Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Sotheby’s London Auctions of Modern and Contemporary Art, June 2023 Get the stats behind the spin. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 28, 2023
Auctions Klimt’s ‘Lady With a Fan’ Sets a New Auction Record in Europe, Making $108.4 Million at Sotheby’s Mini-Marathon of London Sales The artist's final portrait—it was still on the easel in Klimt's studio when he died in 1918—is now the most expensive artwork ever sold in Europe. By Eileen Kinsella & Sarah Cascone, Jun 27, 2023
Politics ‘Hamilton’ Popularized the Legacy of Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler. It Also Helped Get His Statue Booted From Albany The statue had stood for nearly 100 years. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 27, 2023
Museums & Institutions A Writer Is Calling Out the British Museum for Using Her Translations of Chinese Poetry in an Exhibition Without Permission The translator said the museum now claims it has removed her work and will not credit her 'as your work will not be featured.' By Sarah Cascone, Jun 21, 2023
Auctions Sotheby’s Will Offer a Rare Klimt Portrait in London With a Whopping $80 Million Estimate—Which Could Set a European Record The painting, made near the end of the artist's life, will lead the Sotheby's London summer sale. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 14, 2023
Art & Exhibitions 13 Must-See Museum Exhibitions in Europe This Summer, From Modernist Rediscoveries in Scandinavia to a Kusama Blockbuster in Bilbao Plus: Picasso in Malaga, Basquiat in Riehen, Mueck in Paris, and more. By Daniel Jameson, Jun 13, 2023
Pop Culture ‘Leopoldstadt’, Tom Stoppard’s Tale of Turn-of-the-Century Vienna With a Gustav Klimt Painting at the Center, Won the Tony for Best Play The record fifth win for the 85-year-old playwright prominently features a portrait by the great Viennese artist. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 13, 2023
Auctions A Picasso Portrait Consigned by His Ex-Wife’s Estate Just Set a Record for the Artist in the Frothy German Auction Market The work hammered at €3.4 million at Van Ham yesterday. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 6, 2023
Museums & Institutions After Five Years of Renovations—and Months of Labor Negotiations With Staff—New York’s Hispanic Society Finally Reopens The museum has modernized its turn-of-the-century Beaux Arts building, unionized workers, and is ready to welcome the world to its perch in Washington Heights. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 5, 2023
Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: Phillips 20th-Century and Contemporary Evening Auction, May 2023 Get the stats behind the spin. By Annie Armstrong, May 18, 2023
Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Christie’s Gerald Fineberg Collection Sale, Part I, May 2023 Get the stats behind the spin. By Katya Kazakina, May 18, 2023
Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: Sotheby’s Mo Ostin and Modern Auctions, May 2023 Get the stats behind the spin. By Katya Kazakina, May 17, 2023
Art & Exhibitions Why Did Cypresses Transfix Van Gogh? A Show at the Met Museum Explores the Artist’s Many Depictions of the Symbolic Trees It's the first show to focus on Van Gogh's fixation with the striking trees. By Sarah Cascone, May 17, 2023
Auctions Sotheby’s Faces a ‘More Sober’ Market With a Modern Art Marathon—and Comes Away With $427 Million The evening began with the cream of the Mo Ostin collection before moving to (mostly) modern works. By Katya Kazakina, May 16, 2023
Crime A Portuguese Ex-Banker Convicted of Fraud in a $20 Million Art Deal Has Evaded Jail Time After a Criminal Statute Expired José Viamonte de Sousa skimmed millions off a sale of 41 Joan Miró paintings. By Eileen Kinsella, May 16, 2023
