Art History Art Bites: Why the Impressionists Went Gaga for Purple The invention of a true purple pigment took the art world by storm. By Verity Babbs, Feb 27, 2024
Pop Culture The Painting Behind the Meme: the Reluctant Bride Toulmouche’s aggrieved lady has become a mouthpiece for women around the world. By Verity Babbs, Feb 23, 2024
Art World A Van Gogh Self-Portrait Heads to Wales in a Landmark Loan From Musée D’Orsay The painting will feature in the National Museum in Cardiff’s "Art of the Selfie" exhibition. By Verity Babbs, Feb 13, 2024
Artnet News Pro Details of Da Vinci and Modigliani Transactions Emerge as Rybolovlev Trial Continues Witnesses recounted a dinner in Paris, a lunch in St. Barts, and code names like "cottonmouth," in testimony outlining how sales of trophy artworks took place. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 24, 2024
Law & Politics Sotheby’s Exec Paints an Ugly Picture of Yves Bouvier’s Deceptions in Ongoing Rybolovlev Trial Sotheby's attorneys are shining a spotlight on the Swiss dealer's role in the alleged fraud. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 19, 2024
Law & Politics A Key Sotheby’s Executive Took the Witness Stand, as Epic Rybolovlev Fraud Trial Lumbers Forward All eyes are on Sotheby's executive Sam Valette this week as he testifies about multi-million dollar private deals. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 17, 2024
Market 5 Top Art Advisors on How the Art Market Could Change in 2024 Surprisingly divergent predictions from pros in the know. By Artnet News, Jan 3, 2024
Art History Best Frenemies: 5 Notorious Rivalries in Art History These duos went from healthy competition to all-out war. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 19, 2023
Auctions Christie’s Posts a $2.2-Billion Drop in Sales in 2023 But 2022, the house's best year ever, was a hard act to follow. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 18, 2023
Law & Politics The Sprawling Legal Dispute Between Yves Bouvier and Dmitry Rybolovlev Is Finally Over A bitter international fight over allegedly inflated art prices has finally come to an end. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 11, 2023
Art History Was Winter Monet’s Favorite Season? Here Are 3 Surprising Facts About His Snowy Masterpiece ‘The Magpie’ We took a closer look at Monet's largest winter landscape and found some surprising details. By Katie White, Nov 30, 2023
Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Sotheby’s Modern Art Evening Sale, November 2023 Get the stats behind the spin. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 13, 2023
Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Christie’s 20th Century Evening Sale, November 2023 The sale also marked the end of an era as veteran auctioneer Jussi Pylkkänen's final evening auction. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 9, 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
Museums & Institutions ‘It’s a Bittersweet Situation’: Collector Christian Levett Opens Up About Rededicating His Museum to Women’s Art The new museum is slated to open in June. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 30, 2023
