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
Art & Exhibitions Drawings Newly Attributed to Sandro Botticelli Get the Spotlight in San Francisco "Botticelli: Rhythm of the Line" is the first exhibition dedicated to the Renaissance master's drawings. By Verity Babbs, Jan 4, 2024
Pop Culture How the Provocative ‘Saltburn’ Is Renewing Interest in a 400-Year-Old French Ceramicist The new film sees Bernard Palissy, the 16th-century Huguenot, play a subtle yet significant role. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 4, 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
Museums & Institutions The Frick’s Longtime Director Ian Wardropper Will Step Down in 2025 Wardropper will oversee the museum's return to Fifth Avenue after major institutional changes and a years-long renovation. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 3, 2024
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 Conservation Work on a 16th-Century Portrait Reveals Hans Holbein’s Cheek-Chiseling Procedure The portrait featuring a sculpted jawline is on show in Buckingham Palace. By Verity Babbs, Dec 7, 2023
Crime A New Podcast Lifts the Lid on the Notorious Theft of a Caravaggio From an Italian Church The series aims to locate the painting, which has been missing since 1969. By Adam Schrader, Nov 30, 2023
Museums & Institutions Revealed: Who Bought This Long-Lost Anne Vallayer-Coster Masterpiece? The acquisition is part of efforts to collect more works by women, including Liza Lou and Simone Leigh. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 21, 2023
On View A Once-in-a-Lifetime Loan Brings Zen Buddhist Masterpieces to the U.S. The famed ink paintings by Muqi have never left Japan before. Now, they are headed to San Francisco. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 15, 2023
Art History A Secret Room in a 16th-Century Italian Chapel, Where Michelangelo Hid—and Drew—for Months, Opens to the Public Michelangelo is believed to have made the rarely seen drawings while in hiding after the pope sentenced him to death. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 31, 2023
Art World A Painting That Hung for Generations in a Family’s Living Room in Spain Has Been Identified as a Van Dyck Masterpiece The work could be worth millions. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 23, 2023
Museums & Institutions 400 Years Ago a Prudish Aristocrat Censored This Artemisia Gentileschi Nude. Using Tech, an Italian Museum Has Revealed the Stunning Original Work A relative of Michelangelo tapped Baroque artist Il Volterrano to censor the original work. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 20, 2023
