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• David Bowie's Design Collection Fetches Record Prices at Sotheby's market-auction

  The third auction of David Bowie's collection at Sotheby's London, dedicated to Ettore Sottsass and the Memphis Group, saw unprecedented results. All lots sold, many at prices far…

• David Bowie's Art Collection Fetches £24.3M at Sotheby's London Auction market-auction

  The first session of Sotheby's London auction of David Bowie's private art collection achieved £24.3 million, with all lots sold. The top lot was Jean-Michel Basquiat's 1984…

• Finarte's Modern and Contemporary Auction Grows 20%, Sets Record for Emilio Isgrò market-auction

  Finarte's November 9 auction of Modern and Contemporary Art saw a 20% increase compared to its spring sale, totaling nearly €2 million. Italian Pop Art dominated, with strong…

• New York auctions feature abundant painting, with de Kooning and Richter as top lots market-auction

  From November 14 to 18, New York will host auctions that are expected to reflect the current state of the art market following recent changes in the U.S. political scene,…

• Fondazione CRT Acquires 10 Works at Artissima for Castello di Rivoli and GAM market-auction

  Amidst a challenging period for cultural institutions in Turin, the Fondazione per l'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT purchased ten artworks at Artissima for around €400,000.…

• Italian Art Market Slumps at London Auctions, Domestic Sales Buck Trend market-auction

  The Italian sales at London auctions in October 2016 saw a 50% drop in total sold compared to the previous year, continuing a negative trend that began in 2015 after significant…

• Sotheby's Acquires Mei Moses Art Indices market-auction

  Auction house Sotheby's has announced the acquisition of the Mei Moses Art Indices, a leading analytical tool for tracking art market trends through repeat sales data. The index,…

• TEFAF New York's First Edition Sees Strong Sales, Including $2.5M Caravaggist Work market-auction

  The inaugural TEFAF New York, the Dutch antiques fair from Maastricht, held its first edition dedicated to ancient art, with a second edition focused on contemporary art and…

• Basezero launches AstaLife auction with no minimum bids in Milan market-auction

  Basezero, an Italian auction house that began as an experimental venture two years ago, has introduced a new initiative named AstaLife. This marks the first occasion where…

• Alain Delon's Rembrandt Bugatti Collection Heads to Christie's Paris market-auction

  Christie's Paris will auction 17 lots of Rembrandt Bugatti sculptures on November 22, 2016, including 13 bronzes from actor Alain Delon's personal collection. Highlights include…

• FIAC 2016: Early Sales Report from Paris Art Fair market-auction

  At the FIAC art fair in Paris, Skarstedt Gallery sold George Condo's 'Untitled (Head N°1)' for $500,000 and Mike Kelley's 'Three Part Yarn Stack' for $275,000. Sprüth Magers sold…

• Edward Hopper's bedroom up for auction, starting at $650 market-auction

  The Edward Hopper House Art Center is auctioning a night's stay in the artist's recreated bedroom at his childhood home in Nyack, New York. The bedroom was meticulously…

• Xante Battaglia cleared of fraud over Yves Klein painting sold at PaviArt 2013 market-auction

  Italian artist Xante Battaglia has been cleared of fraud charges after a three-year investigation into a Yves Klein painting he sold at the 2013 PaviArt fair. The work, valued at…

• Tate Modern Acquires 10 Works at Frieze Fair with WME | IMG Support market-auction

  Tate Modern has acquired ten artworks at Frieze London through the Frieze Tate Fund initiative, now in its 13th year. The fund, launched in 2003, has enabled the purchase of over…

• Frieze Week auctions see mixed results: Italian Sales slump, Contemporary Art soars market-auction

  During Frieze Week in London, the auction houses Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips showcased differing results. Christie's Italian Sale achieved slightly more than £18 million,…

• Eric Clapton auctions Gerhard Richter for $20M at Christie's New York market-auction

  Eric Clapton is selling Gerhard Richter's Abstraktes Bild 809-2 at Christie's New York in November 2016, with an estimate of $20 million. The rock star acquired the painting along…

• Art Market Seeks a New Humanism Amidst Decline market-auction

  In the first half of the year, the art market experienced a decline of 20-25%. In September, Christie's increased buyer's premiums, and both Christie's and Sotheby's revamped…

• Christie's London Auction Nets €32M, Picabia Drawing Sets Record at €4.1M market-auction

  Christie's London kicked off Frieze Week with a fiery auction of the Leslie Waddington collection, netting over €32 million. The sale featured 40 works by 20th-century and…

• Possible Raphael painting found in Scotland, bought for £20 could be worth £20 million market-auction

  A painting discovered at Haddo House in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, attributed to Raphael, was originally purchased for £20 in 1899. The work, a Virgin Mary, was hidden under heavy…

• Lucio Fontana's Ceramic Dolphin Heads to Auction in Innsbruck market-auction

  A rare ceramic dolphin by Lucio Fontana, created in the early 1950s for the pool of Villa Tagliabue in Monza, will be auctioned by InnAuction in Innsbruck on November 30. The…

• Sotheby's and Christie's Italian Sales: Top Lots and Market Signals market-auction

  In London, Sotheby's and Christie's are presenting Italian Sales featuring approximately one hundred lots from thirty Italian artists. Among the standout pieces are Enrico…

• Rock History Goes Under the Hammer in Paddle8's Online Auction market-auction

  Paddle8, an online art marketplace based in the U.S., has kicked off an auction titled 'Backstage Pass: Music Photography,' showcasing over 120 iconic images that trace six…

• Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's $25M art collection at stake in divorce market-auction

  The divorce of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt raises questions about the fate of their contemporary art collection, valued at $25 million. Highlights include a Banksy bought in 2007…

• Dominique Lévy to represent Carol Rama internationally market-auction

  Dominique Lévy has revealed a unique partnership with the Archivio Carol Rama to represent the renowned Italian artist in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The…

• Trump Foundation Bought $20K Portrait; Clinton Fundraiser at Gagosian market-auction

  According to The Washington Post, Donald Trump allocated $20,000 from his foundation to acquire a large self-portrait created by Michael Israel, who refers to himself as "the…

• Unseen Paolo Scheggi work surfaces, heads to auction in Copenhagen market-auction

  A previously unknown work by Paolo Scheggi, from his 'Intersuperficie curva dal rosso' series dating to the early 1960s, has been discovered in a private Danish collection. The…

• 12 tons of marble and a sculpture stolen from Anselm Kiefer's studio market-auction

  Thieves stole 12 tons of raw marble worth €1 million and a sculpture valued at €1.3 million from Anselm Kiefer's studio in Croissy, 25 km from Paris. The perpetrators were quickly…

• Instagram as a New Art Marketplace market-auction

  Instagram has become the dominant social network in the art world, serving as a discovery tool for emerging artists and a showcase for galleries. A survey by Artsy.net found that…

• Gagosian Endorses Hillary Clinton with Benefit Auction market-auction

  Larry Gagosian, the world's most powerful gallerist, has endorsed Hillary Clinton for the 2016 US presidential election, organizing a benefit auction titled 'Art for Hillary…

• Zaha Hadid's Serpentine Pavilion returns to auction at Sotheby's market-auction

  The 2007 Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Zaha Hadid and initially erected in London’s Kensington Gardens, is set to be auctioned by Sotheby’s at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire.…

• Truman Capote's ashes to be auctioned in Los Angeles market-auction

  Truman Capote's ashes, kept in a carved Japanese wooden box from the collection of his close friend Joanne Carson (who died last year at 83), will be auctioned by Julien's…

• Alanis Morissette lists Ottawa artist-designed condo for €680k market-auction

  Singer Alanis Morissette is selling her Ottawa apartment, designed by Métis artist Ross Rheaume, for €680,000 through Engel & Völkers. The 172-square-meter unit on Sussex Drive…

• Peter Doig Wins Bizarre Attribution Case in Chicago market-auction

  A federal judge in Chicago has ruled that Scottish painter Peter Doig did not paint a landscape attributed to him, ending a bizarre legal battle. The painting, owned by Chicago…

• Art Market Evolution: New Professions and Financialization market-auction

  The art market has undergone profound structural changes over the past decade, driven by increased public attention, transaction volumes, and total turnover. These shifts go…

• Normandy Tank Museum closes, entire collection to be auctioned by Artcurial market-auction

  The Normandy Tank Museum in Catz, France, is closing its doors after only three years of operation, citing a 30% drop in visitors this year as a consequence of recent terrorist…

• Sotheby's London to Hold Major Aboriginal Art Auction After Abramovic Gaffe market-auction

  Following Marina Abramovic's controversial remarks comparing Australian Aboriginals to dinosaurs, Sotheby's has announced a landmark auction of Aboriginal Australian art in London…

• First Edition Harry Potter Book with Typo Goes to Auction for €23,000 market-auction

  A first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, published in June 1997 by Bloomsbury in London, is being auctioned by Bonhams with an estimated price of €23,000. The…

• Warhol's Illustrated Cookbook Goes to Auction at Christie's market-auction

  Christie's is auctioning preparatory plates and original sketches for Andy Warhol's 1959 cookbook "Wild Raspberries," created before his rise to fame. The book, a parody of French…

• 100 celebrity jeans auctioned for refugee relief market-auction

  Artist and designer Johny Dar has launched Jeans for Refugees, a charity project involving over 100 celebrities from fashion, film, music, and art, including Ryan Gosling, Kate…

• Artists Born in the 1950s Dominate Art Market Rankings market-auction

  A 2016 Artprice report reveals that artists born in the mid-1950s, including Thomas Schütte (1954), Andreas Gursky (1955), Cindy Sherman (1954), Jeff Koons (1955), Christopher…