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An Art-Dealing Dynasty Heir Sues Phillips Auction House for Reneging on a Deal After the Artist’s Market Took a Tumble

Art dealer Joe Nahmad is suing Phillips after the auction house pulled out of a $5 million guarantee deal for a work by Rudolf Stingel.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 8, 2020

Auctions

Sotheby’s Middling Impressionist and Modern Sale Nets $62.8 Million Thanks to a Major Boost From Latin American Treasures

Sotheby's started off the lengthy auction evening on a strong note, but bidding for Impressionist and Modern art was more subdued.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 30, 2020

Auctions

Led by a Sizzling Bacon, Sotheby’s First-Ever Hybrid Contemporary Evening Sale Format Nets an Impressive $300.4 Million

The carefully choreographed sale took place on three continents.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 30, 2020

Auctions

In a Profound Shift, Christie’s Is Eliminating Its Standalone Impressionist and Modern Art Department, Shedding a Significant Amount of Staff in the Process

The auction house says the move is a better reflection of how people collect—but it's also a cost-saving measure.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 26, 2020

Auctions

Here’s Your Guide to the Top Lots in the First-Ever Hybrid Marquee Summer Auctions, Taking Place Simultaneously In-Person and Online

The houses are still banking on trophy-hunting collectors to prop up their rescheduled marquee sales.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 23, 2020

Auctions

The Van Gogh Museum Paid $236,000 for a Revealing Letter by Van Gogh and Gauguin About Their Visits to Brothels

The museum is planning an exhibition of the artist's letters this fall.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 17, 2020

Auctions

Sotheby’s Will Reimagine the Auction Experience by Livestreaming Its Big-Money June Art Sales—Without an Audience

The sale is scheduled for June 29.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 29, 2020

Auctions

The Collection of Cable-Television Impresario Ginny Williams, Full of Top-Notch Works by Women, Could Fetch $50 Million at Sotheby’s

The collection will be sold across a series of sales throughout 2020.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 22, 2020

Auctions

Sotheby’s Online Contemporary Sale Fetches $13.7 Million—More Than Doubling the Previous Record for a Virtual Art Sale, Set Three Weeks Ago

But the statistics don't account for the high number of withdrawn works.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 15, 2020

Auctions

Christie’s Will Replace Its Marquee June Sales in New York With a Streaming ‘Relay’ Auction to Unfold Across Four Cities Worldwide

The sale kicks off at 8 p.m. local time in Hong Kong on July 10.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 15, 2020

Galleries

In a Radical Move, Sotheby’s Has Debuted a New Online Sales Platform for Blue-Chip Contemporary Art Galleries, Taking a Cut of All Sales

Sotheby's will take a flat commission from galleries based on sales.

By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 28, 2020

Galleries

Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at the Online Editions of the Dallas Art Fair, Art Basel Hong Kong, and David Zwirner’s ‘Platform’

We've adapted our art-fair sales column for our new virtual world.

By Eileen Kinsella & Tim Schneider, Apr 23, 2020

Auctions

The Good News? Global Online Auctions Grew 63 Percent Last Month. The Bad News? That May Not Be Nearly Enough

The next two months will be a test of whether auction houses can build on their recent momentum.

By Julia Halperin, Apr 22, 2020

Galleries

Mega-Galleries Aren’t the Only Ones Supporting Pandemic Relief Efforts. Here’s How Dealers With a Lot More to Lose Are Giving Back

Galleries are getting creative about ways to give back.

By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 21, 2020

Opinion

What to Do When the Art World’s on Lockdown? Kenny Schachter Goes Searching for Cut-Price Deals From Quarantine

Our columnist ventures into the lockdown-era art market and finds that it's not quite the ghost town some might expect.

By Kenny Schachter, Apr 7, 2020

An Art-Dealing Dynasty Heir Sues Phillips Auction House for Reneging on a Deal After the Artist’s Market Took a Tumble

Sotheby’s Middling Impressionist and Modern Sale Nets $62.8 Million Thanks to a Major Boost From Latin American Treasures

Led by a Sizzling Bacon, Sotheby’s First-Ever Hybrid Contemporary Evening Sale Format Nets an Impressive $300.4 Million

In a Profound Shift, Christie’s Is Eliminating Its Standalone Impressionist and Modern Art Department, Shedding a Significant Amount of Staff in the Process

Here’s Your Guide to the Top Lots in the First-Ever Hybrid Marquee Summer Auctions, Taking Place Simultaneously In-Person and Online

The Van Gogh Museum Paid $236,000 for a Revealing Letter by Van Gogh and Gauguin About Their Visits to Brothels

Sotheby’s Will Reimagine the Auction Experience by Livestreaming Its Big-Money June Art Sales—Without an Audience

The Collection of Cable-Television Impresario Ginny Williams, Full of Top-Notch Works by Women, Could Fetch $50 Million at Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s Online Contemporary Sale Fetches $13.7 Million—More Than Doubling the Previous Record for a Virtual Art Sale, Set Three Weeks Ago

Christie’s Will Replace Its Marquee June Sales in New York With a Streaming ‘Relay’ Auction to Unfold Across Four Cities Worldwide

In a Radical Move, Sotheby’s Has Debuted a New Online Sales Platform for Blue-Chip Contemporary Art Galleries, Taking a Cut of All Sales

Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at the Online Editions of the Dallas Art Fair, Art Basel Hong Kong, and David Zwirner’s ‘Platform’

The Good News? Global Online Auctions Grew 63 Percent Last Month. The Bad News? That May Not Be Nearly Enough

Mega-Galleries Aren’t the Only Ones Supporting Pandemic Relief Efforts. Here’s How Dealers With a Lot More to Lose Are Giving Back

What to Do When the Art World’s on Lockdown? Kenny Schachter Goes Searching for Cut-Price Deals From Quarantine

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