Auctions Hot Lots: 5 Works That Sailed Past Expectations During London’s Fall Auctions We look at the lots that overperformed last week and consider what it tells us about the state of the market. By Artnet News, Oct 19, 2023
Auctions A Very Old Pair of Jeans, Dated to 1873 and Rescued From a Nevada Mine, Fetched $100,000 at Auction The pair, attributed to Levi's, has not been authenticated by the brand. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 18, 2023
Art Fairs The Second Paris+ Started With a Bang. Could Art Basel’s New Venture Unseat Its Flagship Fair One Day? The fair's first day takings had stakeholders wondering whether comparisons to London and FIAC are already feeling stale. By Naomi Rea, Oct 18, 2023
Art Fairs 3 Trends We Spotted at London’s 1-54 Art Fair That Could Eclipse the Market’s Penchant for Figuration The leading international fair dedicated to contemporary African art saw a record number of exhibitors this year. By Precious Adesina, Oct 18, 2023
Market The French Art Market Heaves a Sigh of Relief as Lobbying Efforts Look to Beat Back a Proposed Tax Hike An amendment walking back the increase is slated to be reviewed in parliament in the coming week. By Devorah Lauter, Oct 17, 2023
Galleries Berlin Artist Alicja Kwade Joins Pace Gallery After Leaving Embattled Dealer Johann König The artist has work up now at the gallery's booth at Paris+. By Kate Brown, Oct 17, 2023
Artnet News Pro Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and For How Much—at Frieze London & Frieze Masters 2023 Here's what dealers say they sold at the 2023 edition of the fairs. By Artnet News, Oct 17, 2023
Galleries Dealer Tim Blum Renames His Gallery and Expands in New York After the Departure of His Longtime Partner Jeff Poe Poe split from the company in August. By Adam Schrader, Oct 17, 2023
Auctions London Auction Week Wraps Up on a High Note With the Sam Josefowitz Collection Bringing in $63.2 Million It is the first of a multi-city sell-off of the eclectic trove that continues in Paris. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 16, 2023
Art Fairs Your Go-To Guide to All the Fairs Taking Place for Paris+ During the City of Lights’s High-Octane Art Week Here's what you need to know ahead of a busy week. By Artnet News, Oct 16, 2023
Art Fairs A $40 Million Rothko Painting From the Estate of Thomas H. Lee Will Test the Market at Paris+ This Week The painting will be the centerpiece of Pace's booth dedicated to Rothko's enduring legacy. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 16, 2023
Auctions Phillips’s 20th Century and Contemporary Sale in London Achieves a Tepid $22.4 Million All but one of the top ten lots sold for below the low estimate or were withdrawn. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 14, 2023
Auctions Christie’s 20th/21st Century Evening Sale Notches Steady Results, a Feat in the Current Tepid Art Market Seven artists' records were set and the sales total was on par with last year's. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 13, 2023
Art Fairs 5 Highlights From Frieze London 2023, From a Shrink-Wrapped Carriage to an Exuberant Drawing Display Percolating beneath the hubbub of the big London fair, there were worthy rediscovered artists, some very intelligent painting, and more. By Kate Brown, Oct 13, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Rothschild Ruminations This week, what the success of the first U.S. Rothschild sale means, former JTT owner’s new job, and more. By Artnet News, Oct 13, 2023
