Auctions Jeff Bezos Reportedly Spent More Than $70 Million on a Kerry James Marshall and a Record-Shattering Ed Ruscha at Auction Last Fall The richest man in the world is now reportedly a major collector. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 6, 2020
Auctions Tamara de Lempicka Joins Magritte and Giacometti as the Star of Christie’s $138.9 Million Impressionist and Modern Sale Four lots went for over $10 million. By Colin Gleadell, Feb 5, 2020
Auctions Looking to Lure New Buyers, Christie’s Tried a Sale of Art Starting at Just $100. It Paid Off Big Time The "most accessible" auction ever had an auspicious start By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 5, 2020
Auctions Sotheby’s London Met Expectations With a $64.8 Million Impressionist and Modern Sale—But Expectations for the Category Are Softening Auction house experts attribute the increasingly slim sale estimates to a dearth of masterpieces. By Colin Gleadell, Feb 4, 2020
Auctions Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz’s Marriage Certificate and Never-Before-Seen Ceramics Are Heading to Auction at Sotheby’s The items come from the collection of O’Keeffe’s friend, the artist Juan Hamilton. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Feb 4, 2020
Auctions Blockbuster Collections Could Deliver More Than $1 Billion at Auction This Spring. For the Major Houses, the Race Is On Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips are all competing for the Macklowe and Donald Marron collections. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 2, 2020
Auctions The White-Glove Sale of the Johnson Publishing Company’s Art Collection Shatters Expectations, With 85 Percent of Lots Setting New Records The sale marks a final chapter for the venerable Chicago-based publishing company, which declared bankruptcy last year. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 31, 2020
Auctions Led by a Dazzling Tiepolo Altarpiece, Sotheby’s Old Masters Sales in New York Raked in More Than $76 Million A drawing by Mantegna also set an auction record for a work by the Renaissance master. By Judd Tully, Jan 30, 2020
Auctions Picasso’s Granddaughter Is Selling a Trove of His Unique—and Highly Coveted—Ceramic Works at Sotheby’s London Next Month The eclectic collection of ceramics and drawings has relatively approachable prices for Picasso. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 29, 2020
Auctions In a Frenzy for Floral Furniture and Dog Art, Buyers Smash Expectations at Sotheby’s $7.6 Million ‘Prince of Chintz’ Sale The late designer Mario Buatta's estate raked in $7.6 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 28, 2020
Auctions Looking for a Van Gogh for Under $1 Million? These 4 (Relatively) Affordable Works Are Headed to Auction Everything must Gogh! By Katie White, Jan 22, 2020
Auctions A Slew of Paintings Seized From Celebrity Jeweler and Fugitive Billionaire Nirav Modi Is Going Up for Auction in India It is the second sale undertaken by the government of India of items from Modi's collection. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 22, 2020
Auctions John F. Kennedy’s Endearing Watercolors of Boats, Painted on the Campaign Trail, Are Heading to Auction. See Them Here The serene paintings are part of one of the largest troves of JFK memorabilia ever assembled. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 13, 2020
Auctions Sotheby’s Launches a Line of Old Masters-Inspired Streetwear as Part of Its Endless Quest to Get Young People to Buy Old Art The project is a collaboration with the street style brand Highsnobiety. By Katie White, Jan 13, 2020
Auctions David Hockney’s Exceedingly Charming ‘Splash’ Painting Could Fetch Almost $40 Million at Sotheby’s Next Month The painting is expected to generate almost 630 percent more than what it sold for 14 years ago. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 13, 2020
