Auctions
Christie’s to hold first Modern and contemporary Middle Eastern art sale in London
Auction house cuts Dubai October series as it looks to “internationalise” the sector's market
Fundraising auction of Haitian art tests the water
Piasa’s dedicated sale will benefit island’s Le Centre d’art which was decimated in 2010 earthquake
Object lessons: a sculptural horse honouring the Tōhoku disaster by Deborah Butterfield and a still life by E. Charlton Fortune
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New commissions by nine artists for DiCaprio Foundation sale
Annual charity auction will benefit actor's philanthropic activities combating climate change
Object lessons: a work from a Chicago Imagist and a promotional gift from the Campbells Soup Company after Andy Warhol
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London poised to regain Old Master crown from New York
Sotheby’s offers its most valuable Old Master sale in London, and a Guardi painting at Christie’s could break records
Object lessons: a Venetian scene by Guardi, an ancient Egyptian relic and an artefact from an important collection of ethnographic art
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Record for Wolfgang Tillmans as Phillips and Bonhams achieve top results in contemporary sales
Auction houses capitalise on summer season of biennales and art fairs
Tefaf focuses on online market in addendum to annual art market report
Findings detail the supply side of the digital sales equation, point toward hybrid models
Object lessons: a Broodthaers décor, the head of Sekhmet and a rare portrait of a female court jester
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Kandinsky record falls twice in patchy Sotheby’s sale
With three lots making over £20m with fees, Sotheby’s long-winded Impressionist & Modern Art auction improves on 2016 but falls just short of a stiff estimate
Collector sues Christie’s for cancelling David Hammons sale
Buyer rejects compensation offer for US artist’s body print
Object lessons: a maquette by Barbara Hepworth, a Cubistic balalaika by Ben Nicholson and a work by Venice Biennale artist Mark Bradford
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Object lessons: a portrait of Jacqueline Roque by Picasso and an image of Christ by Dalí
Andy Warhol’s first ‘selfie’ expected to fetch £7m at auction
The early self-portrait marks the moment the artist became a celebrity
Lights designed by Le Corbusier withdrawn from Paris auction at last minute
Artcurial auctioneers left surprised as sale of 100 light sconces from Firminy World Heritage site is halted
Object lessons: works of art from niche collections
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Object lessons: a relic from the Forbes family collection, a portrait of contemporary migration and a neo-Russian painting
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Old Master landscape looted by Nazis comes back on the market
The sale at Sotheby’s comes after a restitution agreement was reached between the heirs of the original owners and the trust of the most recent one
Jean Paul Riopelle abstract canvas sells for a record-setting C$7.4m
Although comparisons have been drawn to Jackson Pollock but, the Montreal-born painter “felt no special affinities” to the Abstract Expressionist's work
Object lessons: a Cuban vanguardian work, a Noguchi sculpture with a Hollywood history and a Ragamala miniature painting
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Rediscovered Rodin sculpture surfaces at auction
A never-before-exhibited version of Andromède will be offered at Artcurial with an estimate of €800,000-€1.2m
Basquiat skull painting sells for record $110.5m at Sotheby's
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa bought the work in New York for almost double the artist's previous record
Low total for Sotheby’s first African art sale (but what is “African” art?)
Highest prices for artists already in the international art system
Christie’s comes out strong with $400m contemporary sale
Larry Gagosian snags top lot, Cy Twombly’s Leda and the Swan, for $52.9m
Object lessons: an anti-authoritarian triptych by Mike Kelley, a Western sculpture by Frederic Remington and an early work by Rosemarie Trockel
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Bidders move fast for Modern sculptures at Sotheby's New York
Competition for works by Giacometti, Ernst, Moore, and Arp drove a $173.8m Impressionist and Modern sale
Christie's New York evening sale finds success with Brancusi and Picasso
Modern works lead the way, but totals heavily weighted to top end
Object lessons: a painting of Igbo spirits by Ben Enwonwu, a whimsical collage drawing by Joan Miró and a two-faced bust by Lichtenstein
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