Auctions Even a Prize-Winning Ferrari Couldn’t Add Much Zip to Sotheby’s Lethargic $310 Million Contemporary Sale A painting by Laura Owens provided rare sizzle, torching her previous auction high. By Brian Boucher, Nov 16, 2017
Auctions Phillips’s $114 Million Contemporary Sale, Led by Peter Doig, Brings the Art World Back to Earth Doig, Picasso, and Basquiat were the stars at the house's solid, un-flashy sale. By Henri Neuendorf, Nov 16, 2017
Auctions Christie’s Makes Market History With $786 Million Evening Sale Led by Record-Smashing Leonardo da Vinci It was the highest total for an evening sale since the house's November 2014 contemporary auction, the priciest ever held. By Eileen Kinsella & Caroline Goldstein, Nov 15, 2017
Auctions Timeline: How ‘Salvator Mundi’ Went From £45 to $450 Million in 59 Years The painting, marketed as the last Leonardo da Vinci in private hands, has a history fit for a feature film. By Artnet News, Nov 15, 2017
Auctions ‘Salvator Mundi,’ the Last Known Painting by Leonardo da Vinci Just Sold for $450.3 Million The 500-year-old painting is, by far, the most expensive work ever sold at auction. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 15, 2017
Auctions Sotheby’s Pulls Off a Sleepy But Solid $269.7 Million Impressionist Sale, Powered by Asian and Russian Bidders The atmosphere was far from electric, but the sale had some highs—including a record Chagall. By Brian Boucher, Nov 14, 2017
Auctions Jerry Saltz and Other Doubters Love to Hate Leonardo’s ‘Salvator Mundi’—But Here’s What the Experts Think The painting is set to be sold Wednesday, estimated at $100 million. Is it overhyped? By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 14, 2017
Auctions Meet the Extraordinary Art Collectors Behind the Top Lots Heading to Auction This Week A spotlight on several of the extraordinary art collectors whose work is heading to sale in the tentpole fall New York auctions By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 14, 2017
Auctions Van Gogh’s Moody Ploughman Pulls Christie’s to a $479 Million Imp-Mod Sale, Flying Past Expectations Though bidding felt sluggish at points, the marathon sale far exceeded presale estimates. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 13, 2017
Auctions Will New York’s Fall Auctions Break the $1 Billion Mark? Leonardo, Chagall, and Bacon Lead the Charge. Christie's shakes things up by dropping Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" into its contemporary sale. By Caroline Goldstein & Eileen Kinsella, Nov 8, 2017
Auctions “The Business and the Market Feel Good”: Sotheby’s Posts Better-Than-Expected Third Quarter Results A shift in the Hong Kong sale schedule boosted the company's bottom line. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 3, 2017
Auctions From Carrie Mae Weems to Czech Cubism, Here Are 5 Key Auctions to Watch this November From Dallas to London, see the best of the auction block this month By Artnet Price Database Team, Oct 31, 2017
Auctions Phillips Makes History, Selling Paul Newman’s Rolex for a Record $17.6 Million in Its U.S. First Watch Auction The timepiece sold for a staggering $17.8 million. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 27, 2017
Auctions Peter Doig’s Potentially Record-Setting ‘Red House’ to Headline Phillips Contemporary Art Sale The painting carries a high estimate of $22 million. By Henri Neuendorf, Oct 24, 2017
Auctions Rockwell Heirs File Lawsuit and Restraining Order to Halt Berkshire Museum Sale at Sotheby’s Rockwell heirs and other community members hope a restraining order will prevent the works from leaving the state. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 20, 2017
