The King of the New York Auctions This Fall Isn’t Picasso or Pollock. It’s a T. Rex Named Stan

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The King of the New York Auctions This Fall Isn’t Picasso or Pollock. It’s a T. Rex Named Stan—and His $8 Million Skeleton

The skeleton is expected to bring in as much as $8 million.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 16, 2020

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A New York Museum Is Selling Its Only Jackson Pollock Painting at Christie’s to Fund Acquisitions of Work by Women and Artists of Color

The painting is consigned by the Everson Museum in Syracuse.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 3, 2020

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Rachel Whiteread and 13 Other Art Stars Are Selling Work Made From the Scorched Fields of Iraq to Benefit Refugees

The ashes were smuggled out of Iraq by charity workers.

By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 3, 2020

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Christie’s Will Mount Two Major Sales to Auction Off the Estate of the Late Spanish-Language TV Tycoon Jerry Perenchio

Perenchio was also a major donor to LACMA.

By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 27, 2020

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Bucking the Traditional Auction Calendar, Christie’s Plans to Hold a Megawatt Livestreamed Modern Art Sale in October

The star lot is a Cézanne watercolor estimated at around $25 million.

By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 26, 2020

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Expanding Its Reach in Asia, Phillips Is Partnering With China’s Poly Auction House on Two Hong Kong Sales

Auction houses are looking at new partnerships to boost the bottom line in a highly unusual year.

By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 19, 2020

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Hot Lots: 7 On-the-Rise Artists Whose Work Wildly Exceeded Expectations at Auction This Summer

Even during an unusual auction season, a number of budding superstars achieved surprisingly high results.

By Nate Freeman, Aug 18, 2020

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A Pair of Michael Jordan’s Game-Worn Sneakers Sold for $615,000 at Christie’s, Setting a New Record for the Category

The auction house's first dedicated sneaker sale brought in $932,000 across 11 lots.

By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 17, 2020

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Phillips Is the Latest Art Seller to Court Ex-Manhattan Collectors by Opening a New Viewing Outpost in the Hamptons

The space will show a $12 million Basquiat painting at its first preview exhibition.

By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 13, 2020

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After Closing His Berlin Museum, Renowned Collector Thomas Olbricht Is Selling More Than 500 Works From His Collection

A large portion of his cabinet of curiosities is going up for sale, alongside notable works by George Condo and Cindy Sherman.

By Kate Brown, Aug 7, 2020

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Kneecapped by the Shutdown (But Boosted by Millennials), Sotheby’s Earnings Have Dropped 25 Percent So Far This Year

The house boasted extraordinary growth in online sales, which were up more than 500 percent—but that couldn't save it from a shortfall.

By Artnet News, Aug 3, 2020

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This Ordinary-Looking Vase Just Sold for Nearly 50 Times Its High Estimate After a 45-Minute Bidding War at Sotheby’s

The small vase's high estimate was just $9,000.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 31, 2020

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Buoyed by Ronald Perelman’s Meditative Miró, Sotheby’s Cross-Category Hybrid Auction Netted $193 Million in London

The sale included works spanning 500 years of art history.

By Naomi Rea, Jul 29, 2020

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Banksy Is Selling Three Paintings About the Refugee Crisis to Raise More Than $1 Million for a Bethlehem Hospital

The works will be offered as part of Sotheby's "Rembrandt to Richter" auction.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 27, 2020

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A Vampire-Slaying Kit—Complete With 19th-Century Bible and a Small Pistol—Just Sold for $3,100 at an English Auction House

It's possible the buyer himself is a vampire seeking to protect himself. We have no evidence—but it's possible.

By Tanner West, Jul 23, 2020