Art Fairs Collectors Flock to Comfort Food at Frieze New York, With Early Sales of a $1.3 Million Baselitz and Paintings of Interiors Dealers welcomed crowds of eager buyers as Frieze New York returned to the Shed for the second year running. By Eileen Kinsella, 18 hours ago
Auctions Sotheby’s Notched a Solid $408.5 Million Modern Art New York Sale Fueled by the Reliable Churn of Blue-Chip Monets and Picassos The sale set new records for Milton Avery and Leonora Carrington. By Eileen Kinsella, 2 days ago
Art Fairs Independent Is Launching a New Art Fair This Fall Dedicated to Under-Appreciated Artists of the 20th Century The fair will coincide with Armory Week. By Eileen Kinsella, May 17, 2022
Auctions Here’s Your Guide to the Best, Most Desirable Artworks for Sale During New York’s $2.6 Billion Spring Auction Marathon Collections from the likes of the Macklowes, the Ammanns, and Anne Bass represent an almost unprecedented caliber of material. By Eileen Kinsella, May 6, 2022
Auctions In a Surprise Move, New York City Has Eliminated Longstanding Regulations Designed to Boost Transparency in the Auction Industry Some say the change could backfire on the auction sector. By Eileen Kinsella, May 3, 2022
Crime The Feds Indict Two Detroit Brothers and a Florida Man in a Long-Running Forgery Scheme Peddling Fake Art and Sports Memorabilia The men hawked works by purportedly by Gertrude Abercrombie, George Ault, and others from 2005 to 2020. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 27, 2022
Law A Diego Rivera Painting Was Among the Assets FBI Agents Seized From Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska The new 'KleptoCapture' task force is ramping up the pressure on Russian oligarchs. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 25, 2022
Auctions Artnet Auctions Is Teaming Up With Poly Auction to Stage an Online Sale of Blue-Chip Art in China This Summer The sale will appear on the Poly Auction platform. By Artnet News, Apr 20, 2022
Museums Francis Bacon’s Former Handyman Was Going to Give a Trove of His Art to Tate. After a Feud, He Offered It to France Instead "I turn my back on the Tate forever," said Barry Joule. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 18, 2022
Art World How a Theater Company Dramatized the Life of Andy Warhol for a Bold New Production Playing Out on the Streets of New York The play takes audiences on a rollicking tour of Andy Warhol's old stomping grounds. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 8, 2022
Art World Designer and Art Collector Lisa Perry Is Reviving a Pedigreed Modernist House as a Gallery in the Hamptons Onna House will showcase the work of women artists and designers. By Zachary Small, Apr 7, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Will Sell the Complete Storied Collection of Swiss Connoisseurs Doris and Thomas Ammann This Spring Christie's hopes the sale is the biggest since the 2018 Rockefeller collection sale. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 6, 2022
Market The Auction Market Is on Fire, But Fairs Are Still Flailing: 7 Takeaways From the 2022 Art Basel Market Report Also, NFTs are definitely a thing. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 29, 2022
Auctions How Much for an Invisible Artwork? Sotheby’s Is Betting It Can Get a Half Million Dollars for a Sales Receipt by Yves Klein Klein sold a number of such works between 1959 and 1962 in return for a weight of pure gold. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 22, 2022
Auctions Led by a Prized Francis Picabia, Sotheby’s First-Ever Surrealist Sale in Paris Nets $36 Million The event included 23 lots and was highlighted by a 1929 Picabia picture that sold for $10.9 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 17, 2022
