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Art Fairs

Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at Art Basel 2018

Here's what art dealers say they sold at the fair (though watch out for number-fudging and other kinds of general sneakiness).

By Caroline Goldstein, 16 hours ago

Analysis

Asia Has Officially Fallen for Contemporary Art: Postwar Sales Have Doubled as Collectors Chase the Hottest Names in Hong Kong

Bidders' preference for postwar art reached an all-time high in 2018.

By Tim Schneider, Jun 5, 2018

Art and Law

US Prosecutors Drop Investigation Into Yves Bouvier After Collector Who Cried Foul Turned Massive Profit on ‘Salvator Mundi’

US investigators opened a fraud probe into the Swiss dealer, but dropped the case when his so-called victim reaped a $270 million reward.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 29, 2018

Art and Law

Museum Directors’ Association to Impose Sanctions on the Berkshire Museum and La Salle University Art Museum

The Berkshire Museum and La Salle University face sanction from the Association of Art Museum Directors.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 25, 2018

Analysis

The Artists With the Top-Performing Auction Debuts Last Week Had One Thing in Common: They Weren’t White Men

Sales data from the spring auctions show unexpectedly strong demand for artists of color and women—and not just among the stars, either.

By Tim Schneider, May 25, 2018

Analysis

Are Auction Guarantees the New Private Sales? Yes, for Art Sellers Who Don’t Want to Get Ripped Off

They're also confusing as hell and throw smoke in the eye of the art market.

By Felix Salmon, May 24, 2018

Auctions

Amid Protests, Berkshire Museum’s Deaccession Sales at Sotheby’s Fall Short of Expectations

Norman Rockwell hits its mark, but a $5 million Frederic Church fails to sell.

By Caroline Goldstein & Eileen Kinsella, May 23, 2018

People

Robert Indiana, the Pop Art Hero Who Gave Us ‘LOVE,’ Dies at 89 Amid Legal Battle Over His Work

The artist died just one day after a representative filed a lawsuit over his treatment and legacy.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 21, 2018

Auctions

Pierce Brosnan Is ‘Deeply Proud’ That His Painting of Bob Dylan Sold for $1.4 Million at a Charity Auction

The actor first took up painting in 1987, but now his hobby has "gotten more serious."

By Sarah Cascone, May 21, 2018

Auctions

12 Crucial Takeaways From Last Week’s $1.9 Billion New York Auction Cycle

From the biggest flop to the best buy, here are our parting observations from last week's auction marathon.

By artnet News, May 21, 2018

Auctions

Anchored by Blue-Chip Mainstays, Christie’s Contemporary Sale Delivers a Whopping $397 Million—But Falls Short of Last Year

Francis Bacon led the pack with his portrait of former lover George Dyer, which sold for $44 million.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 17, 2018

Art Fairs

Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at Art Basel 2018

Analysis

Asia Has Officially Fallen for Contemporary Art: Postwar Sales Have Doubled as Collectors Chase the Hottest Names in Hong Kong

Art and Law

US Prosecutors Drop Investigation Into Yves Bouvier After Collector Who Cried Foul Turned Massive Profit on ‘Salvator Mundi’

Art and Law

Museum Directors’ Association to Impose Sanctions on the Berkshire Museum and La Salle University Art Museum

Analysis

The Artists With the Top-Performing Auction Debuts Last Week Had One Thing in Common: They Weren’t White Men

Analysis

Are Auction Guarantees the New Private Sales? Yes, for Art Sellers Who Don’t Want to Get Ripped Off

Auctions

Amid Protests, Berkshire Museum’s Deaccession Sales at Sotheby’s Fall Short of Expectations

People

Robert Indiana, the Pop Art Hero Who Gave Us ‘LOVE,’ Dies at 89 Amid Legal Battle Over His Work

Auctions

Pierce Brosnan Is ‘Deeply Proud’ That His Painting of Bob Dylan Sold for $1.4 Million at a Charity Auction

Auctions

12 Crucial Takeaways From Last Week’s $1.9 Billion New York Auction Cycle

Auctions

Anchored by Blue-Chip Mainstays, Christie’s Contemporary Sale Delivers a Whopping $397 Million—But Falls Short of Last Year

Auctions

Sotheby’s Contemporary Sale Takes $391 Million, Highlighted by Basquiat, Hockney, and an ‘Epic’ Kerry James Marshall

Auctions

Led by a $157 Million Modigliani, Sotheby’s Otherwise Tepid Impressionist Sale Makes $318 Million

Auctions

Rockefeller Decoded: Christie’s Marathon of Sales Generated $832 Million—and Some Big Surprises, Too

Auctions

Sold for $115 Million, David Rockefeller’s Picasso Will Go on View at the Musee d’Orsay

Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at Art Basel 2018

Asia Has Officially Fallen for Contemporary Art: Postwar Sales Have Doubled as Collectors Chase the Hottest Names in Hong Kong

US Prosecutors Drop Investigation Into Yves Bouvier After Collector Who Cried Foul Turned Massive Profit on ‘Salvator Mundi’

Museum Directors’ Association to Impose Sanctions on the Berkshire Museum and La Salle University Art Museum

The Artists With the Top-Performing Auction Debuts Last Week Had One Thing in Common: They Weren’t White Men

Are Auction Guarantees the New Private Sales? Yes, for Art Sellers Who Don’t Want to Get Ripped Off

Amid Protests, Berkshire Museum’s Deaccession Sales at Sotheby’s Fall Short of Expectations

Robert Indiana, the Pop Art Hero Who Gave Us ‘LOVE,’ Dies at 89 Amid Legal Battle Over His Work

Pierce Brosnan Is ‘Deeply Proud’ That His Painting of Bob Dylan Sold for $1.4 Million at a Charity Auction

12 Crucial Takeaways From Last Week’s $1.9 Billion New York Auction Cycle

Anchored by Blue-Chip Mainstays, Christie’s Contemporary Sale Delivers a Whopping $397 Million—But Falls Short of Last Year

Sotheby’s Contemporary Sale Takes $391 Million, Highlighted by Basquiat, Hockney, and an ‘Epic’ Kerry James Marshall

Led by a $157 Million Modigliani, Sotheby’s Otherwise Tepid Impressionist Sale Makes $318 Million

Rockefeller Decoded: Christie’s Marathon of Sales Generated $832 Million—and Some Big Surprises, Too

Sold for $115 Million, David Rockefeller’s Picasso Will Go on View at the Musee d’Orsay

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