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Sanyu, Zao Wou-Ki and Liu Ye: the Asian masters fetching millions at the Hong Kong auctions
Despite pandemic delays and the new National Security Law, the spring sales in the city last week fetched solid results
Sotheby's to sell Bridget Riley painting from Heathrow executive lounge as British Airways 'fights for survival'
Auction house appointed to sell £1.4m of art from the beleaguered airline's collection this month
Sotheby's to auction £4m restituted Bellotto painting that Jewish retail magnate was forced to sell to Hitler
The view of Dresden's Zwinger moat had been returned to the heirs of Max Emden and will now be offered for sale in London on 28 July
Anatole Shagalov must pay Sotheby's $2m for Keith Haring painting, judge rules
Art dealer did not pay up for painting bought at auction in 2017
Brave new world: Francis Bacon triptych sells for $84.5m in Sotheby's first major live-streamed evening sale
Marathon online hi-tech auction was the first of its kind attempted by Sotheby's and totalled $363.2m, boosting confidence that a top-end market still exists
Friends with benefits: art dealers cosy up to auction houses for online sales
As part of a growing trend, Sotheby's is launching The Dealer's Eye, two sales of works consigned by nearly 40 Old Master galleries in London and New York
Let the distress sales begin: cash-strapped British Airways to sell some of its art collection
Airline has called in Sotheby's to value and sell at least ten pieces from its collection, which includes works by Damien Hirst, Bridget Riley and Peter Doig
Sotheby’s cannot sue Greece over bronze horse, US court rules
The country's government had questioned the provenance of the artefact, forcing it to be pulled from a 2018 sale
Florida man who bought a Rothko from Sotheby’s using a stolen identity sentenced to 4.5 years in prison
The interior decorator was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for buying art from galleries, auction houses and collectors using his wealthy clients’ credentials
Sotheby’s offers major works by 20th century female artists in $50m Ginny Williams Collection sale
Coinciding with the auction house's New York sale room re-opening in June, the sale marks the first time female artists will comprise over two-thirds of the value of an evening auction
Strong sales as France restarts live auctions
Artcurial, the first auction house to reopen, doubled its sale estimate as lockdown seems to have "sharpened" buyers' appetite
Allan Schwartzman leaves Sotheby's following restructuring under new ownership
The co-founder of Art Agency, Partners will transition to a consultant role as Nina del Rio takes the helm of the auction house's advisory services
Sotheby’s prepares to reopen galleries in New York and London
Chief executive Charles Stewart lays plans for the auction house’s flagship sales to be held in New York next month
Sotheby's launches Gallery Network online sales platform
Featuring galleries like Petzel, Lehmann Maupin and Jack Shainman, the buy-now marketplace transacts sales through the auction house at publicly listed prices
On the block at Sotheby’s: David Bowie’s wallpaper featuring Lucian Freud nude—and emasculated minotaurs
Redundancies, pay cuts and staff furloughs at Sotheby's as coronavirus impact bites
Christie's is also making salary cuts and has furloughed between 300-400 staff as lockdown closes auction houses and forces sales online
Sotheby's postpones New York May 'gigaweek' sales due to coronavirus
Move is in line with Christie's and Phillips which postponed their sales to late June, but Sotheby's is yet to announce when its auctions will actually happen
Peregrine Pollen, who revitalised auction industry and laid the ground for the booming art market of the 21st century, has died, age 89
One of the most dynamic figures in the international expansion of Sotheby's in the 1960s and 1970s, descended from generations of collectors and men of action
What is Sotheby’s doing to win private sales?
As the Donald B. Marron collection goes to three dealers, the auction house is rethinking how it pitches for works
Sotheby’s to offer $60m Francis Bacon triptych in May New York sales
The work comes from the collection of the Norweigan shipping heir Hans Rasmus Astrup and is the second major coup for the auction house’s spring sales season
Object lessons: from a spring-time Alma Thomas to an enamel lamp representing an 'ecstatic orgasm'
Our pick of highlights from this week's auctions and fairs
Sotheby’s relocates April Hong Kong auctions to New York due to coronavirus
The firm is also rolling its London June sales into one week for the first time in more than a decade
US banker buys Brexit Banksy at Sotheby's, making a bigger splash than David Hockney’s pool painting
Auction house fields a steady contemporary evening sale in London
Object lessons: from a medicinal Damien Hirst to a splashy David Hockney
Our pick of highlights from the next fortnight's fairs and auctions
Sotheby's new owner Patrick Drahi comes to auction house's first sale in post-Brexit Britain
“No fireworks” at last night's Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist art auction that featured three restituted works
Object lessons: from a Depression-era social works photo to a Jean Metzinger painting inspired by a bet
Our pick of highlights from this week's fairs and auctions around the world
Charles White: a buyer's guide
He chronicled the African American experience when white male abstraction ruled. Now record prices for his work are frequently reset
Sale prices soar past estimates at auction of decorator Mario Buatta's estate at Sotheby's
Christie's also holds its own at an auction of American furniture and folk art
How serious are the dangers of market sponsorship of museum exhibitions?
Involvement from galleries and auction houses is on the rise as public institutions face dwindling government funds and increased scrutiny over toxic philanthropy