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• Canova plaster sculpture sells for record €1.2 million at Bonino auction market-auction

  A plaster group by Antonio Canova, 'Amore e Psiche stanti', sold for €1,228,500 at Bonino auction house in Rome, setting a new world record for a plaster work by the artist. The…

• Two Rare Lucian Freud Landscapes Head to Christie's London Auction market-auction

  Two rare landscapes by Lucian Freud will be offered at Christie's London on February 28, 2025, in the 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale. The works, 'Scillonian Beachscape'…

• Major Auction Houses Lead Nazi-Looted Art Restitution Efforts market-auction

  Major auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's are driving restitution of Nazi-looted art, 25 years after the Washington Principles. Christie's launched 'Reflecting on Restitution'…

• Dante's countryside villa near Florence sold market-auction

  A 650-square-meter 13th-century farmhouse known as 'La Radola' on the hills of Fiesole, near Florence, has been sold. The property, surrounded by a 1.2-hectare estate with a park,…

• Giacometti chandelier bought for £250 in 1960s estimated at £1.5-2.5m at Christie's market-auction

  A rare chandelier designed by Alberto Giacometti will be auctioned at Christie's London on February 28 as part of the 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale, with a pre-sale…

• Art-Rite kicks off 2023 auction season with contemporary art sale in Milan market-auction

  Art-Rite's first auction of 2023, titled 4-U New, will take place on February 9 at Palazzo Largo Augusto in Milan, featuring 140 lots of contemporary and ultra-contemporary art.…

• Bernard Arnault Funds €43M Caillebotte Purchase for Musée d'Orsay market-auction

  LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault has financed the French state's acquisition of Gustave Caillebotte's 1877 painting 'Partie de bateau' for €43 million. The work, sold by the artist's…

• Magritte's Le retour leads Christie's surrealist auction market-auction

  Christie's has announced that René Magritte's Le retour (1950) will be the highlight of its Art of Surreal Evening Sale on February 28, 2023, in London. The work, estimated at…

• Sotheby's Old Master sales in New York set records for Bronzino and Cavallino market-auction

  Sotheby's Masters Week in New York, held on January 26, saw impressive sales of $86.6 million, surpassing the expected $74 million. The week’s total is anticipated to approach…

• Old Master Auctions in New York: Goya Record at Christie's market-auction

  Christie's launched the Old Master auction week in New York, marking its first January sales since 2016. The live auctions took place at Rockefeller Plaza from January 25 to 27,…

• Edvard Munch's Monumental Canvas to Be Auctioned at Sotheby's London market-auction

  A monumental canvas by Edvard Munch, measuring over four meters in length, will be auctioned at Sotheby's London from the Olsen Collection. 'Dance on the Beach' (1906) is a…

• Abduzeedo Releases Limited Digital Artwork Inspired by Weave Pattern Tutorial market-auction

  On January 24, 2023, Abduzeedo announced the availability of limited edition digital artwork for purchase on Etsy. The minimalist piece, inspired by a 2014 tutorial called the…

• Pananti Casa d'Aste Launches Web Series 'Casa Pananti' market-auction

  Pananti Casa d'Aste, a historic Italian auction house based in Florence, has launched a web series titled 'Casa Pananti' on its website, YouTube, and Facebook channels. The…

• Kim Kardashian acquires Princess Diana's Attallah Cross at Sotheby's auction market-auction

  Kim Kardashian won the Attallah Cross, a jewel beloved by Princess Diana, at a Sotheby's auction in London. The pendant, made of amethysts and diamonds, was purchased through an…

• Limited Edition Digital Artwork 'Calmaria' Released on Etsy by Abduzeedo market-auction

  On January 18, 2023, Abduzeedo announced the availability of a limited edition digital artwork titled 'Calmaria' for purchase on Etsy, with only 100 copies offered. The piece is…

• Frick Collection Acquires Rare Female Renaissance Portrait by Moroni market-auction

  The Frick Collection in New York has acquired Giovan Battista Moroni's 'Ritratto di donna' (c. 1575), marking the first female Renaissance portrait and the first work by the…

• 2022 Auction Records: Warhol, Seurat, and the Paul G. Allen Collection Dominate market-auction

  In 2022, record-breaking revenues were achieved by global auction houses, particularly in New York and London. Significant sales included Andy Warhol's 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn,'…

• Ultracontemporary Art Market: Trends, Records, and Risks for Young Artists market-auction

  The art market in 2022 was heavily influenced by the ultracontemporary movement, with Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips conducting auctions for artists under 40 years old. This…

• Lucian Freud Retrospective at National Gallery Coincides with Record Auction Fragment market-auction

  A fragment of Lucian Freud's 'And the Bridegroom' sold for nearly £2 million at Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale on October 14, 2022, against an estimate of £700,000–£1…

• 2022 art market milestones: from Paul G. Allen record to NFT crash market-auction

  The 2022 art market saw several defining trends. Christie's sale of the Paul G. Allen Collection achieved $1.6 billion, the highest ever for a single-owner auction, surpassing the…

• 2022 Auction House Records: Sotheby's, Christie's, Phillips Post Highest Sales market-auction

  Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips all reported record sales for 2022. Sotheby's projected global sales exceeding $8 billion, with $6.4 billion from fine art and luxury auctions,…

• Bernard Arnault acquires Casa degli Atellani and Leonardo's vineyard in Milan market-auction

  Bernard Arnault, the world's richest man with a net worth of €169.8 billion according to Forbes, has purchased Casa degli Atellani in Milan, including the historic vineyard of…

• Sotheby's and Christie's Old Masters Auctions in London: Mixed Results and Record Prices market-auction

  During the Old Masters auction week in London, results from Sotheby's and Christie's varied. Sotheby's Evening Sale for Old Masters achieved a total of £33 million, boasting an…

• Publisher Luca Sossella auctions art collection to fund medical treatment market-auction

  Italian cultural publisher Luca Sossella is auctioning his art collection to cover the costs of an expensive medical treatment. The auction, organized with the help of Finarte…

• Cambi's auction week spans Milan and Genoa with Old Masters and modern art market-auction

  Italian auction house Cambi is holding a series of sales across Genoa and Milan in December 2022. In Genoa on December 14, an Old Masters auction features over 220 lots including…

• Corinaldi Collection of Visual Poetry Auctioned at Cambi market-auction

  The Corinaldi Collection, dedicated to Visual Poetry and Concrete Poetry, was auctioned by Cambi auction house in Milan in November 2022. The collection features works by Italian…

• Banksy sells 50 screenprints for Ukraine relief market-auction

  Banksy has announced the creation of 50 screenprints to raise funds for Ukraine, with all proceeds going to Legacy of War Foundation to support victims of the conflict. The…

• Finarte Acquires Czerny's International Auction House market-auction

  Finarte has completed the full acquisition of Czerny's International Auction House, consolidating a partnership initiated a year ago. The deal follows Finarte's 2017 acquisition…

• Kounellis and Boetti Lead Blindarte Auction in Milan market-auction

  Blindarte held its Modern and Contemporary Art auction in Milan on November 30, featuring 170 lots. The top lot was an untitled 1961 work by Jannis Kounellis, estimated at…

• Artcurial's Design Italien Auction in Paris Sees Records for Radical Design market-auction

  Artcurial's Design Italien auction in Paris achieved strong results for Italian design masters, particularly Gio Ponti, while also setting records for radical design pieces. A…

• Carla Accardi record e Fontana top lot: l'arte italiana trionfa da Dorotheum a Vienna market-auction

  Le aste di arte moderna e contemporanea di Dorotheum a Vienna hanno visto il dominio dell'arte italiana, con Carla Accardi che ha stabilito un nuovo record mondiale in asta per…

• Il Ponte's Milan auction features Burri, Balla, Hartung top lots market-auction

  Il Ponte Casa d’Aste in Milan will hold its Modern and Contemporary Art auction on November 29-30, 2022. The sale spans Italian early 20th-century works, Futurism, Art Informel,…

• Artcurial Celebrates 10 Years in Milan with Italian Design Preview market-auction

  Artcurial, the French auction house, is marking ten years in Italy by displaying ten remarkable Italian design pieces at Casa Crespi in Milan. This event is a prelude to their…

• Anna Weyant's Paintings Now Fetch Millions at Auction market-auction

  Anna Weyant, a 27-year-old Canadian-born artist based in New York, has seen her auction prices skyrocket. On May 19, 2022, Sotheby's The Now Evening Auction sold her work for $1.6…

• Christie’s Milano apre le aste online autunnali con Boetti e le collezioni Agrati e Le Jeune market-auction

  Christie’s has launched its autumn online auctions in Milan, featuring catalogs focused on modern and contemporary art. The auctions titled '20th/21st Century: Milan Online Sale'…

• Christie’s New York auctions generate $421.9 million with eight new records market-auction

  Christie’s New York held two evening sales on November 17, 2022, at Rockefeller Center, generating a combined total of $421,976,700 and setting eight new auction records. The 20th…

• Sotheby's Contemporary Auction in Milan Features Gnoli, Morandi, Boetti, and Fontana market-auction

  Sotheby's Contemporary Auction in Milan, scheduled for November 23, 2022, at Palazzo Serbelloni, will offer 62 works from prominent European collections, with over three-quarters…

• Alighiero Boetti's Mappa Sells for $8.8M at Sotheby's, Setting New Record market-auction

  At Sotheby's New York Contemporary Evening Auction on November 16, 2022, Alighiero Boetti's 'Mappa' (1989-1991) from the Fondazione Carraro collection sold for $8.8 million,…

• Sotheby's New York Evening Sale Totals $391.2 Million with Solinger Collection and Mondrian Record market-auction

  In November 2022, Sotheby's New York conducted a significant evening auction that amassed $391.2 million over two sessions. The David M. Solinger Collection achieved a remarkable…

• Marc Chagall's Catskills cottage-studio listed for $240,000 in New York market-auction

  A 78-square-meter cottage at 420 Mohonk Road in High Falls, New York, where Marc Chagall lived and worked in the 1940s, is on the market for $240,000. Chagall fled to New York in…