Monet asked how the artist who made this exuberant masterpiece could possibly be unhappy—and a century later it became the most expensive work at auction

But the show goes on at Sotheby’s and Christie’s with a mixture of in-person and remote bidding, while British dealers are getting creative in the Big Apple

The $210.4m sale included new highs for contemporary artists like Mickalene Thomas, Jordan Casteel and Lynette Yiadom Boakye, while some established names fell flat

The work is expected to fetch up to £12m in a live sale at Christie's London this July

Auction house has partnered with disability charity Leonard Cheshire's Change 100 programme to give work placements in-house and fund others at Tate and National Galleries of Scotland

Knotted Ties exhibition features textile works by female artists from Africa and the diaspora

The 17th century painting of the Earl of Strafford, recently discovered to have been in the Royal collection, is expected to sell for up to £5m in London in July

The story of Le Pont de Trinquetaille—with the young female mudlark and the ruffians from the red-light district

Art History Link-Up chief says subject is a rare offer at state schools because of cuts and teacher shortages

It could become the most expensive Asian work sold by a Western auction house. Meanwhile, young contemporary names proved popular at last night's Sotheby's sale in Hong Kong

Larva Labs created 10,000 CryptoPunks three years ago—and gave away most of them

The 1932 work was last sold in 2013 at Sotheby's when it seemingly sold to the guarantor for a low estimate £28.6m

A multi-agency $15m initiative backed by the WHO and funded through a series of charity auctions at Christie’s will support artist-led projects to improve mental, social and environmental health

A number of Indian artists made their auction debut this season, though several established names missed the mark

The new 20th and 21st century auction format will launch in New York this May

Year-long series of Healing Arts auctions and events aims to support mental health treatment and recovery in the wake of Covid-19

Our pick of the highlights from this month's auctions

TRON blockchain founder Justin Sun says on Twitter that Christie’s website would not let him place another bid with 30 seconds to go of the online auction yesterday

Everyday: The First 5000 Days is now the third most expensive work by a living artist sold at auction

Ahead of yesterday's sale in Paris, the Man Ray Trust called for a delay claiming that Lucien Treillard “stole a substantial number of Man Ray’s works and possessions"

1932 painting of artist's close friend has been out of the public eye for over 90 years but now comes up for auction at Christie's in New York

The buyer of Beeple's NFT work will be able to pay with ETH later this month

With investors such as Elon Musk and Chamath Palihapitiya backing the purely digital art form, the trade is beginning to take notice

The 1982 painting will be sold in a single-lot evening sale at Christie's Hong Kong on 23 March with an estimate of $31m to $41m

The vast collection of auction catalogues dates back to Christie's very first sale in 1766 and has been an invaluable resource for dealers and academics

"Christie’s has not been provided with any evidence that would challenge the lawfulness of this sale," a representative says

The arts and crafts chain has amended its complaint regarding the ancient tablet, which it bought for at auction for $1.67m in 2014. It was seized by US authorities in 2019

A Provençal drawing coming up at Christie’s New York is based on a painting in Washington, DC

As his new book is published, the auction house chief compares coronavirus fallout to previous economic disasters

The two rivals have made record online and private sales as pandemic overturns traditional live auction format