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• Art Basel strives to maintain its prestige amid market shifts market-auction

  Art Basel is making concerted efforts to uphold its prestige as a leading international fair for modern and contemporary art. The article, published in Le Journal des Arts on June…

• Ulrike Christina Goetz: Life Outside Major Auction Houses market-auction

  After 27 years at Sotheby's Paris, where she founded the sculpture and objets d'art department in 1997, Ulrike Christina Goetz left in 2024 and established her own advisory firm,…

• Ulrike Christina Goetz on Life Beyond Major Auction Houses market-auction

  Ulrike Christina Goetz, a leading figure in sculpture and ancient objets d'art at Sotheby's for nearly thirty years, discusses the transformations in the art market and her recent…

• Galerie Maeght Sanctioned for Anti-Money Laundering Failures market-auction

  The French National Sanctions Commission (CNS) has imposed a heavy fine on Galerie Maeght for eight breaches of anti-money laundering obligations, marking a significant escalation…

• Pace Gallery downsizes amid mega-gallery debate market-auction

  Pace Gallery president Marc Glimcher is reducing both staff and artist roster to improve artist representation. The move sparks discussion on the sustainability of mega-galleries.…

• Léon Spilliaert Gains International Recognition market-auction

  Léon Spilliaert, the Ostend-born artist known for his tormented self-portraits and high-contrast landscapes, has been steadily gaining international renown over the past three…

• Banksy’s Soup Can: Warhol’s Pop Art Rebranded with Tesco Value market-auction

  In 2005, Banksy released Soup Can, a screen print through Pictures on Walls, which substitutes Tesco Value branding for Andy Warhol’s iconic Campbell’s Soup, offering a commentary…

• AI Reveals $1.3M Treasure in Thrift Store Painting market-auction

  A painting bought for under $100 at a US charity shop in the 1960s has sold for nearly £190,000 ($1.3 million) at auction in Scotland. The owner, art teacher Helene Plotkin,…

• AI Helps ID Thrift Store Painting as $254K Cadell market-auction

  A painting bought for under $100 at a thrift store in White Plains, N.Y., sixty years ago by Helene Plotkin has sold at auction for 189,200 pounds (approximately $254,000) after…

• World Cup trophy's gold value surges 157% since 2022 market-auction

  The FIFA World Cup trophy, containing 4.93 kg of pure gold, has seen its bullion value rise 157% since the 2022 tournament, now worth approximately US$713,000. This increase is…

• Colasanti Casa d’Aste to auction 417 lots of 20th-century Italian design market-auction

  Colasanti Casa d’Aste will hold a sale of Design and Decorative Arts of the 1900s in Rome on June 18, featuring 417 lots of Italian-made furniture and objects. Highlights include…

• Pace Gallery Drops 50+ Artists, Cuts Staff by 20% in Major Restructuring market-auction

  Pace Gallery is undergoing significant changes, letting go of more than 50 artists from its current roster of 135 and reducing its workforce by 20%. CEO Marc Glimcher has pointed…

• Bonhams Paris sale tops €5.2M led by Frank Stella from Cluzel Collection market-auction

  On June 4, 2026, Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr held a Post-War and Contemporary Art auction in Paris, generating more than €5.2 million. The highlight was Frank Stella's 1967…

• Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette's chairs estimated up to €500,000 at Christie's market-auction

  A pair of neoclassical armchairs commissioned for the Château de Fontainebleau in 1786, stamped by ébéniste Georges Jacob, will be auctioned by Christie's in Paris as part of the…

• African Contemporary Art Surges in German Market market-auction

  Contemporary African art has gained a firm foothold in German collections, auctions, and museums over the past two decades. The shift began with Documenta 11 in 2002, curated by…

• Capitolium Art Auction Features 19th-Century Works by Troubetzkoy, Hesse, Rebell, Santoro market-auction

  Capitolium Art is holding an auction of 19th-century paintings and sculptures on June 10, 2026, at Palazzo Cigola Fenaroli Valotti in Brescia. The sale includes a bronze sculpture…

• Roosevelt Assassination Attempt Speech Sheet Sold for $150,000 market-auction

  A recently uncovered page from the speech that took a bullet during Theodore Roosevelt's assassination attempt in 1912 has been sold by the Raab Collection for $150,000. On…

• Cambi Casa d’Aste presents Fine Design sale with Italian design icons market-auction

  Cambi Casa d’Aste will hold its Fine Design auction on June 16 at its Milan headquarters in Via San Marco 22, featuring 118 lots of furniture, lighting, and designer objects from…

• India Emerges as Asia's Art Market Star Amid Regional Splintering market-auction

  In 2025, the fine art auction sector in Asia recorded sales of $2.2 billion, a significant decrease from the $5.4 billion peak achieved in 2021, while the annual lot volume…

• BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Transfers $226M in BTC to Coinbase Prime market-auction

  On June 8, 2026, wallets associated with BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) transferred 3,580 BTC, equivalent to approximately $226.8 million, to Coinbase Prime. This…

• U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs Near $100B AUM but Face Volatile 2026 Flows market-auction

  Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. have exceeded $100 billion in total assets, representing almost 7% of Bitcoin's total supply of 21 million. Since January 2024, there have been net…

• Templon Gallery Closes Chelsea Outpost After Rent Hike market-auction

  Templon Gallery has shut down its Chelsea location in New York, joining other international dealers reevaluating their operations in the city due to a market decline. Established…

• Pharrell's Joopiter Auction Highlights Black Art Innovators market-auction

  Pharrell Williams' digital auction platform Joopiter has launched a new sale titled 'The Creatives,' centering works by Black artists shaping contemporary art. The auction…

• Stream Family Fabergé Collection Leads Christie’s Luxury Week market-auction

  Christie’s Luxury Week in New York features the Stream Family Collection, including five Fabergé jeweled floral sculptures made from nephrite, rock crystal, gold, enamel, and…

• Bosch Follower's 'Hell' Sells for $537,600 at Sotheby's market-auction

  A 16th-century oil-on-panel painting titled 'Hell,' attributed to a follower of Hieronymus Bosch, sold for $537,600 at Sotheby's New York on June 2, 2026, far exceeding its…

• Sotheby's Failed $50M Private Auction of Jackson Pollock Painting market-auction

  Sotheby's attempted to quietly sell Jackson Pollock's "Number 19, 1951" for $50 million in a private auction at its Breuer Building headquarters on June 2, but the sale fell…

• Bybit Launches IPO Express with Tokenized SpaceX IPO Access market-auction

  On June 7, 2026, Bybit, a Dubai-based crypto exchange, launched IPO Express, enabling retail investors worldwide to subscribe to tokenized shares for IPOs at their initial price,…

• Aptos Token Crashes to $0.61 All-Time Low Despite Surging Network Activity market-auction

  Aptos (APT) hit a new all-time low of $0.61 on June 6, 2026, down 96.62% from its January 2023 high of $19.90, despite processing over 1.7 billion transactions in the past 180…

• Sotheby's $50M Pollock Auction Fails; Pace Downsizes; British Art Fair Returns market-auction

  On June 2, Sotheby's held a private auction for Jackson Pollock's Number 19, 1951, which is owned by Arne Glimcher, the founder of Pace Gallery, with a starting price of $50…

• TOP CHARITY Auction Raises €20M in 2026, Redefining Art Philanthropy market-auction

  The TOP CHARITY auction, founded in 2022 by Omenaa Mensah and Rafał Brzoska, has grown from an emergency response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine into a major philanthropic model.…

• Modigliani Nude from 1917 Scandal Heads to Sotheby's with £45M Estimate market-auction

  A painting by Modigliani that sparked controversy in 1917 is currently valued at £45 million. Titled Nu assis au collier (Seated Nude with Necklace), it will be the centerpiece of…

• Pace Gallery Cuts Staff and Artists as Mega-Gallery Model Faces Pressure market-auction

  Pace Gallery is set to cut its staff from around 250 to 200 and will reduce its roster of approximately 135 artists by up to 50, indicating a possible change in the mega-gallery…

• David Hockney's $90.3M 'Portrait of an Artist' Breaks Record market-auction

  David Hockney's 'Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)' sold for $90.3 million at Christie's New York in November 2018, becoming the most expensive artwork by a living…

• Banksy's Girl with Balloon & Morons Sepia Print Sells for Record £1.23M at Phillips market-auction

  In October 2020, Phillips London auctioned the most costly Banksy print to date, Girl with Balloon & Morons Sepia (2/8), fetching £1,232,500. This unique piece merges two of…

• Banksy Authentication Guide: Pest Control, Provenance and Collector Confidence market-auction

  Pest Control Office, established by Banksy in 2008, is the only authorised body for authenticating Banksy artworks. A Pest Control Certificate of Authenticity (COA) is essential…

• Marie Vassilieff auction at Château de Villandry market-auction

  On Monday, June 6, 2026, 150 works by Marie Vassilieff will be auctioned at Château de Villandry. Vassilieff, a student and friend of Matisse, was a key figure in the Montparnasse…

• Capitolium Art's Old Masters auction features Elisabetta Sirani and Luca Giordano market-auction

  Capitolium Art's Old Masters auction on June 9, 2026, in Brescia features a rare early work by Elisabetta Sirani (1638-1665), painted when she was fifteen. The oil portrait of the…

• Gaetano Pesce's Final Resin Sculpture Edition Released Posthumously market-auction

  Artspace, Monacelli, and Phaidon have introduced a distinctive collection showcasing 50 original resin sculptures created by renowned Italian artist Gaetano Pesce, titled Self…

• Maria Martins Bronze Sculpture Sells for $3.17M, Shattering Record market-auction

  On May 14, the Rago Wright auction house achieved a remarkable sale of Maria Martins's bronze sculpture, Impossible (1946), fetching $3.17 million. This amount surpassed the…

• Kalshi Launches Art Market Prediction Bets Amid Insider Trading Concerns market-auction

  Prediction market platform Kalshi has launched a section dedicated to art markets, allowing users to bet on auction outcomes for artists including Andy Warhol, Gustav Klimt,…