Auctions Museums and Private Collectors Jousted for Treasures From the Getty Family Collection in a $79 Million White-Glove Auction at Christie’s A new record was set for Mary Cassatt and a museum swooped in to seal a major pre-auction deal. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 21, 2022
On View 6 Things the Whitney’s New Edward Hopper Show Teaches Us About the Artist’s Tortured Love Affair With New York The exhibition traces the artist's lifelong fascination with the metropolis, from his love of the theater to his hatred of skyscrapers and "the increasing verticality of the city." By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 20, 2022
Museums & Institutions The Public Can Now Access the Statue of Liberty’s Crown, After Two and a Half Years (and 14 Flights of Stairs) Only 10 guests at a time can visit the crown's tight quarters. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 11, 2022
Archaeology & History The Recently Discovered Wreck of Shackleton’s ‘Endurance’ Faces Annihilation, an Archaeologist Warns The lost ship has been found, but remains at risk. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 7, 2022
Auctions As Georgia O’Keeffe’s Market Blooms, Christie’s Will Sell a Trove of Top-Notch Works by the Artist From Paul Allen’s Collection The works are part of Allen's 150-work-strong collection expected to bring in as much as $1 billion this fall. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 5, 2022
Analysis How a $10 Million Miró Auction Flop Turned Into a Dream Come True for One Dutch Museum The museum seized an opportunity after the Surrealist work failed to sell at auction. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 29, 2022
Artnet News Pro Bonhams Has Been Acquiring Its Competitors at Warp Speed. Here’s Why the Middle-Market Player Wants a Network, Not an Empire The house has found a winning strategy in accelerating key trends at play in the auction realm. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 27, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Has Revealed 15 Masterpieces for Sale From Paul Allen’s Collection, Including Three Works Estimated at $100 Million Each See what the most expensive art collection ever on offer has in store for trophy hunters. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 22, 2022
Auctions Energy Exec Roger Sant’s $50 Million Collection, With Major Works by Gauguin and Joan Mitchell, Heads to Christie’s This Fall Proceeds from the sale will benefit Sant's nonprofit Summit Foundation. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 22, 2022
Market Swiss Art Dealer Yves Bouvier Has Sold His Singapore Freeport to a Chinese Crypto Magnate for a Major Loss The Singapore complex, built 12 years ago for $70 million, sold for less than half that sum. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 20, 2022
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Museum Impresario Kiran Nadar on Championing Indian Artists on the Global Stage The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art is home to some 8,000 works of art. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 19, 2022
Art & Exhibitions In Pictures: See How a New Show at LACMA Traces the Evolution of Modern Korean Art The exhibition explores Western influences during a significant and turbulent time in Korea's history. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 15, 2022
Auctions $70 Million Worth of Art That Hung in MoMA Is Hitting the Auction Block Proceeds from the Sotheby's sales will help the museum ramp up its digital offerings. By Dorian Batycka, Sep 14, 2022
On View Here’s a Look Inside New York’s New Immersive Gustav Klimt Attraction The Hall des Lumières has opened in New York with 'Gustav Klimt: Gold in Motion.' By Artnet News, Sep 14, 2022
Auctions Faded Photos Bought for $2,200 at an Estate Sale Turn Out to Be Two Rare Stieglitz Works Stuck Together A rare and pristine platinum print was hiding behind a faded Alfred Stieglitz print auctioned at a Connecticut estate sale last year. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 13, 2022