Auctions By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results from Sotheby’s London Contemporary Evening Sale, October 2024 Let the numbers tell the story. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 16, 2024
Collectibles Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s Iconic Fashion Hits the Auction Block Sotheby’s is auctioning off three pieces that belonged to the Calvin Klein publicist. By Tim Brinkhof, Oct 16, 2024
Collectibles Previously Unheard Jimi Hendrix Tapes Resurface After 50 Years The rare demos could fetch $261,000 at auction. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 16, 2024
Auctions Iconic Magritte Work Could Set a New Record at Christie’s The auction house is selling a handful of key Surrealist works, including Magritte's famed streetscape. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 15, 2024
Collectibles Record-Setting ‘Game of Thrones’ Auction Bags More Than $21 Million The sale proved to be one of Heritage Auctions' biggest and most profitable in history. By Tim Brinkhof, Oct 15, 2024
Auctions By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results from Phillips’s London Modern and Contemporary Evening Sale, October 2024 Let the numbers tell the story. By Annie Armstrong, Oct 15, 2024
Market Sotheby’s Debuts an Expanded New Parisian Home Amid Art Market Shifts The Paris expansion is one of several major real estate shifts Sotheby’s has made over the last year even as debt woes plague the firm. By Margaret Carrigan, Oct 14, 2024
Market Frieze Week Sales Trickle In as the Art World Heads to Paris—and More Art Industry News Plus, a $58.9 million Lalanne sale at Christie's New York and the mega loans behind the Met's 'Siena' show. By Margaret Carrigan & Annie Armstrong, Oct 14, 2024
Art Market Minute Frieze Week Recap Plus, why Asian artists are visible on the world stage more than ever. By Sonia Manalili, Oct 14, 2024
Auctions Lalanne Sculptures Make a Clean Sweep at Auction, Netting $59 Million The stampede for the animal sculptures smashed a handful of auction records. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 11, 2024
Market $19.8 Million Modern-Contemporary Sale at Phillips London Reveals a Market Treading Water The total was 17.5 percent below last year's, but Joseph Yaeger popped in his first auction appearance, and a 2005 David Hockney made $4.31 million. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 10, 2024
Market How London Became a Launch Pad for Africa’s Booming Art Market An increasing number of firms dedicated to African art are setting up shop in London. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 10, 2024
Market $17.2 Million David Hockney Painting Leads Low-Key Sotheby’s London Sale Only 10 of the 22 lots sold for within or above their estimates, but there were a few bright spots. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 10, 2024
Market Koons ‘Balloon Monkey’ Makes $9.9 Million at ‘Solid’ $107 Million Christie’s Auction in London About 88 percent of lots sold, but half went for prices at or below their low estimates. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 9, 2024
Art & Exhibitions A Lush Showcase of Lalanne’s Menagerie Pops Up at Christie’s Ahead of Landmark Auction François-Xavier Lalanne is celebrated for animal sculptures that fused art and design. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 9, 2024