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• Getty Images to Terminate $3.7B Shutterstock Merger Over UK Regulator Demands market-auction

  Getty Images announced plans to terminate its $3.7 billion merger agreement with Shutterstock after the UK Competition and Markets Authority required Shutterstock to sell its…

• Lévy Gorvy Dayan launches single-work auction model market-auction

  Lévy Gorvy Dayan (LGD) held its first LGD Hammer event, auctioning a single work—Willem de Kooning's Milkmaid (1984)—to a select group of bidders with a minimum $10m entry.…

• T. rex skeleton Gus leads July auctions with $20m-$30m estimate market-auction

  A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton named Gus, estimated at $20m-$30m, will be the top lot in Sotheby's Natural History sale on 14 July in New York. Uncovered in Harding County, South…

• Swiss bank Pictet replaces JP Morgan as Paris Photo main sponsor market-auction

  Swiss banking group Pictet has replaced JP Morgan as the main sponsor of Paris Photo, the international art fair dedicated to photography. The change in sponsorship was announced…

• Wannenes Auction of Independent Watchmaking in Monaco market-auction

  On July 7, 2026, Wannenes will hold Montres Rares, an auction in the Principality of Monaco dedicated to independent watchmaking. The sale features early 2000s milestones,…

• Banksy's 'Choose Your Weapon': Keith Haring Tribute and the Chaotic Release That Ended an Era market-auction

  In 2010, Banksy's screenprint 'Choose Your Weapon' emerged from a street mural in Bermondsey, South London, featuring a hooded figure and a barking dog illustrated in the style of…

• Binance Lists Re (RE) Token, Expanding Access to RWA Reinsurance Project market-auction

  Binance listed Re (RE), the governance token of Re Protocol, on June 18, 2026, with spot trading starting at 14:00 UTC. Three trading pairs were opened: RE/USDT, RE/USDC, and…

• 1,000 Unseen Karl Lagerfeld Sketches to Be Auctioned by Sotheby's market-auction

  Sotheby's is auctioning approximately 1,000 previously unseen sketches by Karl Lagerfeld in an online sale running July 2–8. The drawings, dating from the 1970s until his death in…

• Signed Paul McCartney book from charity shop fetches £950 at auction market-auction

  A copy of 'Paul McCartney In His Own Words', signed by Sir Paul McCartney, sold for £950 at Bonhams after being discovered in an Oxfam shop in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion. The book…

• Kendrick Bangs Kellogg's Kravis Residence hits market in La Jolla market-auction

  The Thomas C Kravis, MD Residence, a remarkable example of organic architecture designed by the late Kendrick Bangs Kellogg, has hit the market after thirty years. Situated on…

• Van Dongen's Bardot Portrait to Auction After 60 Years market-auction

  On 24 October 2026, Artcurial will auction a previously unseen portrait of Brigitte Bardot by Kees van Dongen, which has not been displayed for more than 60 years. This oil on…

• Wannenes Luxury Bag Auction in Monte Carlo on July 7 market-auction

  Wannenes will hold its 'Sacs de Luxe et Accessoires' auction on July 7 at the Hôtel Metropole in Monte Carlo, featuring a curated selection of luxury bags and accessories from…

• Dia Benefit and LGD Private Auction Signal Art World Shifts market-auction

  The 2026 Dia Art Foundation Spring Benefit in Beacon, New York, drew around 600 attendees, including Jenny Yeh of Taipei's Winsing Art Foundation and Isha Ambani, daughter of…

• Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Sale of Courbet Painting to Bruce Springsteen's Manager market-auction

  At 68 years old, Thomas Doyle from Connecticut admitted to committing wire fraud by selling a Gustave Courbet artwork without the owner's approval. The piece, titled Mother and…

• LACMA Acquires Luis Jiménez's 'Vaquero' Sculpture market-auction

  Luis Jiménez's fiberglass and automotive paint sculpture 'Vaquero' (1978) has been acquired by LACMA during the 40th annual Collectors Committee Weekend. The work, originally a…

• eBay Seller Dantegallery Peddled Forged Chicago Imagist Works market-auction

  An investigation by Artnet News uncovered a scheme involving forged artworks by Chicago Imagists Jim Nutt and Christina Ramberg sold on eBay by the seller dantegallery. Two works…

• SharpLink Resumes ETH Accumulation with $62.4M Purchase After Eight-Month Pause market-auction

  SharpLink, Inc. is back in the game of accumulating Ethereum after an eight-month break. Between June 25 and 27, 2026, they bought 39,196 ETH for about $62.4 million through…

• Capitolium Art Auction Features Warhol, Boetti, Richter and Ligabue market-auction

  Capitolium Art is set to conduct its Modern and Contemporary Art – Selected auction on June 30, 2026, starting at 4:00 PM, featuring 63 lots with estimated values ranging from a…

• London Summer Auctions Surge After Decade-Long Slump market-auction

  The summer auction season in London has experienced a significant resurgence, with the three leading auction houses collectively earning around $560 million from modern and…

• Boy George Auctions 350+ Personal Items from 45 Years of Style History market-auction

  Boy George, born George O'Dowd, is auctioning over 350 items from his personal collection through Julien's Auctions in a sale titled Bold Luxury: Boy George Edit. The collection…

• One Season of Strong Auctions Won't Fix the Art Market's Deep Problems market-auction

  Despite a record-breaking auction season—Sotheby's £393.4m June sale in London and $2.5bn aggregate in New York in May—the art market faces a severe bifurcation. Mega-dealers like…

• MCH Group Acquires Stake in Jupiter Festival; Sotheby's $60M 'Magnum Opus' Sale Announced market-auction

  MCH Group, the owner of Art Basel, has purchased a 20% interest in Jupiter Festival, which will debut in Miami this October with notable speakers such as Rebecca Glashow and Bill…

• Wannenes to Auction High Jewelry in Monte Carlo on July 6 market-auction

  Wannenes will hold its Bijoux auction on July 6 at the Hôtel Metropole in Monte Carlo, featuring vintage and iconic pieces from major international maisons. Top lots include a…

• DJI and Insta360 dominate global smart camera market with 87% share market-auction

  Chinese companies DJI and Insta360 now dominate the global smart camera sector, holding almost 90% of the market and pushing US innovator GoPro aside. In the first quarter,…

• Jan van Huysum: Two Floral Still Lifes at Christie's London market-auction

  Two paintings by Dutch Golden Age master Jan van Huysum (1682-1749) will be auctioned at Christie's London on June 30, each valued at €3.5 million. Van Huysum, known as 'the…

• David Hockney Painting Sells for £2.4m at First Posthumous Auction market-auction

  A painting by David Hockney fetched £2.4 million at Phillips’ Modern & Contemporary Art sale, marking the first major auction of the artist's work since his death. The sale…

• Bitwise Stakes $114M in HYPE on Hyperliquid, Deepening ETF Commitment market-auction

  On June 26, 2026, Bitwise Asset Management staked 1.775 million HYPE tokens valued at around $114 million on the Hyperliquid protocol, according to Lookonchain. This significant…

• Alan Carr's Ayton Castle unwanted contents go to auction market-auction

  Hundreds of items from Ayton Castle, purchased by comedian Alan Carr for over £3.25m, will be sold at auction on July 5, 2026. The sale includes more than 90 lots from a 'cement…

• London Auctions Surge Past Half Billion as Post-Brexit Market Rebounds market-auction

  On Wednesday, Sotheby's London set new European benchmarks by generating over half a billion dollars in a single evening through its Lewis Collection sale and modern and…

• SPITI. abre captação para 10º leilão com foco em arte brasileira market-auction

  A SPITI. está com captação aberta para a décima edição de seu leilão, o SPITI.AUCTION #10, com consignações até 28 de junho de 2026. O leilão será realizado em agosto de 2026, em…

• Artcurial Turns Monaco Gardens into Open-Air Sculpture Museum for Seventh Edition market-auction

  The Principality of Monaco will be transformed into an open-air sculpture museum with Artcurial's seventh edition of Monaco Sculptures, showcasing significant 20th- and…

• Joe Lewis Collection Sotheby's Auction Breaks Records with $500M in Sales market-auction

  Sotheby's London raised approximately $500 million in a landmark auction of modern and contemporary art, driven by the sale of the Joe Lewis Collection. The collection alone…

• Shubert Organization Acquires Iconic Broadway Restaurant Sardi's market-auction

  The Shubert Organization, Broadway's largest theater owner, has purchased Sardi's, the historic restaurant at 234 West 44th Street, from longtime owner Max Klimavicius. The…

• Stolen 17th-Century Flemish Painting Recovered Before Auction market-auction

  A 17th-century Flemish painting stolen from a Canadian residence in 2020 was recovered after being flagged during pre-sale verification at Sotheby's. The Art Loss Register, a…

• Animation Art Market Surges as Propstore Launches Inaugural Standalone Auction market-auction

  Propstore is holding its first standalone animation art auction on July 8-9, expected to generate $1 million. The sale features over 400 lots, including storyboards, drawings, and…

• Artnet Auctions Specialists on Photography, Hockney, and Ultra-Contemporary Market market-auction

  Artnet Auctions is running two sales: 'Trailblazers in Photography' through June 30 and 'Contemporary Art' from June 30 to July 14, featuring artists like Yu Nishimura and George…

• Cambi Casa d’Aste Old Masters Sale Features 221 Works from Renaissance to Vedutismo market-auction

  Cambi Casa d’Aste will hold an Old Masters auction on July 2 at Castello Mackenzie in Genoa, offering 221 works of Italian and European graphic art and painting from the 16th to…

• Zabludowicz Collection sale at Christie's London totals £15.4m market-auction

  Christie's London auctioned 56 works from the Zabludowicz Collection on June 25, totaling £15.4m with fees. The sale achieved 89% sold by lot and 97% by value. Top lot Philip…

• Contemporary art galleries face crisis as closures and downsizing mount market-auction

  The contemporary art gallery sector is under pressure, with major closures and downsizing announcements. Pace Gallery, a mega-gallery with 7 locations, will reduce its represented…

• Piero Dorazio's Tic-Tac Rosso Shatters Record at Ketterer Kunst Auction market-auction

  Piero Dorazio's Tic-Tac Rosso (1959-1960) sold for over $3 million at Ketterer Kunst in Munich, decupling its estimate of $351,000 and setting a new world auction record for the…