Phillips
In person | Cheyenne Westphal on swapping the drama of Sotheby’s for the challenge of growing Phillips
The chairman of Phillips on boardroom battles and joining the underdog
Confidence may be low, but New York's auctions are aiming high
Can the quality of the smaller works coming up during "gigaweek" quell economic jitters?
New artists to the block bring excitement to Phillips Contemporary evening sale in London
New record set for Alex Katz, but less-familiar names also exceed expectations
Object lessons: from a 'pendulously lobed' Buddha head to a Japanese-Italian boxing ring
Our pick of highlights from the next fortnight's auctions and fairs
Phillips names Olivia Thornton head of 20th-century and contemporary art in Europe
The appointment comes after a handful of new hires across the auction house’s offices
Price match! Old Masters vs contemporary art: what can you get for your money?
During London's Classic Week, we take a look at what the same sum will buy you at either end of the art historical timeline
Female painters steal the limelight at Phillips contemporary evening sale in London
Market is not “as effervescent as it was”, but £36m total is the auction house’s highest in June for over a decade despite disappointing results for Modern works
San Francisco museum's Rothko sells for $50m as Sotheby’s closes bumper week of New York auctions
Dana Schutz’s record broken twice in one night at Phillips then Sotheby's, while the bidder behind the $91m Koons Rabbit buys Lee Krasner painting for $10m
Object lessons: from a highlight of New York's Asia Week to a Surrealist watercolour
Our picks from upcoming fairs and auctions in the next fortnight
Gerhard Richter’s jet fighter painting finally takes off at Phillips after bumpy legal battle
After previous buyer defaulted on paying for the work in 2016, painting sold in London for £15.5m in a significantly smaller auction compared with 2018
Object lessons: from Lucian Freud's tender portrait of a friend to El Lissitzky's pivotal self-portrait
Our highlights from upcoming fairs and auctions
Rio’s Museum of Modern Art finally sells Pollock for around $13m
For a struggling institution, the price is short of earlier estimates
Shifts among the major auction houses could spell serious change
Loic Gouzer to leave Christie’s as the auction house restructures in the wake of Francis Outred's departure, while Phillips upgrades its New York headquarters
Phillips and Bonhams see strong sales on smaller lots
The auction houses' bottom lines suffered from unsold lots, continuing a trend of top-lot discernment during New York’s fall sales
David Hockney: exclusive interview with the world's most expensive living artist
We talk to David Hockney about Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), which broke an auction record this week, selling at Christie's New York for $90.3m with fees. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
Latin American art gets a boost on the auction block
Broadening the sales strategy for Latin American art has been a positive move for some artists' markets
What to watch on the block during New York's fall sales
Lesser known lots still hold plenty of hammer potential
Object Lessons: from sixth-century Chinese figurines to Snoopy's sidekick
Our picks from fairs and auctions around the globe this coming fortnight
Who needs artists? Rise in works made by AI raises real questions for the art market
A new portrait produced by an algorithm, expected to sell for around $10,000 at Christie’s this month, prompts new debates over authorship
London’s contemporary art summer season in flux as middle market comes out on top
Christie’s introduces day sale format and established names give way to new talent
Out with the old in with the new, with a side of Bacon, at Phillips and Christie's $528.8m auction night
New record for Joan Mitchell as fresh artists join the $10m-and-up club—but Bacon and Basquiat still dominate top prices in New York
Online sales, Asia and guarantees: auction house chiefs on the future of the business
The heads of Christie's, Bonhams and Phillips speak on market shifts, challenges and why they believe their model will succeed
Basquiat’s $20m work takes centre stage in Phillips sale
Critic and curators gather to pay tribute to late artist as 1984 painting comes to market for first time
Picasso painting of Marie-Thérèse gives Phillips the edge in London’s contemporary sales
A record sale at Christie’s and a solid result at Sotheby’s show the market is in full recovery
Surfacing on the market: Il Guercino's dog, John McEnroe's Mark Bradford and Jeffrey Archer's cartoons
Our pick of this month’s most interesting auction
From Van Gogh to Richter—what happens when bidders fail to pay up at auction?
Flaky winning bids are knocking the gloss off record-breaking sales
Phillips to incorporate its Latin American offering in its main contemporary auctions
Citing record prices for works by Herrera, Schendel, and Oiticica, the auctioneer hopes move will stoke international demand
Phillips and Sotheby's deliver healthy totals for contemporary art
Capping an epic week of auctions, solid results featuring records for female artists and a Ferrari bode well for market's future—so long as it doesn't overheat
Optimism abounds heading into November auctions in New York
Discretionary sellers gain confidence in the market and Christie's leads its contemporary sale with Da Vinci—but recent overreaches sound a cautionary note
Anatole Shagalov embroiled in legal cases that reveal problems of buying art with loans
Buyers using works as collateral and allegedly defaulting on payment becoming increasingly common in "frothy market"