Auctions In a Wildly Successful Auction of Joan Didion’s Belongings, People Paid Thousands for Her Journals, Photographs, and… Trash Cans Fans of the late famed writer Joan Didion have anxiously awaited the first sale of her personal effects. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 16, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Is Cooking Up Big Plans for Asia, With Investments in South Korea and Thailand and a New HQ in Mainland China The auction house's ambitious expansion in Asia targets a growing number of young collectors in the region. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 15, 2022
Auctions Phillips 20th Century and Contemporary Art Evening Sale Nets $139 Million, Led by Twombly’s Red Loops The event suggested a tepidness is settling into the market. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 15, 2022
Auctions Forrest Fenn’s Famed Treasure Chest, a $2 Million Hoard Discovered After a 12-Year Hunt, Is Heading to Auction The trove includes gold pieces, coins, jewelry, and other artifacts. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 15, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s $391 Million Modern Art Double-Header Signals Enduring Strength in the Art Market, Despite Fears of a Recession The auction house sold works from the David M. Solinger collection, followed by its Modern art evening sale. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 14, 2022
Auctions A Concert Poster From the ‘Day That Music Died’—Probably the Only One to Survive—Just Made Auction History, Selling for Nearly $500,000 The sale smashed the previous record, which had only stood since April. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 14, 2022
Auctions A Trove of Drawings by Edie Sedgwick, the Artist and Celebrated Andy Warhol Muse, Is Heading to Auction The sale will be held online through RR Auction on November 17. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 14, 2022
Auctions Paul Allen’s Masterpiece-Filled Collection Sells for $1.5 Billion at Christie’s, the Biggest Sale in Art-Market History Never before has the art market absorbed so many eight- and nine-figure works in a single night. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 9, 2022
Auctions One of the Most Complete T. Rex Skulls Ever Found May Fetch $20 Million at a Single-Lot Sale at Sotheby’s We could have another blockbuster fossil auction on our hands. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 8, 2022
Auctions Here’s Your Guide to the Priciest and Most Sought-After Artworks for Sale During New York’s $2.1 Billion Fall Auction Marathon Led by the Allen Collection, the fall season ahead is set to break more than a few records. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 8, 2022
Auctions Phillips Is Expanding to Texas With the Hire of a Dallas-Based Philanthropist as Its New Regional Director Philanthropist Joyce Goss was named the auction house’s first Regional Director, Texas. By Artnet News, Nov 8, 2022
Auctions In Pictures: See What $1 Billion Worth of Art Looks Like, Courtesy of the Paul Allen Collection Sale at Christie’s All 156 lots from the sale are now on public view at Christie’s Rockefeller Center gallery, through November 8. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 2, 2022
Auctions A French Auction of a Royal Bronze Dragon Seal Has Been Halted by the Vietnamese Government The object belonged to Vietnamese emperors Minh Mang and Bao Dai. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 2, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Is Selling a First Edition of the U.S. Constitution One Year After a DAO Helped Drive Another Version to $43 Million It is not yet known if the now defunct ConstitutionDAO will reform this year in an attempt to buy the historic document. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 1, 2022
Auctions A Rare Emerald That Sank With Spanish Treasures in 1622 Will Resurface on the Market for the First Time in Nearly 40 Years at Sotheby’s The gem's sale will now help fund the Ukrainian resistance. By Vittoria Benzine, Oct 31, 2022
