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
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
