Analysis LVMH Shelled Out $47 Million to Keep a Caillebotte Masterpiece in France. So Why Are People Complaining? LVMH is entitled to a major tax break after buying the painting. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 7, 2023
Law & Politics The Brooklyn Gallerist Who Artist Deborah Roberts Is Suing for Copyright Infringement Has Fired Back, Calling It a Case of ‘Punching Down’ Richard Beavers has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 2, 2023
Auctions Park West, the Gallery Best Known for Selling Art on Cruise Ships, Wants to Turn the Tide After Years of Legal Battles. Will a New York Outpost Help? The Manhattan gallery is the fourth brick-and-mortar space the company has opened in recent years. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 31, 2023
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 What I Buy and Why: Hispanic Society Director Guillaume Kientz on the ‘Nerdy’ Purchase He’s Proud Of and Which Young Artist’s Work He Is Eyeing The New York museum chief shares his art-filled Washington Heights home. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 9, 2023
The Art Detective The High-Flying Basquiat Market Fell Off a Cliff Last Year. Why? The artist's auction market plummeted 50 percent in 2022, a dizzying fall from its much-ballyhooed peak of a year prior. By Katya Kazakina, Jan 5, 2023
Auctions Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Works Sold at Auction in 2022—and Why They Fetched the Prices They Did From a $195 million Warhol to an $80 million Magritte, the 10 top lots sold at auction this year totaled more than $1.1 billion. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 29, 2022
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 27, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Generated $8.4 Billion in Global Art Sales for 2022, Marking Its Best Year Yet The Paul Allen collection added a whopping $1.6 billion to its bottom line. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 19, 2022
Art World Amid Reports of Turbulence and Tension, Marc Glimcher and Laurene Powell Jobs Stepped Back From Experiential-Art Emporium Superblue The immersive large-scale art platform Superblue was supposed to transform the art economy. So far, its failed to deliver. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 19, 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 Hauser and Wirth’s Foray Into Auction Territory Exceeds Expectations, Raising More Than $4 Million for Charity All of the proceeds will benefit the UN's refugee relief programs. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 14, 2022
Art Fairs ‘Relaxed Friendly People Wearing Cool Shoes’ Rushed NADA Miami to Buy Up Art in the Lower and Mid Price Ranges Buying was brisk as collectors warmed to new work at lower price points than at Art Basel. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 1, 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