Auctions From an Outperforming Algorithm to Dakar’s Overnight Art Star, Here Are the 8 Biggest Auction Surprises of 2018 We look back at the year in auctions. By Colin Gleadell, Dec 12, 2018
Auctions Naomi Campbell, Bill Gates, and Larry Gagosian Converge to Supercharge Sotheby’s $10.5 Million (RED) Charity Sale in Miami Organizers Bono, David Adjaye and Theaster Gates all urged the crowd to be generous—and helped set some new records. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 6, 2018
Auctions Is the Contemporary Art Market Due for a Contraction? A Look Beyond the Mega-Sales Presents a Dimmer Picture Contemporary art was the only major category to decline in total sales volume at auction last week. Here's what that means. By Tim Schneider, Nov 30, 2018
Auctions Amrita Sher-Gil, Known as ‘India’s Frida Kahlo,’ Is a Standout at Sotheby’s Inaugural Auction in Mumbai The sale was held days after the auction house's managing director for India was placed on leave amid #metoo allegations. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 29, 2018
Auctions A British Auction-House Employee Used a 4,000-Year-Old Pot He Bought for $6 to Store His Toothbrushes It later sold at auction for a 2,000 percent profit. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 29, 2018
Auctions From the Priciest Painting to the Richest Wine Bottle, Here Are the Most Expensive Objects Ever Sold at Auction From Marilyn Monroe's 'Subway' dress to 'Salvator Mundi,' our list rounds up the most expensive items in each auction category. By Artnet News, Nov 28, 2018
Auctions A Rare 11th-Century Scroll by the ‘Chinese da Vinci’ Sold for Nearly $60 Million at Christie’s Hong Kong But some observers are underwhelmed by the price. By Henri Neuendorf, Nov 27, 2018
Auctions The Doctor Who Discovered Insulin Was Also an Artist—and His Painting of His Laboratory Just Sold for a Record Price The Canadian auction house Heffel will donate the buyer’s premium to fund diabetes research. By Naomi Rea, Nov 22, 2018
Auctions 11 Advisors Resign From a Jewish Museum in London to Protest the ‘Heartbreaking’ Sale of Its Collection Nicholas Serota and Norman Rosenthal are among the experts who have resigned as London’s Ben Uri Gallery and Museum begins to deaccession 700 historic works. By Javier Pes, Nov 21, 2018
Auctions The Biggest Winner of Auction Week and 12 Other Takeaways From New York’s $2 Billion Sales From the biggest winner to the most surprising pass, here are our parting observations from last week's auction marathon. By Artnet News, Nov 20, 2018
Auctions Three Paintings Deaccessioned by Santa Fe’s Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Net a Combined $23.3 Million at Sotheby’s The museum says it needs the money to "build and refine" its collection. By Henri Neuendorf, Nov 18, 2018
Auctions With a Historic Splash, David Hockney Becomes the World’s Priciest Living Artist in Christie’s $358 Million Postwar Sale The work by the British artist topples Koons's Balloon Dog to become the most expensive work by a living artist. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 15, 2018
Auctions The ‘Leonardo da Vinci of Diamonds’ Sets a $50 Million World Record at Christie’s Geneva It's the most per carat ever paid for a pink diamond. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 15, 2018
Auctions Forget Masterpiece Theater—Sotheby’s Delivers a Sterling $362.6 Million Contemporary Art Sale Built From the Middle Market It was an impressive night that saw record after record drop for important artists with growing markets. By Tim Schneider, Nov 14, 2018
Auctions New Auction Records for Hopper and de Kooning Lead Christie’s Booming $318 Million Barney Ebsworth Sale Is the Hopper masterpiece headed to a museum? By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 13, 2018
