Analysis Will the Latest Version of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Fly in the High-End Art World? From exercise equipment to major art purchases... will the Affirm business model fly in the gallery world? By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 6, 2023
Art & Exhibitions Meet Real Estate Developer-Turned-Artist Abbott Stillman Whose Abstract Paintings Are Making Their Gallery Debut Stillman's works are on view at "Urban Summer" at Georges Berges from August 17. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 16, 2023
People Known as a Deep-Pocketed, ‘Aggressive’ Chinese Collector, Ding Yixiao Has Now Been Blacklisted by the Art Market. What Happened? The collector's eponymous museum in China is shuttered and he is at odds with at least one auction house. By Eileen Kinsella & Vivienne Chow, Aug 10, 2023
Auctions Phillips Is Going Into the Direct Art Sales Business, Commissioning Monthly Drops From Artists and Collaborators The new platform launches this month, offering work from Brooklyn-based artist Cj Hendry. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 7, 2023
Law & Politics Billionaire Art Collector Joe Lewis Indicted in New York for Insider Trading and Financial Fraud Authorities accuse Lewis of orchestrating a 'brazen' scheme where he provided inside information to friends and associates on multiple occasions. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 26, 2023
Art Fairs Art-Fair Welfare? Berlin Galleries Can Now Tap Government Subsidies to Attend Two Fairs Per Year A pilot program in Germany will give galleries as much as $13,000 annually to participate in fairs in Germany and abroad. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 25, 2023
Law & Politics Collector Candace Barasch Lays Out More on Dethroned Art Advisor Lisa Schiff’s Lavish Lifestyle in a Blistering New Court Filing The fight over multi-million dollar art transactions is heating up again. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 24, 2023
Auctions France’s Oldest Auction Business, Drouot, Has Sold a 30 Percent Stake to Two Investment Companies The group said the investment will open up liquidity options for shareholders and help bolster the auction business. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 14, 2023
Auctions Christie’s Reports Global Sales Dropped 23 Percent in the First Half of the Year To be sure, 2022's stellar line-up was tough to replicate. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 12, 2023
Galleries Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: New York Dealer Rob Dimin on Flying Solo and the Risks and Rewards of Shaping His Own Program Dimin wasted no time in opening his own Tribeca gallery after a split with his longtime partner last year. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 12, 2023
Auctions Two Rare Rembrandt Paintings, the Artist’s Last Known Portraits in Private Hands, Commanded $14 Million at Christie’s London The small paintings commanded a huge price. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 11, 2023
Analysis State of the Art Market: Old Is New Again and Neo Old Masters An analysis of the auction market’s resurgent interest in the Old Masters and in young artists reinventing the classics. By Artnet News and Morgan Stanley, Jun 30, 2023
Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Sotheby’s London Auctions of Modern and Contemporary Art, June 2023 Get the stats behind the spin. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 28, 2023
Auctions Klimt’s ‘Lady With a Fan’ Sets a New Auction Record in Europe, Making $108.4 Million at Sotheby’s Mini-Marathon of London Sales The artist's final portrait—it was still on the easel in Klimt's studio when he died in 1918—is now the most expensive artwork ever sold in Europe. By Eileen Kinsella & Sarah Cascone, Jun 27, 2023
Opinion Kenny Schachter Needed New Art Like a Hole in the Head at Art Basel, But Dug Up Plenty of Priceless Intel Instead Our dauntless columnist ventured once more into the Swiss fair's intrigue-packed aisles, bringing back the goods. By Kenny Schachter, Jun 20, 2023
