Art Basel Hong Kong Announces Highlights For 2025 Edition
Art Basel announces further highlights for its 2025 edition in Hong Kong, including details on unique sectors and an extensive… Read More
21 January 2025
Art Market News
Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Discovered At School Heads To Auction
A long-lost sculpture by Dame Barbara Hepworth, one of Britain’s most celebrated modernist artists, was found last February in an… Read More
15 January 2025
Christie’s Left in the Lurch After $28 Million Chardin Sale Goes Unpaid
PARIS — Christie’s, the international auction house, has become embroiled in a humiliating legal wrangle after the buyer of a… Read More
17 December 2024
Art Basel Miami Beach 2024: Final Sales Report – Artlyst
The 2024 Art Basel fair in Miami Beach, the first under new director Bridget Finn, closed on Sunday after welcoming… Read More
9 December 2024
What Sold At Art Basel Miami Beach 2024 So Far
Art Basel Miami Beach 2024 | Selection of Reported Sales | VIP Day 3, with additional sales made on Days… Read More
7 December 2024
Record Sales: Christie’s Highlights Emerging Artists Alongside Big Names
Christie’s New York delivered a successful 21st-Century Evening Sale, drawing a packed auction room despite the weather. While works by the well-known artists… Read More
25 November 2024
Magritte Achieves $105m At Christie’s Double-header Evening Sales
Christie’s evening sales in New York had moments of high drama and subdued junctures, notched up an impressive total of $486 million to further underscore how vital the art market still is, with its penchant for fresh-to-market high-quality works. It also showed some unevenness in… Read More
20 November 2024
$65.5m Monet Water lily Painting Leads Sotheby’s New York Autumn Sales
Sotheby’s November auctions in New York kicked off on November 18 with solid results across its Evening Sales. It amassed… Read More
20 November 2024
Mark Rothko Ukraine Flag Painting Takes 30% Dive In Hong Kong
Untitled (Yellow and Blue) by Mark Rothko has sold at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong for 30% less than it had… Read More
12 November 2024
Paris Photo 2024: Fair Round-up – Claudia Barbieri Childs
After three years squeezed into temporary pop-up accommodation, the annual Paris Photo Fair returned to its usual home this year,… Read More
11 November 2024
Frieze Sell Off Investigated By Endeavor Group Holdings
Endeavor Group Holdings Inc, the entertainment conglomerate that owns Frieze, is reportedly considering selling the global art fair operator and… Read More
7 November 2024
Maurizio Cattelan: Duck Taped Banana To Be Auctioned At Sotheby’s
Rarely has an artwork processed the transformative power of aesthetics and shaped cultural narratives like Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Comedian’. Consisting of… Read More
27 October 2024
Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting 2024 Revealed
The 2024 Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting offers a fascinating glimpse into the ever-evolving world of high-net-worth… Read More
24 October 2024
Nicolas Poussin: Rediscovered Erotic Painting Auctioned At Hôtel Drouot
The French auction house Ader, in association with Cabinet Turquin, offers a remarkable early painting by Nicolas Poussin, which will… Read More
22 October 2024
Art Basel Paris 2024 What Sold And What The Dealers Said
The 2024 edition of Art Basel Paris concluded successfully amid an energised response from galleries and local and international visitors…. Read More
20 October 2024
Ed Ruscha: Large Standard Station Painting Expected To Achieve $50m
Christie’s has announced the sale of Ed Ruscha’s Standard Station, Ten-Cent Western Being Torn in Half. It will headline the… Read More
15 October 2024
Frieze London 2024 What Sold And What The Dealers Said
London, 14 October 2024—Frieze London and Frieze Masters closed their doors after a successful five-day run, with significant sales and… Read More
14 October 2024
Sydell Miller Collection To Headline Sotheby’s NY November Marquee Sales
The extraordinary collection of Sydell Miller, known to reflect her philosophy of life, will headline Sotheby’s marquee sales this November… Read More
20 September 2024
Christie’s Announces MICA: THE COLLECTION OF MICA ERTEGUN
This Autumn, Christie’s New York is launching a landmark series of auctions with two exclusive single-owner sales. The first takes… Read More
19 September 2024
Frieze Seoul 2024: What Sold And What The Dealers Had To Say
Seoul, Korea — Frieze Seoul concluded its third edition on September 8th, 2024, with strong sales, an electric atmosphere, and… Read More
9 September 2024
Armory Show 2024: What The Dealers Said Plus Sales Report
New York – On Sunday, September 8, The Armory Show concluded its 30th edition, marking a landmark year as the first under the… Read More
9 September 2024
Abrams Family Collection Goes Under The Hammer At Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s has announced a significant auction featuring works from the esteemed Abrams Family Collection, set to take place in September… Read More
30 August 2024
Sotheby’s Receives $1 Billion Boost from Abu Dhabi’s ADQ Amid Debt Concerns
In a move that could reshape the global art market, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, ADQ, has announced a $1… Read More
12 August 2024
Andy Warhol’s $26m Digital Portrait of Debbie Harry Hits Market
A rare digital portrait of Blondie’s Debbie Harry by Andy Warhol has resurfaced and is now available for sale, carrying… Read More
3 August 2024
Christie’s Reports 22% Decline in First Half Sales
The global auction house, Christie’s, announced this week that it recorded $2.1 billion in live and online auction sales during… Read More
17 July 2024
Art Basel Miami Beach 2024 Announce A Diverse Roster of Exhibitors
Art Basel Miami Beach has released its exhibitor list for the 2024 edition, promising an exciting and vibrant art fair… Read More
10 July 2024
Tokyo Genda: Is Japan’s Art Market Booming? Here Are The Results
The second edition of Tokyo Gendai, organised by The Art Assembly with SMBC Group as the Principal Partner, has successfully… Read More
8 July 2024
J.M.W. Turner Watercolour Of Lulworth Cove Sells For £384k At Sotheby’s
A rare and exquisite watercolour by J.M.W. Turner, “Lulworth Cove,” dating back to circa 1811-12, has resurfaced, causing considerable excitement…. Read More
3 July 2024
Venice Authorities Confiscate €300,000 Fake Modigliani Drawing
VENICE—The Venice Cultural Heritage Protection Unit has exposed a counterfeit drawing attributed to the renowned Italian Modernist Amedeo Modigliani. The… Read More
24 June 2024
Art Basel 2024 Report Plus What The Dealers Said
Art Basel has shrugged off the doom-mongers and reported buoyant sales for the 2024 edition, which took place from 13… Read More
17 June 2024
Rebranding Exercise: Art Basel Paris Drops The Plus
Art Basel, the prestigious international art fair, is set to dazzle the French capital with its 2024 show. Renamed Art… Read More
30 May 2024
Sotheby’s To Sack Dozens Of UK Employees Amid Global Restructuring
Sotheby’s, one of the world’s largest and most prestigious auction houses, is preparing to lay off dozens of employees in… Read More
29 May 2024