of a $20 Million Edgar Degas Ballerina on a World Tour to Avoid the Cost and Complexity of Shipping Is this the future of auction-house previews? By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 25, 2022
Auctions The ‘World’s Leading’ Purveyor of Tiki Decor Is Going Out of Business With a Fire-Sale Auction of Props, Mugs, and All Kinds of Knick Knacks Oceanic Arts, a California business that has been selling Tiki decor for nearly 70 years, is closing as its owners retire. By Artnet News, Apr 20, 2022
Auctions Artnet Auctions Is Teaming Up With Poly Auction to Stage an Online Sale of Blue-Chip Art in China This Summer The sale will appear on the Poly Auction platform. By Artnet News, Apr 20, 2022
Auctions This Jackson Pollock Painting Could Become One of the Priciest Works by the Artist Ever Sold at Auction The painting, estimated to sell for $45 million, measures just 31 by 22 inches. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 19, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Is Auctioning Off a Rare Trove of Drawings by Gérald Genta, the ‘Picasso of Watchmaking’ Genta's luxury watches, such as the Patek Philippe Nautilus, helped modernize the industry. By Artnet News, Apr 18, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Digital Art Sale Will Offer New NFTs From Some of the OGs of Computer-Generated Art Historic and brand new works by several nonagenarian artists are at the heart of the sale, which takes place later this month. By Artnet News, Apr 14, 2022
