Auctions Sotheby’s Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve the Company’s $3.7 Billion Acquisition by French Media Mogul Patrick Drahi CEO Tad Smith called it an historic moment for the 275-year-old auction house. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 5, 2019
On View Rare Impressionist Paintings Owned by the Butler of Artist Gustave Caillebotte Have Re-Emerged in a Paris Show The heir of Gustave Caillebotte's loyal servant donated the family heirlooms to the Musée d'Orsay. By Kate Brown, Sep 3, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: The Smithsonian’s Lonnie Bunch Recalls an Awkward Visit by Donald Trump + Other Stories Plus, a Chinese billionaire museum founder is arrested and Nan Goldin slams the Sacklers’ settlement proposal. By Artnet News, Sep 2, 2019
Art & Exhibitions From the Untold Story of the Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood to Caravaggio Meets Bernini, Here Are 13 Unmissable Museum Shows to See in Europe This Fall Our guide to the best museums have to offer this season. By Luise Wank, Sep 1, 2019
Art World Dr. Seuss Dreamed Up a Guide to Art History That Was Never Published—Until Now Here's the story of "Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum" came to be published 28 years after the author's death. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 1, 2019
Art World Michelangelo, Warhol, and Other Famous Artists Wrote Eloquent Letters to Friends and Family. Here Are Some of the Most Revealing Passages "Artists' Letters: Leonardo da Vinci to David Hockney" collects missives ranging from the bizarre to the boring. By Artnet News, Aug 29, 2019
Art World ‘This Truly Is a Landmark’: An Atlanta Couple Donates a Major Impressionist Collection to the High Museum of Art The donation, which comes from local patrons Doris and Shouky Shaheen, is one of the biggest in the museum’s history. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 28, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: Richard Serra Is Finally Lightening Up Ahead of His Heaviest Show Ever + Other Stories Plus, more artists join the protest against Shed board member Stephen Ross and the Sackler family offers $12 billion to settle a wave of lawsuits. By Artnet News, Aug 28, 2019
Auctions Christie’s Will Sell Architect IM Pei’s $25 Million Art Collection, Including Works by Some of His Famous Friends The collection includes works by Barnett Newman, Jean Dubuffet, and Zao Wou-Ki, among others. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 27, 2019
The Big Interview UCCA Director Philip Tinari on Why China’s First Big Picasso Show Could Inaugurate a New Era of Museum Blockbusters The possibilities are really kind of breathtaking. By Andrew Goldstein, Aug 26, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: Yet Another Creepy Painting Owned by Jeffrey Epstein Has Been Discovered, This Time at His New Mexico Ranch + Other Stories Plus, decoding David Koch's legacy as an arts funder and Brazil's culture secretary resigns over government censorship of LGTBQ-themed art. By Artnet News, Aug 26, 2019
The Big Interview UCCA Director Philip Tinari on Why He Wanted to Bring the First Major Picasso Show to China, Now To tell the story of Picasso in China is to tell the story of China itself, Tinari argues. By Andrew Goldstein, Aug 25, 2019
Art World A Giacometti Sculpture Damaged by a Clumsy Cat Was Deemed ‘Worthless’ by Experts on a TV Show. Then It Sold for $612,000 A new round of experts removed layers of spackling paste and household paint to uncover the Swiss master's signature. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 23, 2019
Auctions The Art Collection of Terry Allen Kramer, the Flashy Heiress Who Produced ‘Kinky Boots,’ Is Heading to Christie’s This Fall Led by works from Picasso, Pissarro, and Matisse, Kramer’s collection is expected to fetch as much as $21 million. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 22, 2019
People History’s First Female Filmmaker Has Been Rescued From Obscurity Thanks to an Enlightening New Jodie Foster-Narrated Documentary Alice Guy-Blaché, the director of nearly 1,000 early films, created what may be the world's first narrative movie. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 20, 2019
