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Waddington's Spring Sale Features Canadian Masters and Indigenous Art market-auction
Waddington's auction house in Toronto will hold its Major Spring Sale on May 28, 2026, coinciding with its 176th anniversary. The sale comprises three sessions: Canadian &…
Christie's Rekordauktion: Pollock für 181,2 Mio. Dollar, Brancusi für 107,6 Mio. market-auction
Bei Christie's in New York erzielte das Gemälde "Number 7A, 1948" von Jackson Pollock, das aus der Sammlung von S. I. Newhouse stammt, einen Preis von 181,2 Millionen Dollar…
Shutterstock Fined $35M by FTC for Misleading Subscription Practices market-auction
Shutterstock has agreed to pay $35 million to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to settle allegations that it misled customers about subscription terms and made cancellation…
Christie's $1.1bn Newhouse and 20th Century Sales Set Records market-auction
Christie’s back-to-back evening auctions of the S.I. Newhouse collection and its 20th century evening sale in New York on May 19, 2026, achieved $1.1bn with fees, at the high end…
Pace Gallery to Represent Constantin Brancusi Estate Globally market-auction
Pace Gallery has secured global representation of the Constantin Brancusi Estate, positioning the modernist sculptor's work within the commercial framework of a leading gallery.…
Christie’s $1.1bn New York Sale Sets Records for Rothko, Pollock, Brâncuși market-auction
Christie’s achieved $1.1 billion in a single evening sale in New York, with all lots sold (white glove). Works by Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and Constantin Brâncuși fetched…
Brancusi and Miró Records Fall at Christie’s Newhouse Auction market-auction
Christie’s “Masterpieces: The Private Collection of S.I. Newhouse” sale in New York achieved record prices for Constantin Brancusi and Joan Miró. Brancusi’s 1913 marble sculpture…
Pollock and Brancusi Shatter Records at Christie's Newhouse Sale market-auction
At Christie's in New York, Jackson Pollock's Number 7A (1948) fetched $181.2 million, establishing a new auction high for Abstract Expressionism. The artwork, which had an initial…
Sellers Behind $1.8B May Auctions Revealed: Mnuchin, Gund, Goodman Estates Lead market-auction
In their May auctions, Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and Phillips are presenting art valued at $1.8 billion based on low estimates, marking a 50% rise from last year's $1.2 billion.…
Il Ponte Milano Sale Features Medardo Rosso to Josef Albers market-auction
Il Ponte auction house in Milan will hold Modern and Contemporary Art sales on May 26-27, 2026, featuring works from Medardo Rosso to Josef Albers. Highlights include Rosso's wax…
Pace Gallery Secures Brancusi Estate Ahead of Record $100M Auction market-auction
Pace Gallery has obtained worldwide representation for the Constantin Brancusi Estate and is set to host an exhibition in London this fall, curated by Jérôme Neutres, showcasing…
Rare 'Ocean Dream' Diamond Fetches $17.3M at Christie's Geneva market-auction
At Christie's Geneva, a stunning 5.5-carat blue-green diamond named 'Ocean Dream' fetched $17.3 million, breaking the record for fancy vivid blue-green diamonds. The final bid…
Maria Martins' 'O Impossível' Sells for Record $3.2M at Rago Auction market-auction
The first version of Maria Martins' iconic sculpture 'O Impossível' (1946) sold for US$3.2 million (approx. R$15.9 million) at Rago auction house in New Jersey, setting a new…
Sotheby's New York sales double to $433.1 million market-auction
Sotheby's achieved $433.1 million in three hours during its Thursday evening sales in New York on May 18, 2026, doubling the total from the previous year. The auction house's…
Sotheby's May Auctions Surge 132.7% to $433.1M market-auction
In under three hours, Sotheby's auctions in New York amassed $433.1 million in May, reflecting a remarkable 132.7% rise compared to the previous spring's sales, even with a…
Hitler vs Churchill: Who Was the Better Artist? market-auction
A century-old watercolour by Adolf Hitler, 'The Old Town Hall', sold at Weidler auction house in Nuremberg for £102,000. The work, dated 1914 or 1915, depicts the Munich…
1970s Italian brutalist villa by Francesco Castiglioni listed for €3M market-auction
A 650 sq m brutalist villa designed by Francesco Castiglioni in Cusano Milanino, just north of Milan, has been listed for €3,000,000 through Italy Sotheby’s International Realty.…
Banksy's Top 10 Auction Results: Love Is in the Bin Leads at £18.6 Million market-auction
Banksy’s auction record showcases a series of politically significant pieces and performances. Leading the list is 'Love Is in the Bin' (2018), which famously self-shredded at…
Swatch-Audemars Piguet launch chaos: tear gas in Paris, brawls in Milan market-auction
On Saturday, the introduction of the limited edition 'Royal Pop' Swatch watches, created in partnership with luxury brand Audemars Piguet, led to disorder in various cities across…
Cambi Casa d’Aste holds Fine Jewellery auction in Milan with coral, diamonds, and designer pieces market-auction
On May 19, Cambi Casa d’Aste will host its Fine Jewellery auction in Milan, featuring two sessions: the first at 10:00 AM (lots 1-167) and the second at 2:30 PM (lots 168-461).…
Finarte Launches Italy's First Photo Week with Four Curated Auctions market-auction
Finarte presents Italy's inaugural Photo Week from May 18 to 20 in Milan, featuring four thematic auctions: 'Icone Italiane', 'Alla scoperta dello Spazio', 'Fotografia…
Galerie Editors Pick Their Dream Artworks from New York Marquee Week Auctions market-auction
Galerie magazine editors curated a wish list of artworks from the New York Marquee Week auctions at Christie's, Phillips, and Sotheby's. Petra Kobayashi chose Kikuo Saito's 2009…
Cowley Abbott Spring Sale Features Renoir, Van Gogh, and Canadian Masters market-auction
Cowley Abbott's major spring sale, Select Masterworks of Indigenous and International Art, will take place at the Globe and Mail Centre in Toronto on Wednesday, May 27, at 7 p.m.…
INVADER's Most-Watched Mosaic Hits eBay as Late Show Ends market-auction
The anonymous French street artist INVADER's mosaic INVADER NY_173, installed on the set of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2015, is now being auctioned as an official alias…
Sotheby's May Auction Nets $433M as Trophy Lots Propel Market market-auction
Sotheby's May evening auctions in New York achieved $433.1 million in sales, a 132.7% increase from the same period last year, despite fewer lots on offer. The sale was dominated…
Rothko's 'Brown and Blacks in Reds' Fetches $86M at Sotheby's market-auction
At Sotheby's, Mark Rothko's 1957 artwork 'Brown and Blacks in Reds' fetched an impressive $86 million, significantly surpassing its 2003 acquisition cost of $6.7 million. The…
Catawiki Online Auctions Offer Art from Old Masters to Street Art market-auction
Catawiki's weekly online auctions, running until May 25, present a curated selection of artworks spanning centuries. Highlights include a panel attributed to Luis de Morales, an…
Artnet Specialists Discuss Market Trends and Key Lots in Current Auctions market-auction
Right now, Artnet Auctions has three sales going on: Post-War and Contemporary Art, which wraps up on May 20, Contemporary Editions ending May 29, and ongoing Private Sales.…
Claudia Cardinale’s Jewelry Collection to Be Auctioned at Christie’s Paris market-auction
Twenty pieces from the personal jewelry collection of late actress Claudia Cardinale will be sold at Christie’s Paris in the “Joaillerie Paris” online sale starting June 16. The…
Nikon Stock Surges 28% on Sale Rumors with EssilorLuxottica market-auction
Nikon's stock price skyrocketed 28% in a week, reaching a five-year high on May 14, 2026, following rumors that its largest shareholder, EssilorLuxottica, is considering acquiring…
Bertolami Fine Art Spring Jewellery Sales Feature Artist-Designed Pieces market-auction
Bertolami Fine Art will hold its Spring Jewellery Sales in Milan on May 18-20, 2026, featuring a dedicated section on artist-designed jewelry. A highlight is lot 4: "Romboide," a…
Rothko Painting Sells for $85.8M at Sotheby's market-auction
Mark Rothko's 'Brown and Blacks in Reds' (1957) sold for $85.8 million including fees at Sotheby's on May 14, 2026, approaching the artist's 2012 auction record. The sale…
Les Nabis Market Structure Emerges market-auction
The market for Les Nabis, a group of Post-Impressionist avant-garde artists active in France in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is becoming more structured. An article in…
French Eviction Guarantee Applies to Stolen Cultural Property market-auction
A buyer of a cultural good stolen from the French state can invoke the eviction guarantee against the seller. This legal principle protects purchasers who unknowingly acquire…
Joseph Allen Shea prioritizes institutional recognition over market success market-auction
Joseph Allen Shea, co-founder of Galerie Allen in Paris alongside Mel O'Callaghan, stated that he did not open the gallery to make money. Instead, he prioritizes institutional…
Sotheby's $407.5m auction led by Mnuchin's Rothko sets market tone market-auction
Sotheby's evening sale in New York on May 14, 2026, comprising the Robert Mnuchin collection and a contemporary portion, totaled $407.5 million ($433.1m with fees), within…
Wannenes Auction Features 233 Lots of Pocket Watches and Clocks market-auction
Wannenes will hold its "Pocket Watches and Pendulum Clocks" auction on May 19, featuring 233 lots spanning the 18th to 20th centuries. Highlights include Lot 191, a rare…
Art deco and modernist flats across UK hit the market market-auction
Several art deco and modernist flats in England and Scotland are currently for sale, showcasing distinctive architectural styles from the 1920s to mid-century. In Glasgow, the…
S.I. Newhouse Collection Could Top $1 Billion at Christie's Marquee Week Auction market-auction
Christie's is presenting works from the collection of late publishing titan S.I. Newhouse, who transformed Condé Nast, during its Marquee Week auction. The sale total is…
Rothko's $85.7M Leads Sotheby's Mnuchin Sale market-auction
Sotheby's launched New York's May auction season with a highly successful sale featuring pieces from Robert Mnuchin's collection. The highlight was Mark Rothko's 'Brown and Blacks…

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