Demand for ultra contemporary works may have eased but there is little sign of a sales slump, say the New York firms
'El Gran Espectaculo (The Nile)' and 'Now’s the Time' are estimated to sell for $45m at Christie’s and $30m at Sotheby’s, respectively
The paintings and drawings are estimated to fetch more than $8m at Christie’s New York in May
Plus, dramatic scenes from the Iliad and a delicate Modigliani head
Results from the recent auction season, where young, “red-chip” artists surpassed expectations, while big names of Modern art went unsold, point to a shift in how collectors think
The year-long grant will support three graduate students researching Nazi-confiscated cultural artefacts between 1933 and 1945
A group of paintings and works on paper from the collection of Alan and Dorothy Press is estimated to fetch more than $50m across multiple sales in New York this spring
The diamond and ruby bracelet is part of an auction of the jewellery collection of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s granddaughter
Two sales featuring work from Gerald Fineberg’s collection will take place in May in New York
Report also highlights how Asian, Millennial and Gen X buyers are changing the demographic of the market
Last year, the late Microsoft co-founder’s art collection brought in a record $1.6bn over two auctions
Plus, a painting by an overlooked Surrealist woman artist, and a postcard by M.F. Husain, made for a friend over tea and kebabs
Two-part sale spanning Impressionism to the ultra-contemporary had few headline lots—but Brexit is not to blame, auction house specialists maintain
A previous group of 11 works from Newhouse's collection brought in $216.2m across two Christie's sales in 2019
Coming up for auction on 28 February for £1m-£2m, the painting has been hidden in a private collection for 120 years
The white-glove sale brought in nearly $1.4m (with fees) across 64 lots, including rare portraits and works by Andy Warhol
Paintings by Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington and Dorothea Tanning among the 25 works to be sold in London
As the panel was looted in Paris, the magistrates claimed jurisdiction of the French courts over the High Court in London
The British artist is among those who have donated millions of pounds’ worth of art to charities—perhaps we could all take a leaf out of her book?
Auction house kicked off its year-long restitution programme in Paris last week which aims to educate collectors and buyers
Despite works the collection of film producer Jacqui Eli Safra that were enticingly offered with no reserves, the auction house’s two marquee sales fell short of expectations
Painting might be older than catalogued thanks to one particular detail
Don't be fooled by the higher-than-ever sale figures—the market is softening
Christie's will offer Scillionian Beachscape alongside a late garden scene by Freud, both of which were once in the collection of renowned patron Simon Sainsbury
Plus, a pair of Thornton Dial assemblages, a rare Chinese bowl and a work made out of flip-flops and suede
Despite headline figures of record sales, is the art world's bull market coming to an end?
“I couldn’t believe the dynamism, the energy, the courage, the rawness of these works,” the actor and activist said
Single-owner collections and millennials boost auction house’s revenues despite “challenging macro environment”
Nonetheless, buoyed by the Grasset collection, Sotheby's posted its best results in six seasons and Christie's sale was up 26% up on last December
Last year, European Old Masters represented just 4% of the world’s $26.3bn art auction sales. In our contemporary-obsessed world, we’re just not paying them enough attention