Art Fairs The Armory Show Makes a Triumphant Return to New York With Far-Flung Dealers, Six-Figure Sales, and a Can-Do Attitude Doubts about whether it was too early for fairs to return were assuaged by strong sales and attendance. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 9, 2021
Artnet News Pro ‘What’s the Rush?’: Art-Industry Pros Are Ambivalent About Returning to the Art-Fair Traveling Circus This Fall Collectors and advisors are largely avoiding international travel, even as art fairs return in force. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 29, 2021
Pop Culture Here’s the Little-Known History of the Robin’s Egg Blue Basquiat Painting That Stars in Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s New Tiffany Ad The painting is due to go on display at Tiffany's Fifth Avenue flagship in New York. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 23, 2021
Auctions Sotheby’s Is Partnering With MGM Resorts for a Mega $100 Million Picasso Auction in Las Vegas The star lot, a portrait of Picasso's lover, Marie-Thérèse Walter, is estimated to sell for between $20 million to $30 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 11, 2021
Law & Politics A California Man Has Pleaded Guilty to Peddling Fake Richard Hambleton and Barkley Hendricks Paintings Jason Harrington will pay $1.1 million in restitution. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 10, 2021
Market Acquavella Galleries and Ex-Sotheby’s C.E.O. Bill Ruprecht Invest in NFT Platform MakersPlace as Part of a $30 Million Funding Round Eminem is also a new investor in the platform. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 4, 2021
Artnet News Pro Art Dealers at Intersect Aspen Say the Pop-Up Fair Was a Roaring Success—and a Great Chance to Finally See Collectors Again "Where better to be than Aspen?” one dealer asked. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 3, 2021
Market Artificial Intelligence May Have Cracked the Code to Creating Low-Priced Works on Canvas Artifly was inspired by Christie's sale of AI-generated art by Obvious. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 2, 2021
Auctions Phillips Auction House Says It Pulled In More Than Half a Billion Dollars in the First Half of 2021, a 25 Percent Increase Over 2019 Private sales and demand from Asia were key drivers of growth. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 1, 2021
Auctions Christie’s Is Looking to Bank $200 Million From the Storied Impressionist Art Collection of the Late Oil Magnate Edwin L. Cox The top works Christie's hopes to sell—by Gustave Caillebotte, Paul Cézanne, and Vincent Van Gogh—each come with eight-figure estimates. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 30, 2021
Law & Politics New York Court Dismisses Collector Michael Steinhardt’s Lawsuit Against Hirschl and Adler Gallery Over a $12 Million Portrait The dispute centered on a multimillion-dollar portrait of George Washington painted circa 1800. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 27, 2021
Art Fairs The Seattle Art Fair Will Return in 2022, After a Two-Year Hiatus and a Takeover by Art Market Productions Art Market Productions was initially a co-sponsor of the event, but will now take over as its sole organizer. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 27, 2021
Law & Politics Twitter’s Ex-CEO Is Facing Off With Artist Neighbor Dorothea Rockburne After a Bathroom Leak Allegedly Damaged Her Life’s Work Costolo's lawyers are demanding reams of paperwork from Rockburne, including prices for previously sold artworks. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 19, 2021
Artnet News Pro Art Shipping in the Age of COVID Is More Expensive and Complicated Than Ever—and a Return to ‘Normal’ Remains Very Far Away Advisors and art dealers are facing new logistical challenges as shippers urge patience. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 18, 2021
Artnet News Pro Phillips London Just Set Nearly 20 Auction Records for Emerging Artists in Its $8.8 Million ‘New Now’ Sale But the top lot of the night—an Andy Warhol flower work—comes as no surprise. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 14, 2021
