British Art Exhibition Curated by Legendary 1960s Gallerist Kasmin Unveiled
Sotheby’s will stage ‘The New Situation’: Art in London in the Sixties, a collaboration between Sotheby’s Modern & Post-War British… Read More
28 August 2013
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Sotheby’s Reports Strong Sales In Half Year Financial Results
Sotheby’s (NYSE: BID 6 August 2013) has reported their financial results for the second quarter and first half ended June… Read More
9 August 2013
Kelly Clarkson Obstructed From Exporting Rare Jane Austen Ring
A beautiful yet simple gold and turquoise ring, one of only three pieces of jewellery in existence that is known… Read More
2 August 2013
Chatsworth House Stages Two Exciting Contemporary Art and Design Exhibitions
The historic stately home Chatsworth House in Derbyshire is staging two exciting new exhibitions this autumn. ‘Beyond Limits’ a large… Read More
28 July 2013
Contemporary Art from the United Arab Emirates Opens At Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s London has opened an exhibition in its New Bond Street galleries which is the first-ever group exhibition comprising 12… Read More
24 July 2013
Sotheby’s Exhibition of Japanese Erotic Prints Gets 18 Plus Rating
Following the success of the two contemporary ink art exhibitions in June, Sotheby’s Hong Kong is excited to bring to… Read More
15 July 2013
Ben Nicholson Achieves Record Price For Painting At Sotheby’s
A painting by the late British artist Ben Nicholson, (Mycenae-axe-blue), has sold for £1,082,500. It was a highlight at the… Read More
12 July 2013
Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Proserpine Goes Under The Hammer At Sothebys
Sotheby’s is to offer an iconic Pre-Raphaelite masterpiece by Dante Gabriel Rossetti in their 19 November 2013 London sale of… Read More
11 July 2013
El Greco Masterpiece Is Top Seller In Sotheby’s £35m Auction
Old Masters have set new record prices in an unprecedented bidding war at Sotheby’s yesterday.
4 July 2013
Monumental Ben Nicholson Painting Leads Sotheby’s Summer Post-War British Art Sale
A monumental painting by British artist Ben Nicholson’s will lead Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Modern & Post-War British Art on… Read More
2 July 2013
Jean-Michel Basquiat Masterpieces On Sale In Sotheby’s Selling Exhibition
Sotheby’s is presenting a major selling exhibition of works by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Featuring over 30 works, the exhibition showcases several… Read More
6 May 2013
Is This Painting By Barnett Newman Really Worth $30-40 Million?
A painting by the seminal American Abstract Expressionist painter Barnett Newman goes under the hammer at Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening… Read More
5 May 2013
Marina Picasso To Auction Two Picasso Masterpieces For Children’s Charity
Marina Picasso is to sell two paintings by Picasso from her personal collection at Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art Sale… Read More
4 May 2013
Madonna Donates $6m Fernand Leger Painting To Education Charity
The singer Madonna has donated a 1921 Cubist masterpiece by the French painter Fernand Leger to a charity in support… Read More
5 April 2013
Gerhard Richter’s Monumental Domplatz Painting Auctioned At Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s will auction a 20th century masterwork by Gerhard Richter on 14 May 2013 as one of the highlights of… Read More
2 April 2013
Damien Hirst Fakes: Miami Pastor Accused of Art Fraud
Kevin Sutherland, the Paster of a Miami based church was charged with art fraud, last week, in a New York… Read More
13 March 2013
Is China Still The Global Market Leader For Art Sales?
We reported a year ago that the global art market had recovered from the financial crisis with both confidence and… Read More
13 February 2013
Picasso Potboiler: Marie Therese Portrait Sells For £28m In London
A portrait by Picasso’s of Marie-Therese Walter, has been sold at Sotheby’s London for £28.6m. Painted in 1932 the work… Read More
6 February 2013
London Art Auctions Forecast Half Billion Sales In February
Over half a billion in Art goes under the hammer in London this month with the launch of Christies, Sothebys… Read More
3 February 2013
Mick Jagger Billet-Doux To Marsha Hunt Breaks Rolling Stones Auction Record
A series of letters posted by the lead singer of the Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger to his secret lover in… Read More
13 December 2012
The Art Market: Unregulated Unscrupulous And Worth Billions
“Apart from drugs, art is the biggest unregulated market in the world;” declared art critic Robert Hughes at the start… Read More
12 November 2012
Original Sgt Pepper’s Peter Blake Collage On Sale At Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s London are offering an original collage created by the Pop artist Sir Peter Blake in their 13th November sale…. Read More
6 October 2012
Sculptor Barry Flanagan Features At Chatsworth House Sotheby’s Exhibition
This years Chatsworth House exhibition mounted by auctioneer’s Sotheby’s will feature several works by the iconic British sculptor Barry Flanagan…. Read More
7 September 2012
Tapping Into The Autumn 2012 Auction Pipeline – ArtLyst Preview
The art market has continued to grow at rates far above other investment sectors. This has created a lucrative return… Read More
6 September 2012
Christie’s And Sotheby’s Report Record Half Year Figures
In the first half of 2012 leading auction houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s show conflicting views on the state of the… Read More
19 July 2012
Contemporary Art Auctions A Case For Recession Proof Investment
As the Summer auction and fair season winds up and galleries mount their group shows, a mainstay of the art… Read More
1 July 2012
Massive Money For Warhol & Ai Weiwei At Contemporary Art Auction
Sotheby’s contemporary art auction in New York last night saw massive sales of works by Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon, Roy… Read More
10 May 2012
History Made As Edvard Munch Scream Blows Picasso Out Off The Water
So after all the hype, the auction of Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ did not disappoint, selling for an incredible $119.9… Read More
3 May 2012
Edvard Munch Scream Goes Under Hammer Tonight
Edvard Munch, the celebrated Norwegian Post-Impressionist, painted four versions of his now iconic ‘The Scream.’ This evening one will be… Read More
2 May 2012
Sotheby’s Puts Munch Scream On View In London
iconic masterpiece on display for one week at auction house The last privately owned rendition of Edvard Munch’s The Scream… Read More
13 April 2012
Sotheby’s Axes James Murdoch From Board
Newspaper Executive Considered A Liability For Auction Giant It seems no self-respecting multinational wants James Murdoch sitting on their board… Read More
18 March 2012
Andy Warhol’s The Scream Goes Under the Hammer In London
As the world awaits Edvard Munch’s Original to be sold in New York in May Sotheby’s London, biannual sale of… Read More
3 March 2012