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Stolen, century-old train-shaped weathervane returned to authorities in Vermont
The 114-year-old iron sculpture of a steam locomotive was stolen from the roof of a train station in 1983
The Week in Art podcast | Tate’s historic women artists show, Dia at 50, Martin Wong’s record-breaking painting
Exploring Now You See Us, which celebrates the output of Vanessa Bell, Mary Beale and many more, plus conversations about Dia’s legacy and the ’visual linguist‘ Wong
Sotheby's makes $198.1m in consistently strong Modern evening sale in New York
The results were led by Monet's 'Meules à Giverny' and Leonora Carrington's record-breaking 'Les Distractions de Dagobert'
Sotheby's $227.9m double-header marks tentative start to New York spring auctions
Strong sell-through rate and multiple artist records offset soft demand for top lots
Haystack painting by Claude Monet could sell for more than $30m at Sotheby’s New York
Sotheby’s will sell a rare Monet haystack five years after a similar work broke the artist’s record at auction
Four Joan Mitchell paintings could collectively bring more than $50m during New York's spring auctions
The four works, spanning nearly 40 years of the Abstract Expressionist’s career, will hit the auction block at Sotheby’s in May
Major Leonora Carrington painting poised to smash Surrealist’s auction record
The artist’s dazzling, Boschian composition “Les Distractions de Dagobert” is expected to fetch as much as $18m at Sotheby’s in New York next month
Study for Winston Churchill portrait that was famously burned is up for sale
Destruction of final portrait by Graham Sutherland was captured in an episode of "The Crown". Now a study is being toured by Sotheby’s
Tamara de Lempicka makes her Broadway entrance
A new musical about the glamorous Art Deco painter matches its subject’s maximalism
Dallas collectors Howard and Cindy Rachofsky to auction Lucio Fontana canvas for between $20m to $30m
Punctured work is being offered at Sotheby’s New York after 20 years—and could fetch a record for the Italian post-war artist
Sotheby’s new fee structure is a highwire act of risk and reward
Auction house’s bold changes that favour buyers could bolster profits—or they could backfire
Painting from Warhol and Basquiat’s notorious collaboration could fetch $18m at Sotheby’s this May
The monumental canvas is expected to reset the record price at auction for any work from the series
Will Rybolovlev’s courtroom loss be the art market’s gain?
Experts predict few operational changes after Sotheby’s wins fraud trial
Sotheby’s Modern and contemporary evening sale in London makes 40% less than last year
The auction house made £82m before fees and set records for Etel Adnan and Takako Yamaguchi
Cautious but calm art market awaits London’s March auctions
Expectations are measured as sector adapts to new economic landscape
California love: Dr Dre helps to kick off Frieze Week Los Angeles in style with star-studded charity auction
The hip hop legend worked with the record executive Jimmy Iovine and Sotheby’s to put on the event, which also featured performances by the producer Timbaland and the singer Andra Day
New York Old Master sales deliver tepid results at Christie's and Sotheby's
Scattered seven-figure highlights failed to make up for dozens of passed lots and multiple key withdrawals
Jury sides with Sotheby's in New York fraud trial against Rybolovlev
The billionaire had sought at least $190m in damages from Sotheby's related to deals with Yves Bouvier. Instead, he will get nothing
Sotheby's and Rybolovlev’s lawyers paint contrasting pictures of culpability in fraud trial's closing arguments
The jury could return a verdict in the closely-watched lawsuit as soon as 30 January
Sotheby's weathers 'challenging market' with $7.9bn of sales in 2023
Luxury goods and Millennials are helping buoy the bottom line, though fine art remains at the core of the business
The Gray Market: Rybolovlev’s trial against Sotheby’s has become a slog through minutiae—and that’s good for the auction house
The art market ‘trial of the century’ has transitioned from courtroom drama to bureaucratic headache
How the Rybolovlev vs Sotheby's case shows the need for greater transparency in the art market
As the trial between the Russian billionaire and the auction house is thrashed out, it may be time to consider incorporating blockchain into the art scholarship process
The Old Master trade is still seeking new ways to restore it to life
The category’s extraordinary works sell well, but the middle and lower ends of the market are in need of new ideas
Rybolovlev vs Sotheby’s: a closer look at the epic court battle
Plus, Singapore's art scene and a photograph by Zanele Muholi
Velázquez’s $35m Spanish queen withdrawn from Sotheby’s over 'ongoing discussions' among the sellers
Portrait of Isabel de Borbón was due to go on sale on 1 February
Rediscovered paintings by Rembrandt and Canaletto fail to turbocharge London Old Master auctions
Evening sales at Sotheby's and Christie's drew in £19.4m and £21.3m, respectively
Dmitry Rybolovlev and Yves Bouvier settle nine-year legal feud
The Russian oligarch had accused the Swiss businessman of swindling him out of €1.1bn by overcharging him on art
Long-unseen royal portrait by Diego Velázquez could bring $35m at auction
The painting could more than double the Spanish Old Master's auction record when it hits the block at Sotheby's
Battle of the Henry Moore heads: rare sculptures with estimates of more than £2m go on the block
Sotheby’s is selling an alabaster piece while Bonhams’ early carving is made from ironstone
What did the New York auctions reveal about the state of the art market?
Plus, experimental art from the Eastern Bloc and a sculptural installation by Terry Adkins