Auctions Despite a Big Dip in Private Sales, Christie’s Posts Positive First-Half Results for 2017 The company announced global auction sales of £2.2 billion, up 29% from last year’s total. By Colin Gleadell, Jul 18, 2017
Auctions Discovered by Mistake, a Rare Portrait of the Brontë Sisters Could Sell for $50,000 The only other known group portrait of the famed literary sisters is in the National Portrait Gallery in London. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 13, 2017
Auctions Jane Austen’s Letter Coolly Dissing Another Novelist Fetches Over $200,000 at Sotheby’s In the letter, Jane Austen delights in ridiculing a cheesy novel. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 12, 2017
Auctions 5 Takeaways From the June 2017 Auctions New records for Kandinsky and a 19th-century Chinese painting makes $50 million. By Artnet Price Database Team, Jul 11, 2017
Auctions As Christie’s Retreats, Bonhams and Phillips Seize Their Moment at London’s June Contemporary Auctions The sales may have benefited from the buzz of the summer's Grand Tour. By Colin Gleadell, Jun 29, 2017
Auctions American Artists Dominate at Sotheby’s Solid $79.9 Million Contemporary Sale With help from guaranteed bids and a Warhol selfie, the evening's total was up 20 percent over last June's sale. By Colin Gleadell, Jun 28, 2017
Auctions Boosted by Gagosian’s Record Bid on Beckmann, Christie’s Notches a $190 Million Impressionist and Modern Sale Strong Asian bidding propelled Christie's to its strongest total since 2010. By Colin Gleadell, Jun 27, 2017
Auctions Auctionata’s Remaining Inventory Heads to a Fire Sale as the Once-Prominent Art Startup Winds Down The bankruptcy of the online auction startup enters its final chapter. By Henri Neuendorf, Jun 25, 2017
Auctions Kandinsky’s Record Is Broken—Twice—at Sotheby’s $188 Million Impressionist and Modern Sale in London The total for the otherwise uneventful evening represented a 45 percent increase from last year's sale. By Colin Gleadell, Jun 21, 2017
Auctions artnet Auctions: Why You Should Snap Up Andy Warhol’s Rare Large-Scale Society Photos This rare, signed portfolio depicts the cultural icons of the 70s and 80s. By Artnet Auctions, Jun 21, 2017
Auctions The Storied Codex Trujillo, a Rare Masterpiece Showing Life Under Colonialism, Returns to Peru Following Outcry The Spanish government has refused to let the volume be sold outright. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 19, 2017
Auctions Discovered in an Arizona Garage, ‘Jenifer’s Jackson Pollock’ Could Fetch $15 Million The owner's sister was friends with Clement Greenberg. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 13, 2017
Auctions 5 Key Auctions to Watch in June 2017 See what's hitting the auction block this month from Chicago to Beijing By Artnet Price Database Team, Jun 12, 2017
Auctions Sotheby’s to Sell a Hand-Painted Ring Picasso Designed for Lover Dora Maar The portrait ring was an apology gift. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 12, 2017
Auctions 5 Takeaways From the May 2017 Auctions A resurgence in sales and new auction records for Constantin Brancusi, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Peter Doig. By Artnet Price Database Team, Jun 8, 2017
