Young Painters Steal the Limelight From the Likes of Polke and Prince in Phillips’s $35 Million London Evening Sale

Auctions

Young Painters Steal the Limelight From the Likes of Polke and Prince in Phillips’s $35 Million London Evening Sale

New records were set for seven up-and-coming artists.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 15, 2021

Auctions

Sotheby’s Launches Metaverse, a Dedicated Digital Art Platform, With a Little Help From Pak, Paris Hilton, and Time Magazine

The NFT arms race is heating up another notch.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 15, 2021

Law & Politics

Will Disgraced Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick Avoid Trial After All? Court Papers Suggest He Could Be in Settlement Talks With U.S. Authorities

After initially pleading not guilty, Philbrick may now be trying to strike a deal.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 12, 2021

Auctions

Christie’s Will Sell Works by Dana Schutz, Nicolas Party, and Other Contemporary Art Stars to Benefit the NYC AIDS Memorial

The fundraiser marks the memorial's 10th anniversary.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 12, 2021

Auctions

The Results of Christie’s Eclectic ‘Postwar to Present’ Auction Shows Today’s Buyers Have a Speculative Eye and a Nose for Novelty

Christie's latest live sale saw thriving demand for digital art and rising stars, as well as a selective appetite for blue-chip abstraction.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 4, 2021

Law & Politics

A Judge Paves the Way for Scholar Marc Restellini’s Lawsuit Over Ownership of Valuable Modigliani Research to Move Forward

The court dismissed the Wildenstein-Plattner Institute's counterclaims against Restellini of copyright infringement.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 4, 2021

Law & Politics

A Judge Denies Sotheby’s Effort to Dismiss a Lawsuit That Claims the Auction House ‘Fleeced’ New York Taxpayers Out of Millions

Sotheby's said it will "continue to vigorously contest the allegations in this case, which we believe are without merit.”

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 29, 2021

Artnet News Pro

Couldn’t Make It to Basel? Here Are 6 Rising-Star Artists That Were Creating Serious Buzz at the Fairs

We scoured the main fair and its edgier sisters Liste and June for the most exciting up-and-coming talent.

By Naomi Rea & Eileen Kinsella, Sep 26, 2021

Art Fairs

‘Now It’s Just the Real People’: Art Basel Opens Its First Fair in 18 Months With an Among-Friends Vibe (and Steady Sales, Too)

There was nary an American collector in sight.

By Eileen Kinsella & Naomi Rea, Sep 21, 2021

Law & Politics

Yves Bouvier Declares ‘Complete Victory’ After a Prosecutor Dismissed Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev’s Charges Against Him

Rybolovlev said he plans to appeal the Swiss prosecutor's decision to drop criminal charges.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 17, 2021

Galleries

The Donald Judd Foundation, a Blue-Chip Market Force, Jumps to Gagosian After More Than a Decade With David Zwirner

The move follows Donald Judd's long-anticipated retrospective at MoMA last year.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 16, 2021

Art World

An Art History Professor Spotted an Unusual Painting at a Local Church. Now, It Is Being Hailed as a Major Italian Baroque Discovery

The religious painting by Cesare Dandini is now on loan to Iona College.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 15, 2021

Auctions

Restituted Meissen Porcelains Shatter Estimates at Sotheby’s—and One of the Big Buyers Was the Museum That Returned Them

The auction of Meissen objects restituted by the Rijksmuseum brought in $15 million, seven times the presale estimate.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 14, 2021

Auctions

More Than 50 Works From the Collection of Late, Keen-Eyed Old Master Dealer Richard Feigen Could Fetch $17 Million at Auction

An eclectic mix of works assembled by the dealer is going to Sotheby's.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 13, 2021

Artnet News Pro

Georges Mathieu Was a Star of Postwar Art—and Then Disappeared. Here’s Why Top Galleries Are Investing Big to Revive His Market

The French painter is now the subject of shows at Perrotin and Nahmad Contemporary in New York.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 12, 2021