Auctions KAWS for Concern? 25 Works by the White-Hot Street Artist Are About to Flood the Market in Sotheby’s Sale of Ryan Brant’s Estate Could the late video-game entrepreneur's KAWS collection be too much of a good thing for the market? By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 23, 2019
Auctions Has Banksy Altered His Famed Painting of British Parliamentarians as Chimps? Either Way, It Could Fetch $2.5 Million at Auction Next Month It's tempting to believe the artist may be planning another auction stunt. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 19, 2019
Auctions A Photo of the Back of Banksy’s Head Sold for Nearly Ten Times Its Estimate at Sotheby’s London The photo by Chris Levine purports to depict Banksy's hooded head. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 18, 2019
Auctions TV Chef Anthony Bourdain’s Art Collection (and Other Prized Possessions) Are Heading to Auction Highlights include a custom meteorite chef’s knife and several works by the author and TV personality's favorite artists. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 16, 2019
Auctions Sotheby’s Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve the Company’s $3.7 Billion Acquisition by French Media Mogul Patrick Drahi CEO Tad Smith called it an historic moment for the 275-year-old auction house. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 5, 2019
Auctions An Old Volvo Truck Could Fetch $2 Million at a Bonhams Car Auction—Thanks to a Banksy Mural Banksy painted the truck back in 2000. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 30, 2019
Auctions Christie’s Will Sell Architect IM Pei’s $25 Million Art Collection, Including Works by Some of His Famous Friends The collection includes works by Barnett Newman, Jean Dubuffet, and Zao Wou-Ki, among others. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 27, 2019
Auctions The Art Collection of Terry Allen Kramer, the Flashy Heiress Who Produced ‘Kinky Boots,’ Is Heading to Christie’s This Fall Led by works from Picasso, Pissarro, and Matisse, Kramer’s collection is expected to fetch as much as $21 million. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 22, 2019
Auctions To Diversify Its Asian Art Collection, the Met Will Sell 300 Chinese Artworks at Sotheby’s for as Much as $4 Million The works heading to auction had been donated by Florence and Herbert Irving. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 20, 2019
Auctions Rebecca Wei, One of Asia’s Most Powerful Auction Executives, Resigns From Christie’s Amid a Softening of the Region’s Art Market The auction executive has been with the company since 2012. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 20, 2019
Auctions RM Sotheby’s Botched the $22 Million Sale of the ‘First Porsche’ Because Bidders Couldn’t Understand the Auctioneer’s Dutch Accent It was supposed to be a historic sale. Instead, it was the auction equivalent of a car crash. By Caroline Goldstein, Aug 19, 2019
Auctions Banking on Banksy, Sotheby’s and Christie’s Will Hold Dueling Online Sales of the Street Artist’s Prints This Fall The unrelated sales will offer some of the anonymous street artist's most famous images, including the one that self-destructed last fall. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 9, 2019
Auctions Sotheby’s Is Hit With Its Fourth Shareholder Lawsuit in a Month Over Its Acquisition Deal With Patrick Drahi The shareholder claims the proposed $3.7 billion acquisition violates SEC rules. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 6, 2019
Auctions Sotheby’s Sales Dropped 10 Percent in the First Half of 2019 Thanks to Brexit Fears and Cautious Collectors What may be the final earnings report before Sotheby's goes private marks the end of an era for auction transparency. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 31, 2019
Auctions Sotheby’s Head of E-Commerce Explains Why the Market for Rare Sneakers Is Off to the Races, With ‘Very Serious Buyers’ A recent $1 million sneaker sale at Sotheby's shows the company's recent pivot may be working. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 26, 2019
