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The Russian oligarch had accused the Swiss businessman of swindling him out of €1.1bn by overcharging him on art
The painting could more than double the Spanish Old Master's auction record when it hits the block at Sotheby's
Sotheby’s is selling an alabaster piece while Bonhams’ early carving is made from ironstone
Plus, experimental art from the Eastern Bloc and a sculptural installation by Terry Adkins
Both sales persevered through a lukewarm atmosphere to break into the lower reaches of their estimate ranges
The auction, spanning Monet to Miró, made $190.3m—just above its low estimate—and was preceded by the record-breaking sale of a Ferrari car
The evening's total take of $406.4m was a sign of a stability—albeit one under-girded by guarantees and third-party backing—in a jittery market
Results from London’s premier autumn auctions suggest price now matters as much as prestige
Traditionally reserved for an artist’s greatest works, the term “masterpiece” now appears routinely in auction catalogues, and may just mean a work is good, novel—or expensive
"Self Portrait as a Heel (Part Two)" (1982) hasn’t been displayed in public since its last appearance at auction, in 1999
Ai Weiwei’s taxi window crank sculptures will also go on the block at the Sotheby's live sale
There was a certain degree of sleight of hand at play by the auction house to achieve 100% of lots sold
The auction house’s The Now sale of ultra-contemporary art was a success, but its marquee contemporary art sale came up well short of expectations
Despite a slew of records set for Western art in Asia, including new highest prices for Modigliani and Mark Bradford, the Hong Kong sale made below its low estimate
"La Patience" (1948), which was one of two Balthus paintings in the museum’s collection, will go up for auction at Sotheby’s New York in November
The Biblical scene was recently offered at auction for just €10,000
In sales spanning this year and next, hundreds of works that once belonged to the SFMoMA trustee will be offered, including a box in a suitcase by Duchamp
The auctions will include a 1932 Picasso painting with a $120m estimate
Major auction houses have posted steep falls in turnover for the year so far—but some categories, such as luxury goods, are booming
Objects ranging from Japanese art to a plush red crown and cape drove bidders into a frenzy on New Bond Street
Bonhams is offering a Robert Colescott work in a single-lot sale, while Sotheby’s online fashion series includes Princess Diana’s famous black-sheep sweater
The British patron’s annual meetings on the Greek Island were a “who’s who of the contemporary art world”
Spoiler alert: lots of mounting takes place at Mount's
Paintings by Modigliani and Kusama among the 50 works to be offered in Hong Kong—with more potentially coming to the block in New York
The masses are being drawn in by the chance to see objects both fine and personal
An auction house spokesperson says Companies House figures do not represent full scope of business
Sotheby's, which is the new owner of the Madison Avenue building, “will proudly act as stewards” of Charles Simonds’s tiny installation
The auction house’s 2021 sale helped lend legitimacy to the line of cartoon apes, the plaintiffs claim, and was “misleading promotion”
The Canadian superstar revealed himself as the Crown Ring's new owner in an Instagram story
Klingender’s body was found in the sea after an apparent boating accident