Auctions New Collectors and Museum Interest Help Drive New York’s Old Master Auctions to $150 Million—a High Not Seen in Years New auction records were set for Francisco Goya, Peter Paul Rubens, and Jean-Baptiste Oudry, among others. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 27, 2023
Auctions Who Were the Best-Selling Artists at Auction in 2022? See the Top 20 Names and Find Out What They Reveal About the Market The three highest-ranking artists each brought in over $500 million in sales last year. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 9, 2023
Art World Here Are the 9 Biggest Art-World Controversies of 2022, From Climate Activists Attacking Masterworks to A.I. Replacing Artists So much outrage. By Eileen Kinsella & Taylor Dafoe, Dec 26, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Has Brokered $6.4 Billion in Sales So Far in 2022, Down 7 Percent on Last Year’s Total Stellar single-owner collections and luxury goods help boost the bottom line. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 14, 2022
Galleries Germany Pumped More Than €30 Million of Public Money Into the Commercial Art Market During the Pandemic. Was It Actually Needed? A report questioned whether galleries like Esther Schipper and Sprüth Magers should have benefited from the government program, which was not based on need. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 16, 2022
Museums & Institutions The German Government Just Bought Back the Hamburger Bahnhof Museum From a Real Estate Company for €170 Million The state of Berlin and the federal government pitched in on purchasing the Hamburger Bahnhof and its adjacent exhibition hall. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 15, 2022
Galleries A Sprawling Software Company Has Snapped Up Art-Inventory Management Upstart ArtBinder ArtBinder, founded by Alexandra Chemla, flourished by helping galleries tackle inefficiencies. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 10, 2022
Law & Politics A Rediscovered Charles White Drawing Stolen From Howard University in the 1970s Must Be Returned, a Judge Has Ruled A North Carolina couple attempted to sell the lost work for up to $500,000 at Sotheby's. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 8, 2022
Museums & Institutions The Orange County Museum Opens Its New Home, With a Focus on Celebrating Women Past and Present The Orange County Museum's new home is a bright, window-filled structure designed by architecture firm Morphosis. By Catherine Wagley, Oct 19, 2022
Artnet News Pro ‘Like Getting a 20 Percent Discount’: For U.S. Collectors at European Art Fairs, the Strong Dollar Means Everything Is on Sale Stateside art-world players are celebrating, but others are feeling the pinch. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 10, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Surreal Season This week: Surrealism surrounds us, art theft meets auto theft, the rise of Danielle Roberts, and much more. By Tim Schneider & Naomi Rea, Sep 16, 2022
