Auctions A $14,000 Renaissance Anatomy Book Fetches $2.2 Million at Auction This copy of the second edition of the classic Vesalius text bears his annotations toward a never-realized third edition. By Artnet News, Feb 9, 2024
Market Work of the Week: ‘Trio’ by Joan Snyder The artist's exuberant abstractions, on view at Canada gallery in New York, are in high demand. By Katya Kazakina, Jan 31, 2024
Artnet News Pro Details of Da Vinci and Modigliani Transactions Emerge as Rybolovlev Trial Continues Witnesses recounted a dinner in Paris, a lunch in St. Barts, and code names like "cottonmouth," in testimony outlining how sales of trophy artworks took place. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 24, 2024
Market Work of the Week: ‘Le domaine d’Arnheim’ by René Magritte The work is among the blue-chip pieces Dmitry Rybolovlev alleges he was overcharged for—and new details about by just how much emerged in court last week. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 23, 2024
Law & Politics Sotheby’s Exec Paints an Ugly Picture of Yves Bouvier’s Deceptions in Ongoing Rybolovlev Trial Sotheby's attorneys are shining a spotlight on the Swiss dealer's role in the alleged fraud. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 19, 2024
Art Fairs Despite Diminished Gallery Participation, Art SG’s Second Edition Draws Healthy Attention From Collectors While a slew of galleries chose not to return to the Singapore fair, those that did saw lively sales on opening day. By Frederik Balfour, Jan 18, 2024
Law & Politics A Key Sotheby’s Executive Took the Witness Stand, as Epic Rybolovlev Fraud Trial Lumbers Forward All eyes are on Sotheby's executive Sam Valette this week as he testifies about multi-million dollar private deals. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 17, 2024
Market Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Testifies in Contentious Sotheby’s Trial Rybolovlev took the stand for the first time in his ongoing case against the auction house. By Eileen Kinsella & Guelda Voien, Jan 11, 2024
Law & Politics Russian Billionaire Rybolovlev’s Case Against Sotheby’s Kicks Off With a Fiery First Day in a New York Court The case is likely to expose information about secretive negotiations over the sale of multimillion-dollar trophy artworks—and the nature of the art trade. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 8, 2024
Pop Culture How the Provocative ‘Saltburn’ Is Renewing Interest in a 400-Year-Old French Ceramicist The new film sees Bernard Palissy, the 16th-century Huguenot, play a subtle yet significant role. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 4, 2024
Market 5 Top Art Advisors on How the Art Market Could Change in 2024 Surprisingly divergent predictions from pros in the know. By Artnet News, Jan 3, 2024
Auctions Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Works Sold at Auction in 2023—and Why They Fetched the Prices They Did Despite talk of a softening market, multiple records were set during this year. By Artnet News, Dec 27, 2023
Market Work of the Week: ‘Yocks’ by Barkley Hendricks The work surpassed its presale estimate by 40 percent and bested the artist’s auction record in a recent sale, and that's not the first time it has set a record. By Margaret Carrigan, Dec 22, 2023
The Back Room Paint Drippings: Everything You Missed in the Art Industry Last Week Get caught up on the latest market moves, fast. By Artnet News, Dec 19, 2023
Auctions Christie’s Posts a $2.2-Billion Drop in Sales in 2023 But 2022, the house's best year ever, was a hard act to follow. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 18, 2023