Auctions Botticelli’s $12.6 Million Masterpiece Leads London’s Old Masters Sales The 15th-century work had never before been offered at auction. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 10, 2024
Collectibles Iconic Ruby Slippers From ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Sell for a Record-Smashing $32 Million This storied pair was stolen, lost, and rediscovered, before landing on the auction block. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 9, 2024
The Art Angle What Sold in Miami Plus, how A.I. is changing authentication in auction houses and two 2025 art fairs are canceled. By Sonia Manalili & Margaret Carrigan, Dec 8, 2024
Museums & Institutions Apex, the $44 Million Stegosaurus Skeleton, Enters a New York Museum Ken Griffin, who purchased the fossil, has loaned the specimen to the American Museum of Natural History. By Vittoria Benzine, Dec 6, 2024
Collectibles Could This Stradivarius Become the World’s Most Expensive Instrument? The violin has been given an estimate of $12 million and $18 million. By Richard Whiddington, Dec 6, 2024
Auctions A Poignant Painting Made by Gustav Klimt and His Brother Sells for $2.8 Million Klimt added portraits of their family to his brother's painting after his death. By Verity Babbs, Dec 5, 2024
Auctions Is Demand for Market Darling Yoshitomo Nara’s Work Cooling? Artnet’s analytics reveal that global auction sales of Nara’s work have dropped by 56 percent since 2021. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 3, 2024
Collectibles Rare Mozart Letter Pitching His Famed Haydn Quartets Heads to Auction "I cannot let these go as cheaply," the composer wrote. By Vittoria Benzine, Dec 2, 2024
Market India Art Fair Cancels Its Mumbai Event—and More Art Industry News Plus, why dealers' outlooks for Art Basel Miami Beach are sunny despite the economic gloom. By Annie Armstrong, Dec 2, 2024
Auctions Here Are the Ten Most Expensive Lots Sold at Auction in October 2024 The top performers include a David Hockney landscape and a giant bronze Lalanne bear. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 27, 2024
Auctions Sale of Contested Roman Plate Sparks Debate Over Auction House Due Diligence Bonhams is facing calls to withdraw a Roman plate from an upcoming antiquities sale after a researcher has renewed claims that it was looted. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 27, 2024
Opinion How the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul Fight Explains Today’s Art Market Industry veterans are competing against powerful newcomers, prices have been falling, and we may not be anywhere near a bottom. By Adam Lindemann, Nov 26, 2024
Auctions Hot Lots and Top Flops: 4 Artworks That Had Surprising Results at the Big November Day Sales in New York One eagle-eyed bidder got a drawing by a major figure for a steal. By Eileen Kinsella & Annie Armstrong, Nov 26, 2024
Auctions Lalanne Elephants Stampede to a $11.6 Million Finish at Auction The total value of the artist's work at auction this year has surpassed $100 million. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 26, 2024
Market Frieze L.A. Selects 101 Exhibitors for its 2025 Edition—and More Art Industry News Plus, the stats behind the spin of New York's auction week. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 25, 2024