Christie’s And Sotheby’s: Roundup For NY’s Autumn Art Auctions
Sotheby’s New York witnessed a commendable result at their ‘Now’ sale on November 15. The lots amassed a substantial and… Read More
9 November 2023
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Mixed Fortunes at Sotheby’s Frieze Week Auctions Reflect Market Volatility
London’s Frieze Week auctions at Sotheby’s presented a tale of contrasts, revealing the unpredictable nature of the current art market…. Read More
13 October 2023
Rediscovered Rembrandt: The Adoration Of The Kings To Be Offered At Sotheby’s
A small nocturne portraying a Biblical scene has emerged from the shadows of history to be attributed as an authentic masterpiece by the Dutch master, Rembrandt.
5 October 2023
Banksy Prices Soar Five Years On From Sotheby’s Shredder Prank
It’s been five years since Banksy orchestrated one of the most sensational stunts in art history: the shredding of his celebrated painting, ‘Girl With Balloon’, at Sotheby’s in 2018.
4 October 2023
Chara Schreyer Collection Goes Under The Hammer At Sotheby’s
The Collection of Chara Schreyer is a thoroughly remarkable vision filled with scope and quality. Now, the culmination of decades… Read More
28 September 2023
Sotheby’s Announces Representation Of The Emily Fisher Landau Estate Sale
Sotheby’s has announced that it will represent the estate of Emily Fisher Landau. This is one of the finest single-owner… Read More
21 September 2023
Gustav Klimt: Insipid Lady With Fan Sets New Auction Record For Europe
Dame mit Fächer (Lady with a Fan), the last portrait Gustav Klimt created before his untimely death, has sold in London for £85.3 million ($108.4 million) at Sotheby’s
28 June 2023
Alfred Wolmark: Noteworthy Modern British Painter
Alfred Wolmark was born on 17 February 1877 in Warsaw, Poland. He later moved to England with his family to escape anti-semitic persecution.
20 June 2023
Gustav Klimt Portrait Set To Break European Auction Records
Sotheby’s is auctioning a painting by Gustav Klimt that is one of the most sought after and valuable works of art ever to be offered in Europe.
15 June 2023
Sotheby’s To Repurpose Marcel Breuer Whitney Building In Manhattan
The iconic 1966 brutalist building on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, designed by the Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer will be the new home of auctioneers Sotheby’s.
3 June 2023
US Cracks Down On Christie’s And Sotheby’s Russian Money Laundering – Damien Hirst Quietly Donates £8m To NHS – Anish Kapoor Unveils New York ‘Bean Style’ Public Monument
US Cracks Down On Christie’s And Sotheby’s Russian Money Laundering – Damien Hirst Quietly Donates £8m To NHS – Anish Kapoor Unveils New York ‘Bean Style’ Public Monument
6 February 2023
Munch Masterpiece With Nazi Restitution Connections To Be Sold At Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s is to offer ‘Dance On The Beach’ an important panel by the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch It is estimated to fetch around £12-20m.
16 January 2023
Maurizio Cattelan Sued – New York Auction Industry Deregulation – Major Tate Liverpool Refurbishment
The Italian Conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan is being sued in Paris over intellectual property infringement.
5 May 2022
Should The V&A Close Their Fabergé Egg Exhibition – Tate And RA Sever Relations With Russian Billionaires – Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams Cancel Russian Art Sales
Whenever you hear the name Fabergé, you think of opulent, lavish, jewelled, decorated, and, let’s face it, kitsch, Russian Imperial… Read More
16 March 2022
The Upside Of Macklowe’s Toxic Divorce – Sotheby’s Settlement Auction
Last November’s Sotheby’s sale of 35 works from The Macklowe Collection was nothing less than historic, realising $676.1 million, the… Read More
18 February 2022
Sotheby’s Christie’s And Phillips Global Sales Surge – The 2021 Figures
It’s been a big year for the three major international auction houses with record sales and new developments in digital technology.
22 December 2021
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Sotheby’s Goes PLC After $7.3b Bumper Year – Omicron Variant Postpones TEFAF Maastricht Fair – Sally Mann Wins 9th Prix Pictet
Sotheby’s Goes PLC After $7.3b Bumper Year – Omicron Variant Postpones TEFAF Maastricht Fair – Sally Mann Wins 9th Prix Pictet
16 December 2021
Harry And Linda Macklowe Headline Sotheby’s Most Caustic Divorce Sale
Harry Macklowe, a billionaire property developer from New York and his ex wife Linda are auctioning their collection.
8 November 2021
Banksy Shred Art Sells For Record £16m At Sotheby’s
A neo-dadaist painting by Banksy, which shredded itself at a Sotheby’s auction has sold for a record £16 million.
14 October 2021
Can Art Basel Take Place Without The Brits and Americans – Banksy Shred-Art Back On Market For £6m – First Art World Led NFT Platform Gets Physical
Can Art Basel Take Place Without The Brits and Americans – Banksy Shred-Art Back On Market For £6m – First Art World Led NFT Platform Gets Physical
5 September 2021
Lucian Freud Portrait Of David Hockney Sells For £14.9m $20.7m At Sotheby’s
A portrait by the English figurative painter Lucian Freud depicting his friend David Hockney has sold for £14.9 million ($20.7 million) with buyer’s premium at London’s Sotheby’s.
29 June 2021
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Auctions WWW Source Code As NFT
Sir Tim Berners-Lee the inventor of the World Wide Web is to auctions his original source code as an NFT
15 June 2021
Picasso Monet Basquiat and Kusama Brighten Up New York Spring Auctions
Results from the major Modern and Contemporary art sales at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Bonhams’ NY has conveyed a message of optimism to the COVID hit art market.
13 May 2021
Nan Goldin Harassed By Sackler PI – Olafur Eliasson Climate Change Initiative – Sotheby’s First Women-Only Artists Sale
Nan Goldin Harassed By Sackler PI – Olafur Eliasson Climate Change Initiative – Sotheby’s First Women- Only Artists Sale
22 April 2021
Sotheby’s Botticelli Portrait Sells For Record $92m – Star Rembrandt Painting Withdrawn
The sale of Young Man Holding A Roundel 1470-80) by Sandro Botticelli, which went under the hammer today at Sotheby’s has made in excess of $80m ($92.1m plus fees).
28 January 2021
Banksy’s Show Me The Monet Sells For £7.6m At Sotheby’s
Banksy’s Show Me The Monet Sells For £7.6m At Sotheby’s
22 October 2020
$80m Price Tag For Botticelli Portrait To Be Sold At Sotheby’s
A portrait of a Young Man Holding a Roundel by Sandro Botticelli painted in the 15th century will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s in January. Young Man Holding a Roundel is expected to fetch more than 80 million dollars the highest estimate ever placed on a work by an Old Master in Sotheby’s history, the auction house says.
24 September 2020
Sotheby’s Sells A Rembrandt For The Price Of A Leger – Hugh Mendes
I also visited the auction house to view all the lots, which made up quite an impressive exhibition: from ‘Rembrandt to Richter’ as it was called.
30 July 2020
Sotheby’s Rembrandt Self Portrait Should Be Returned To Holland
Sotheby’s announced this week that a small, delicate Rembrandt self-portrait is to be auctioned on July 28th, here in London. The painting is unusually intimate, (about 17 x 22cm) and was painted in 1632 when the artist was 26 years old.
11 June 2020
Sotheby’s Announce Significant Redundancies Due To Coronavirus
Sotheby’s has announced significant redundancies, staff hiatuses, and pay cuts as a result of the Coronavirus.
2 April 2020
Late Francis Bacon Triptych Set To Soar At Sotheby’s
Francis Bacon’s late large-format Triptych Inspired by the Greek tragedy Oresteia of Aeschylus, will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s. This will be the highlight their Contemporary Art Evening Auction in New York on 13 May 2020, when it will be offered with an estimate in excess of $60 million.
7 March 2020
Carolina Mazzolari: Painting With Thread – Interview – Paul Carter Robinson
Carolina Mazzolari is one of the key artists currently in an exhibition and auction sale at Sotheby’s to benefit Fine Cell Work, a charity and social enterprise working with prisoners.
24 February 2020