Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Christie’s 21st Century Evening Sale, November 2023 Get the stats behind the spin. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 8, 2023
Auctions Here’s Your Guide to the Priciest and Most Sought-After Artworks for Sale During New York’s $2 Billion Fall Auction Season The collections of Emily Fisher Landau, Ivan Reitman, Jerry Moss, and the Triton Foundation hit the block starting next week. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 3, 2023
Auctions A Macabre Collection of Spooky Art Heads to Auction, Led by a Spine-Chilling Dürer Woodcut Print The collection was amassed by the late print dealer Richard Harris. By Adam Schrader, Oct 29, 2023
Auctions Disney Is Celebrating Its Centennial With an Auction of 100 Designer Objects—From Beyoncé’s Leotard to a Swarovski Glass Slipper Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation. By Max Berlinger, Oct 27, 2023
Pop Culture Band on the Run: Paul McCartney’s Double-Decker 1972 Tour Bus May Fetch $300,000 at Auction The vehicle was discovered in a state of decay in Spain and lovingly restored over three years to match its condition in 1972. By Max Berlinger, Oct 25, 2023
Law & Politics Lisa Schiff’s Art Could Be Liquidated to Settle Her Debts. Attorneys Are Squabbling Over What It’s Worth Two paintings by Ann Craven are at the center of the latest tussle in the ongoing legal battle. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 25, 2023
Auctions A Ceramic Cat Made by a Young David Hockney Smashes Expectations at Auction, Fetching a Stunning $136,000 The sculpture had been expected to sell for at least $48,000. By Adam Schrader, Oct 24, 2023
Auctions The Most Reprinted ‘New Yorker’ Cartoon Fetches $175,000 at Auction—the Highest Price Ever Paid for a Single Comic The cartoon has been printed on mugs and T-shirts, and even inspired a 1995 play. By Max Berlinger, Oct 22, 2023
Auctions Hot Lots: 5 Works That Sailed Past Expectations During London’s Fall Auctions We look at the lots that overperformed last week and consider what it tells us about the state of the market. By Artnet News, Oct 19, 2023
Auctions A Balthus Painting Deaccessioned by the Art Institute of Chicago Heads to Auction at Sotheby’s, Where It Could Fetch $18 Million The painting had been in the museum’s collection for nearly six decades. By Adam Schrader, Oct 12, 2023
Auctions By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Phillips’s Hong Kong 20th Century and Contemporary Evening Sale, October 2023 Though not the strongest season, Phillips managed to keep it together in challenging times. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 10, 2023
Auctions A Rediscovered Rembrandt Masterpiece Will Head to Auction at Sotheby’s With an $18 Million Estimate Sotheby’s said the work has been “entirely unseen” by scholars for nearly 75 years. By Adam Schrader, Oct 10, 2023
Auctions An Early Edition of an ‘Unhinged’ Christopher Columbus Letter Outlining What He Discovered in America Could Fetch $1.5 Million at Auction The account sent to King Ferdinand is full of fantasies and inaccuracies. By Adam Schrader, Oct 9, 2023
Auctions By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Sotheby’s Hong Kong Evening Art Sales, October 2023 Last week's dismal results do not convey a rosy picture for the market this fall. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 9, 2023
Auctions The Collection of ‘Ghostbusters’ Director Ivan Reitman Heads to Christie’s, Led By a Rare Picasso Portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter 'Femme endormie' is estimated at $25 million to $35 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 4, 2023