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• Dia Azzawi Donates Major Work to 'Hold Beirut' Charity Auction for Displaced Families market-auction

  Iraqi artist Dia Azzawi, based in London, has contributed a woodcut on paper entitled Pursuit from Afar (2018-19) to 'Hold Beirut', a charity auction facilitated by Artse, an art…

• CXMT Soars 466% on Shanghai Debut After Record $8.6B IPO market-auction

  CXMT Corp., a Chinese memory chip maker, surged 466% on its first day of trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, closing at 49 yuan per share against an IPO price of 8.66 yuan.…

• Frank Gehry's 'Icehenge' Desk Sells for Auction Record market-auction

  Frank Gehry's monumental 'Icehenge' desk sold for a record auction price, as reported by Surface Magazine. The desk, a sculptural piece resembling a stack of ice blocks, achieved…

• Basquiat and Calleja works entangled in Vancouver real estate fraud lawsuit market-auction

  A $6.9 million art collection featuring works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Javier Calleja, Rashid Johnson, George Condo, Sam Gilliam, Tania Marmolejo, Tammi Campbell, and Jordy…

• Popcorn buckets become collectibles boosting cinema revenue market-auction

  AMC Theatres introduced themed popcorn buckets for Christopher Nolan's 'Odissea', featuring a sold-out Trojan horse priced at $70 and a replica of an IMAX camera. Popcorn…

• Richard Lareau's 1961 Bone Residence, a San Diego modernist landmark, listed for $2.59M market-auction

  Listed for $2.59 million, the Bone Residence is a midcentury modern home crafted by architect Richard Lareau for Jack Bone, completed in 1961. Situated in San Diego's Mission…

• Buffalo AKG Adopts Co-Director Model, Armory Show Returns, and More Art Business News market-auction

  The Armory Show is set to take place at New York's Javits Center from September 24 to 27, featuring approximately 230 exhibitors, including Alison Jacques and Mennour. In London,…

• Pre-Smiths Morrissey Letters Head to Auction with £22,000 Estimate market-auction

  An archive of letters written by a teenage Steven Morrissey between 1974 and 1979, before he formed The Smiths, will be auctioned by Dawsons Auctioneers in London on 26 August.…

• Catawiki's 'Great Masters' Auction Features Fontana, Kline, Escher, and Boetti market-auction

  Catawiki's third edition of 'Great Masters from Classic to Contemporary Art' auction runs from July 24 to August 3, 2026, in partnership with Collezione da Tiffany. The sale…

• Roy Lichtenstein's Whitney Show and Surging Market market-auction

  The Whitney Museum of American Art will open "Roy Lichtenstein: Like New" on October 11, 2025, featuring about 130 works spanning five decades, curated by Meg Onli and artist Alex…

• Colonel Sanders's Personal Archive and Properties Head to Auction market-auction

  On July 28, the Menish Group will auction off the personal collection of KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders, which includes his briefcase, Bible, bow ties, recipes, certificates,…

• Microseries Economy Valued at $150 Billion Outside China market-auction

  The global microseries industry, excluding China, has reached a valuation of $150 billion, according to the first-ever State of Microdrama report. The vertical video economy grew…

• Gehry Desk Sells for Record $243,200; Viola to Lead Madre Museum market-auction

  Frank Gehry's monumental "Icehenge" desk sold for $243,200 at Freeman's, setting a new auction record for a Gehry-designed object. The seven-ton piece, featuring green cubes and…

• Louis Vuitton Sues Maryland Live! Casino Over Fake LV Logo on Bags market-auction

  Louis Vuitton has filed a federal lawsuit against Maryland Live! Casino after the casino ran a loyalty promotion called "The Art of Luxury" featuring bags stamped with a floral…

• Kendrick Bangs Kellogg's Chapman Residence hits market for $4.75M market-auction

  The Chapman Residence, a redwood-clad organic modernist home by architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg, has been listed for sale at $4.75 million in Solana Beach, San Diego County.…

• EU Approves Paramount's $110B Warner Bros. Acquisition with Conditions market-auction

  The European Commission has approved Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, subject to conditions addressing competition concerns in film…

• Titanic Passenger Letter from 1912 Expected to Fetch £35,000 at Auction market-auction

  A letter penned by Henry Hodges, a second-class passenger aboard the RMS Titanic, is anticipated to sell for as much as £35,000 (approximately $48,000) in an upcoming auction. The…

• New York gallery The Hole sued by artists for $50,000 in unpaid consignment sales market-auction

  Artists Daniel Um and Nastaran Shahbazi have initiated a lawsuit against The Hole, a New York gallery, seeking around $50,000 from consignment sales conducted between 2024 and…

• Museum acquisitions: Kandinsky 'Improvisation' and Agnes Martin canvas market-auction

  The Hilti Art Foundation in Liechtenstein has successfully acquired Wassily Kandinsky's renowned piece 'Improvisation 21', created in 1911. This significant painting, part of…

• Farsettiarte Reports €4.9M in First Half 2026, Led by Modern Art market-auction

  Farsettiarte closed the first half of 2026 with 16 auctions (13 online, 3 in-person) totaling €4.9 million including fees. The auction house noted cautious collector behavior amid…

• Swatch Prices MoonSwatch at 1969 Gold Rate, Not Today's Market market-auction

  Swatch has released MISSION TO THE MOON 1969, a limited edition MoonSwatch priced using the cost of gold from July 21, 1969, the day of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The watch, a…

• Frank Gehry's Icehenge Desk Sells for $243,200, Sets Auction Record market-auction

  At Freeman's in Chicago, a reception desk named Icehenge, crafted by Frank Gehry, fetched an impressive $243,200, exceeding its top estimate of $20,000 by over tenfold. This…

• Handmade Goods Market Surges as AI-Generated Content Floods Marketplace market-auction

  According to a Grand View Research report from July, the global handicrafts market, which was valued at $740 billion in 2024, is anticipated to grow to $983 billion by 2030. This…

• KGK Brigade Posters for Collective Action on Sale at Productive Arts market-auction

  Productive Arts is showcasing a collection of photomontage posters from the early 1930s, crafted by the KGK Brigade, a Soviet design collective named after its members, Viktor…

• US Judge Blocks Paramount's Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery market-auction

  A federal judge in California has temporarily halted Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery after 12 US states filed a civil lawsuit to block the deal. The…

• Nick Mason's McLaren F1 GTR Expected to Fetch Over $35 Million at Auction market-auction

  A one-of-a-kind 1996 McLaren F1 GTR, owned by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason for nearly three decades, will be auctioned by RM Sotheby's in Monterey from August 12 to 15. Chassis…

• Matisse, Accardi, Brancusi: Rekordpreise bei Sotheby's, Dorotheum und Christie's market-auction

  Bei Sotheby's New York erzielte Henri Matisses Gemälde 'La Chaise lorraine' (1919) 41,5 Millionen Dollar, weit über der Schätzung von 25 Millionen. Das Dorotheum in Wien…

• Carla Accardi record at Dorotheum, Brancusi hits $93M at Christie's market-auction

  At the Wiener Dorotheum, Carla Accardi's double-sided painting 'Fonda notte'/'Pieno giorno' (1986) sold for €400,000, ten times its estimate, setting a record for the…

• Kodak PixPro Models Dominate Japanese Compact Camera Sales in 2026 market-auction

  According to Japanese retail analyst BCN+R, four Kodak PixPro models rank among the top 10 best-selling compact cameras in Japan for the first half of 2026. The Kodak PixPro C1…

• Signed David Hockney Print Found in Charity Shop Sells for £41,160 market-auction

  A lithographic print by David Hockney, which was signed, was found in a donated copy of the 1980 book 'Paper Pools' at a Salvation Army store in Norwich, fetching £41,160 on eBay.…

• Nvidia CEO's Leather Jacket Fetches $960K at Sotheby's market-auction

  At Sotheby's, Jensen Huang's leather jacket fetched $960,000, significantly surpassing its high estimate of $60,000 by 15 times. Proceeds from the auction will support the Edge…

• Colasanti Casa d’Aste Reports 15% Revenue Growth in First Half of 2026 market-auction

  Colasanti Casa d’Aste achieved €2.9 million in total revenue (including buyer’s premium) in the first half of 2026, a 15% increase from €2.5 million in the same period of 2025,…

• Art Market Soars in First Half of 2026, but Only at the Top market-auction

  The international auction market posted a record first half of 2026, with Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips generating $6.7 billion in sales, a 71% increase over the same period…

• First Ferrari Luce Chassis 0 to Auction at RM Sotheby's Monterey market-auction

  RM Sotheby's will auction the first production Ferrari Luce, Chassis 0, during Monterey Car Week in August 2025. The one-off car was customized by Ferrari's Tailor Made program,…

• Il Ponte Auction House Posts €18.1M in First Half of 2026 market-auction

  Milan-based auction house Il Ponte closed the first half of 2026 with total revenue of €18.1 million, matching its performance from the same period in 2025. The house sold 84% of…

• Omega and Swatch Launch Gold MoonSwatch with Application Process market-auction

  Swatch and Omega have announced a limited-edition MoonSwatch made from 18-karat gold. Prospective buyers must complete an application to be considered for purchase. The release…

• William Weston Young watercolours expected to fetch up to £25,000 at auction market-auction

  An auction is anticipated to yield up to £25,000 for a collection of original bird watercolours created by William Weston Young, a pivotal figure in Welsh ceramics. Young, who…

• James Cohan Gallery Rebrands, T.Rex Fossil Fetches $50M, Christie's and Sotheby's Post Record First-Half Sales market-auction

  David Norr has assumed full ownership of the James Cohan Gallery in New York, renaming it Norr Cohan. The British Art Fair is set to return to the Saatchi Gallery in London from…

• Thomas Jefferson’s Childhood Home Tuckahoe Lists for $17M market-auction

  Tuckahoe, the childhood residence of Thomas Jefferson located in Richmond, Virginia, has been put on the market for $17 million, marking its first sale in a century. This…

• Squarespace Hikes Prices Up to 26% for Annual Plans market-auction

  Squarespace is raising prices by up to 26% for annual subscriptions, effective July 2026. The Basic plan rises from $16 to $19/month (19% increase), Core from $23 to $29/month…