Auctions Picasso Tops Sotheby’s $127 Million Modern and Contemporary Sale Signs that the middle market may still be a bit sticky were evident in the 10 lots withdrawn before the sale. By Colin Gleadell, Mar 6, 2024
Art & Exhibitions A New Gagosian Show Shines a Light on Basquiat’s Lesser Known L.A. Period “Jean-Michel Basquiat: Made on Market Street” opens at Gagosian LA this week and a spate of the late artist's other projects are in the works. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 5, 2024
Auctions A Chinese Imperial Robe Found in a Cardboard Box Could Fetch $60,000 at Auction The precious garment was rediscovered by the aristocratic Villier family. By Verity Babbs, Feb 29, 2024
NFTs Christie’s Is Still Betting on NFTs, Preps Sale With Pioneering Artist Robert Alice The artist has also edited a luxe Taschen book on the history of the medium. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 23, 2024
Auctions A Serene Landscape Painting Sold For More Than 200 Times Its High Estimate The painting is by artist David Cox, one of the most prominent painters of the Birmingham School. By Artnet News, Feb 21, 2024
Crime U.S. Returns Paintings Purloined From Peru, After Journalist Spots Them at Auction The works were stolen more than a decade ago; both turned up at a New York auction house. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 16, 2024
Auctions A Hoard of 122 Anglo-Saxon Coins Could Fetch a Pretty Penny at Auction The coins were discovered in Essex by a pair of metal detectorists. By Verity Babbs, Feb 14, 2024
Art World Art Bites: Surrealist Painter René Magritte Was a Master Forger, Too Not only did he create fakes of artists such as Titian and Picasso, he also forged 100-franc bills. By Brian Boucher, Feb 13, 2024
Collectibles A Very Important Napkin Signed By Lionel Messi Could Fetch $379,000 The serviette formed a binding contract between the footballer and FC Barcelona. By Sofia Hallström, Feb 12, 2024
Art World How Equinox Works as an Unofficial Art Marketplace, Revealing Details From the Rybolovlev Case, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, are Drake and James Turrell ready to collaborate once more? Which Henry Street gallery is graduating to Chelsea? By Annie Armstrong, Jan 11, 2024
Auctions Hindman and Freeman’s Merge to Create a Formidable New Auction House The merger sets up a company with a larger domestic presence than giants like Sotheby's and Christie's. By Adam Schrader, Jan 10, 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 Collector Chris Levett Is Selling His Huge Trove of Ancient Armor to Fund His Museum’s Rebrand The second auction of Levett's collection of artifacts is estimated to make more than $3.4 million. By Adam Schrader, Jan 3, 2024
Auctions With a Great Gavel Comes Great Responsibility: Your Go-To List of Record-Breaking Auctioneers Fine art can sell for eye-watering sums at auction, but who are the auctioneers behind the most iconic record-breaking sales? By Verity Babbs, Jan 2, 2024