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• Blue-chip auction boom contrasts with sluggish market for young artists market-auction

  The art market is experiencing a split: while blue-chip modern and classic contemporary pieces are achieving unprecedented prices, interest in emerging artists has declined.…

• BlackRock's IBIT Sees $1.26 Billion Block Sale in One of Bitcoin ETF Market's Largest Single Transactions market-auction

  On May 26, 2026, a substantial block sale involving 29.21 million shares of BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) was completed for $1.26 billion, representing one of the most…

• AGO acquires portrait of Black model Pierre Louis Alexandre, plus Kirchner print and Jennie C. Jones audio work. market-auction

  The Art Gallery of Ontario has recently added a portrait of Pierre Louis Alexandre, created by Alma Holsteinson around 1879-80. Alexandre, who was a prominent Black model in the…

• Cambi Casa d’Aste achieves €1.45M in numismatic sale with 94% sell-through rate market-auction

  From May 12 to 14, Cambi Casa d’Aste, in partnership with Crippa Numismatica, conducted a numismatic auction in Milan, showcasing 1,700 items and achieving total hammer prices…

• CFTC Approves Kalshi’s BTCPERP, First Regulated U.S. Bitcoin Perpetual market-auction

  On May 29, the CFTC gave the green light to KalshiEX, LLC to roll out BTCPERP, marking it as the first bitcoin perpetual futures contract available on a regulated derivatives…

• Christie's $1.1B Sale Masks Market Weakness market-auction

  Christie's evening sale of the S.I. Newhouse collection achieved $181.2 million for a Jackson Pollock and $107.6 million for a Brancusi, but roughly 30% of lots hammered below low…

• Universal Music Group Rejects Bill Ackman's $64.3bn Takeover Bid market-auction

  Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company behind Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, and Kendrick Lamar, has rejected a $64.3bn takeover offer from billionaire Bill…

• Phillips New York Design Sale Led by Private Collections of Influential Women market-auction

  Phillips will hold its New York Design Sale on June 12 at 2:00 pm, featuring twentieth-century and contemporary design from notable private collections. The auction is anchored by…

• Hyperliquid's SpaceX Pre-IPO Contract Flash Crashes 45%, Liquidating $1.5M market-auction

  On Thursday, a synthetic perpetual contract on Hyperliquid that reflects SpaceX's private market valuation experienced a drastic decline of nearly 45% within 30 minutes, leading…

• Lucian Freud Portrait of Sue Tilley Heads to Sotheby's Auction market-auction

  A portrait of British artist Sue Tilley by Lucian Freud, titled 'Sleeping by the Lion Carpet', is set to debut at auction at Sotheby's with an estimate of £25-35 million. The…

• Art Basel Paris 2026 Names 206 Exhibitors; Zaha Hadid Bridge Completed; Medieval Manuscript at Christie's market-auction

  Art Basel Paris is set to feature 206 exhibitors for its upcoming 2026 edition, taking place at the Grand Palais from October 23 to 25, with preview days on October 21 and 22, and…

• Pre-Raphaelite Painting Expected to Fetch $1.3 Million at Christie's market-auction

  John Melhuish Strudwick's painting 'Thy Music' is anticipated to sell for between £700,000 and £1 million ($950,000–$1.3 million) at Christie's in London. This artwork, part of…

• Piguet to Auction Rare Manolo Millares Painting in Geneva market-auction

  On June 10 in Geneva, auction house Piguet will present Manolo Millares's 1960 artwork Cuadro (I), with an estimated value between €109,600 and €165,000 (CHF 100,000–150,000).…

• May Auctions Reveal Art Underperforms as Investment market-auction

  In May, New York's auction season amassed $2.5 billion, yet several premier lots did not match the performance of index funds. Christie's auctioned Jackson Pollock's Number 7A…

• Axcel Seeks to Sell Capture One via Auction market-auction

  Axcel, the Nordic private equity firm that acquired Capture One in 2019, is now auctioning off the photography software company, with Stifel managing the process. Axcel had bought…

• Artcurial's Asian Art Auction Features 350+ Chinese Pieces market-auction

  On June 9, 2026, Artcurial will conduct an Asian Art Auction at the Hôtel Marcel Dassault in Paris, following a public exhibition on June 6. The auction features more than 350…

• Sotheby's Milano Spring Sale Hits €11M, Led by Fontana and Morandi market-auction

  Sotheby's Milan auction of modern and contemporary art on May 27, 2026, achieved €11 million, exceeding pre-sale estimates of €6.96-9.887 million. The sale, held live at Palazzo…

• Macdonald Viola of 1719 Bought for Over $23 Million for Berlin Philharmonic Soloist market-auction

  The Macdonald viola, a Stradivarius instrument from 1719, has been purchased for more than $23 million by a foundation for the solo violist of the Berlin Philharmonic. The sale,…

• Air de Paris Gallery Closes After 36 Years market-auction

  Air de Paris, a gallery founded in Nice in 1990 by Florence Bonnefous and Édouard Merino, has announced its closure following a judicial liquidation procedure pronounced on May 4…

• New York auction sales double to $2.5B, driven by trophy collections and guarantees market-auction

  In May 2026, art sales for Impressionist, Modern, and Contemporary pieces in New York soared to $2.5 billion, nearly doubling the $1.26 billion recorded in May 2025. This…

• Thierry de Maigret: The Inventory Man market-auction

  Thierry de Maigret leads one of the most active auction houses in Paris, building his sales in close proximity to families. He is known for his expertise in inventories, a niche…

• EU sues Spain over 21% VAT on art market-auction

  The European Commission has initiated legal proceedings against Spain before the Court of Justice of the European Union, arguing that Spain's 21% VAT rate on works of art violates…

• Il Ponte auction: Josef Albers leads, Leonor Fini sets record market-auction

  Il Ponte's Modern and Contemporary Art auction on May 26-28, 2026, achieved over €4.7 million in sales, with 90% of lots sold and an average appreciation of 198%. The top lot was…

• Discarded Louis Wain paintings fetch £16,000 at auction market-auction

  A couple in Pembrokeshire discovered two paintings by Louis Wain in a skip while walking their dog. They initially intended them as a gift for their daughter-in-law, who later…

• Warsaw Emerges as Art Collecting Hub with Growing Market and New Fair market-auction

  Poland's economy surpassed Switzerland to become the world's 20th largest in 2026, with over $1 trillion annual output, fueling an art market that barely existed 20 years ago.…

• Record $2.5B Auction Week Nearly Doubles Last Year's Total market-auction

  Last week, the auction houses Christie’s, Phillips, and Sotheby’s collectively generated around $2.5 billion in art sales, significantly surpassing the $1.3 billion from the same…

• Coffee Shop Brands Valued Over $1bn as Global Market Booms market-auction

  The global coffee shop market is booming, with small independent brands now valued at over $1bn (€850m) and attracting venture capitalists and global food brands. The third wave…

• Seven art market insiders share collecting tips and a global fair calendar market-auction

  Monocle profiles seven industry specialists offering advice on building art collections, from auctioneers to antiquities collectors. Yü-Ge Wang, auctioneer at Christie's,…

• Lalanne's Frog Fountains Expected to Fetch $2.5M–$3.5M at Christie's market-auction

  A set of four bronze Grenouille fountains by François-Xavier Lalanne, the first such works he created, will be the highlight of Christie's Design auction at Rockefeller Center on…

• Unpublished Beethoven Manuscript and Seeger-Cone Collection Head to Sotheby's market-auction

  This summer, Sotheby's will auction an unpublished overture for Beethoven's The Consecration of the House (1822), with an estimated value of £200,000 ($269,000). The four-page…

• Rare Leica Luftwaffe Rifle Camera Estimated at $160,000 at Auction market-auction

  A unique Leica Astro Berlin camera, the only known model developed for the German Luftwaffe, is expected to fetch between $140,000 and $160,000 at the Leitz Photographica Auction…

• Catawiki subasta obras de Picasso, Miró y Damien Hirst market-auction

  Catawiki llevó a cabo subastas semanales que incluyeron obras de renombrados artistas como Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró y Damien Hirst. La escultura 'Legend and Myth' de Hirst, de la…

• Feltrinelli Acquires 30% Stake in Italian Publisher Il Saggiatore market-auction

  Italian publishing group Feltrinelli has acquired a 30% stake in Il Saggiatore, a publisher specializing in non-fiction. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.…

• Gus T. Rex Fossil Expected to Fetch $20-30 Million at Sotheby's market-auction

  On July 14 in New York, Sotheby's Natural History Auction will feature a 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil known as Gus, which is projected to fetch between $20-30…

• Dorotheum Spring Auctions: Coins, Jewelry, Paintings, Glass, Porcelain market-auction

  Dorotheum, the historic Austrian auction house founded in 1707 by Emperor Joseph I, is holding a series of online sales this spring. The auctions cover major market segments…

• Zabludowicz Collection to Auction 100 Works at Christie’s London market-auction

  Next month at Christie’s London, Anita and Poju Zabludowicz will put around 100 pieces from their extensive 5,000-item collection up for auction, with an estimated value nearing…

• Anita Zabludowicz to auction £20mn art collection at Christie's London market-auction

  Anita Zabludowicz, a prominent art collector and philanthropist, is selling £20 million worth of contemporary art at Christie's London summer auction. The sale includes works by…

• Everlane Acquired by Shein, Marking End of Millennial Lifestyle Brand Era market-auction

  Everlane, the direct-to-consumer clothing brand founded in 2011, has been acquired by Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein. The brand, known for its minimalist basics and transparency…

• Indian and South Asian Art Boom: Institutional Shows, Record Auctions, and Growing Domestic Market market-auction

  The art market in India and South Asia is experiencing a revival, fueled by strong domestic interest, backing from institutions, and unprecedented auction results. Christie's…

• Bertolami Fine Art Auction Highlights Renaissance Medallists Beyond Cellini market-auction

  Bertolami Fine Art's auction 384, scheduled for May 29, features coins and medals by Renaissance masters Leone Leoni, Gasparo Mola, and Martino Hamerani. Lot 79 includes a silver…