Analysis Subdued Bidding at Christie’s and De Pury’s Joint Sale of the Lambert Collection The first of 10 Frieze week auctions in London kicked off today. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 14, 2015
Analysis Rare Photo of Billy the Kid Bought for $2 Is Valued at $5 Million The only other photo of the outlaw sold to Bill Koch for $2.3 million in 2011. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 14, 2015
Analysis Christie’s Shakes Up Its Old Masters Week Schedule and Some People Are Not Happy Will a new spring sale help bolster results? By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 13, 2015
Analysis 5 Tips for Every Art Fairgoer—for Frieze London Keep your powder dry for the right purpose. By Amanda Thomas, Oct 13, 2015
Analysis Conservation Reveals Secret Painting On Back of $60 Million Picasso Is of the Artist’s Anarchist Friend Koch discovered the secret during a conversation project. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 9, 2015
Auctions Robert Mapplethorpe’s Controversial ‘Man in Polyester Suit’ Photo Sells for $478,000 The photo once was at the center of a Congressional firestorm. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 8, 2015
Analysis New Athena Art Finance Backed by Carlyle Group Will Loan Money Against Blue Chip Art Athena offers another way of tapping into the booming global art market. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 8, 2015
Analysis Postcards from the Edge Benefit to Offer Works from Famous Artists for Just $85 These tiny artworks will likely go fast. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 7, 2015
Analysis Has the Market for ‘Zombie Formalists’ Evaporated? Why no artist wants to be a market darling. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 6, 2015
Auctions Rare Tintin Drawing from ‘The Blue Lotus’ Sells for Over $1 Million Hergé continues to command high prices at auction. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 6, 2015
Analysis Tupac Shakur’s Emotional 1995 Letter From Prison Is Up for Sale for $225,000 Impassioned advice to young black men By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 5, 2015
Analysis Kenny Schachter Lays Bare the New Auction Season—Who’s Up, Who’s Down Art has become everything to everyone. By Kenny Schachter, Oct 5, 2015
Analysis Robert Mapplethorpe’s Most Controversial Photograph Hits the Auction Block After 23 Years The powerful image still makes a lot of people uncomfortable. By Lorena Muñoz-Alonso, Oct 2, 2015
Analysis Sotheby’s to Offer Rare Warhol Mao for $40 Million The current high price at auction for a Warhol Mao is $17.4 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 1, 2015
Analysis Christie’s $9.6 Million ‘First Open’ Sale Mixes Blue Chip Stars with Up-and-Comers The auction house is testing the contemporary market's volatile edges. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 1, 2015
