Auctions Can Dinomania Strike Twice? Christie’s Is Selling a Full T. Rex Skeleton—a $25 Million Specimen Named Shen—in Hong Kong Shen the T. Rex will hit the block on November 30. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 29, 2022
Auctions The Rarely Seen Art Collection of a Former TV Lawyer Could Sell for $100 Million at Sotheby’s David Solinger was the first non-Whitney family president of the Whitney Museum of American Art and a dedicated Ab-Ex collector. By Katya Kazakina, Sep 29, 2022
Auctions The Most Expensive Sneakers Ever Sold—Kanye West’s $1.8 Million ‘Nike Air Yeezys’—Are Returning to Auction The shoes will be sold as part of the launch of a new Christie's division, Department X, dedicated to streetwear and collectibles. By Dorian Batycka, Sep 27, 2022
Auctions Art Stars for Sale! Sotheby’s Is Auctioning Off a Studio Visit With David Hockney and a Sitting With Annie Leibovitz for Charity All proceeds will benefit Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado's conservation nonprofit, Instituto Terra. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 26, 2022
Auctions The Late ‘Golden Girls’ Star Betty White’s Art Collection, Emmys, and Other Personal Belongings Are Up for Auction The beloved actress died last year at age 99. By Dorian Batycka, Sep 23, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Has Revealed 15 Masterpieces for Sale From Paul Allen’s Collection, Including Three Works Estimated at $100 Million Each See what the most expensive art collection ever on offer has in store for trophy hunters. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 22, 2022
Auctions Energy Exec Roger Sant’s $50 Million Collection, With Major Works by Gauguin and Joan Mitchell, Heads to Christie’s This Fall Proceeds from the sale will benefit Sant's nonprofit Summit Foundation. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 22, 2022
Auctions Phillips Teams Up With Another Auction House as Part of an Ambitious Plan to Grow Its Foothold in China A collaboration with Beijing's Yongle Auction will allow Phillips's international clients to bid at sales in mainland China. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 22, 2022
Auctions Social-Media Star ‘Jerry Gogosian’ Curated a Sotheby’s Sale Based Entirely on Instagram’s Algorithmic Suggestions The sale includes works by Marc Quinn, Sarah Thibault, and other artists. By Dorian Batycka, Sep 21, 2022
Auctions Princess Diana’s Custom Ford Escort Sold for a Startling $823,000 at Auction The 1985 Ford Escort is a remarkably ordinary vehicle—though it has its custom features. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 20, 2022
Auctions Elon Musk’s Ex-Girlfriend Just Generated $165,000 by Auctioning Off the Tesla CEO’s Intimate Mementos The top lot was a gold necklace featuring an emerald from one of Musk's father's mines. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 20, 2022
Auctions Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Signature Beaded Judicial Collar Fetched Almost 30 Times Its Estimate at Bonhams The sale fetched more than half a million dollars overall, and the proceeds will go to the RBG Endowment Fund. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 16, 2022
Auctions Willem de Kooning’s Family Will Auction Off Three Paintings by the Artist for as Much as $50 Million This Fall The three canvases, selected with de Kooning’s granddaughters, each represent a different decade in the late artist’s storied career. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 16, 2022
Auctions A Painting by the Rapper Skepta Just Sold for Nearly $100,000 in a Sotheby’s Sale He Helped Curate The price easily exceeded expectations. By Dorian Batycka, Sep 16, 2022
Auctions A Black-Owned Baltimore Gallery Aims to Change the Game by Partnering Directly With Christie’s Myrtis Bedolla on the significance of the initiative and how it grows out of her gallery's previous work. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 16, 2022
