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• Gerhard Richter's early drawings found in Dresden attic spark controversy market-auction

  An album of approximately 500 early drawings by Gerhard Richter, discovered in the attic of a house in Dresden that once belonged to his in-laws, has become a source of dispute.…

• Blindarte's 2019 Auction: Rauschenberg Top Lot at €630K market-auction

  Blindarte closed 2019 with a strong auction, led by Robert Rauschenberg's 'Parsons’ Live Plants Ammonia (Cardboard)' (1971) sold for €630,000 (including fees). The work, an…

• Picasso Lottery: Win a 1921 Still Life for €100 market-auction

  The Musée Picasso in Paris has launched 1Picasso100euros, an online lottery offering a chance to win a 1921 Picasso still life for €100 per ticket. 200,000 tickets are available.…

• 2019 Art Market Review: Record Sales and Shifting Tides market-auction

  In 2019, Jeff Koons reclaimed the title of most expensive living artist when his 1986 sculpture Rabbit sold for $91.1 million at Christie's New York on May 15, surpassing David…

• Il Ponte's December 2019 Auction Totals €7 Million, Fontana Ceramics Top Lots market-auction

  Il Ponte's December 2019 auction of Modern and Contemporary Art in Milan achieved €7 million, up from €5.2 million in December 2018. The auction house closed a record year with…

• Banca Generali acquisisce opere di Francesco Arena e Enrico David per BG Art Talent market-auction

  Banca Generali ha rivelato l'acquisto di opere di Enrico David e Francesco Arena per la seconda edizione di BG Art Talent, un progetto curato da Vincenzo De Bellis. Questo…

• Marina Abramović's Mixed Reality Performance to Be Auctioned by Christie's market-auction

  Christie's will auction Marina Abramović's mixed reality performance 'The Life' during Frieze Week in London, October 8-11, 2020. The work debuted at the Serpentine Gallery in…

• Sotheby's Online Auction Celebrates Moon Landing with NASA and UFO Photos market-auction

  Sotheby's has launched an online auction dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, featuring photographs from the personal collection of Bill Taub, NASA's…

• Van Gogh Museum and Drents Museum jointly acquire rare Van Gogh painting market-auction

  The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and the Drents Museum in Assen have jointly acquired Vincent van Gogh's painting "Peasant Burning Weeds" (1883), one of only five surviving works…

• Pivô's 8th Annual Wall Auction Raises Funds with Over 100 Donated Works market-auction

  On November 23, Pivô, a non-profit cultural organization, will hold its annual fundraising luncheon to aid its initiatives. This event takes place at its expansive 3500 m² venue…

• Open Care Art Advisory launches to address valuation gaps in Italian art market market-auction

  At a recent roundtable event in Milan, titled 'Evaluating Artistic Heritage and Archives: Comparative Perspectives', Open Care unveiled its new Art Advisory service. This…

• Allegra Ravizza launches archival project on 20th-century art at Flashback 2019 market-auction

  At Flashback 2019 in Turin, Lugano-based gallerist Allegra Ravizza presented Piano Sperimentale I, the first in a series of historical archives focusing on 20th-century art. The…

• Sébastien Reuzé's El Ruido Series Acquired by artpress at Approche Fair market-auction

  At the Approche art fair in Paris (November 8–10, 2019), artpress fictively acquired Sébastien Reuzé's photograph El Ruido 19 (1997–2018) from Meyer Zevil Art Projects for €2,500.…

• Timeraiser: opere d'arte acquistate con ore di volontariato a Padova market-auction

  Il 26 ottobre 2019, Uqido a Padova ha ospitato la prima edizione italiana di Timeraiser, una piattaforma canadese che permette di acquistare opere d'arte in cambio di ore di…

• Gagosian Shop Sells Cameo Jewelry Featuring Cindy Sherman and Catherine Opie market-auction

  The Gagosian Gallery shop at 976 Madison Avenue in New York is selling wearable art: cameo jewelry reproducing portraits by photographers Cindy Sherman and Catherine Opie. The…

• Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels Auction Curated by Elizabeth von Thurn und Taxis market-auction

  Sotheby's annual Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels auction in Geneva on November 13, 2019, features 450 lots spanning from the 1920s to today. The sale is curated by Elizabeth…

• Francis Bacon's Rare 'Pope' from Tangier Series Heads to Sotheby's New York market-auction

  A rare Francis Bacon painting, 'Pope' (circa 1958), will be the highlight of Sotheby's New York Contemporary Art Evening Auction on November 14. The work, estimated at $6-8…

• Banksy Opens Gross Domestic Product Online Store After Pop-Up Closure market-auction

  Banksy has launched an e-commerce site called Gross Domestic Product (GDP) following a brief pop-up shop in Croydon, South London. The store sells handmade, recycled items…

• Carolee Schneemann's 'Forbidden Actions-Museum Window' at FIAC 2019 market-auction

  Catherine Millet fictively acquires Carolee Schneemann's 'Forbidden Actions-Museum Window' (1979) at FIAC. The work is a photo-serigraph of a performance from Schneemann's…

• White Cube and Johann König Expand to Paris and Tokyo Amid Brexit and Trade Wars market-auction

  White Cube is opening a new space on Avenue Matignon in Paris, denying that the move is politically motivated despite Brexit. The gallery, which already has locations in London…

• Sotheby's and Christie's October 2019 London Auctions: Italian Art Mixed Results, Banksy Record market-auction

  In October 2019, during Frieze London, both Sotheby's and Christie's conducted auctions focused on contemporary art. Sotheby's event on October 3 garnered close to £55 million,…

• Cimabue's 'Christ Mocked' Found in French Woman's Kitchen, Sells for €24M market-auction

  An elderly woman from Compiègne, France, discovered that a small wooden panel hanging in her kitchen for years was a 13th-century painting by Cimabue, valued at €4-6 million. The…

• Gen Y fashion designers reshape luxury industry demographics market-auction

  A generational shift is underway in fashion as designers born between the 1980s and 1990s take creative control of major luxury houses. The September 2019 fashion weeks in New…

• Chef Massimo Bottura to Curate Sotheby's Contemporary Curated Auction in New York market-auction

  On September 26, Sotheby's Contemporary Curated auction in New York will feature Massimo Bottura, a Michelin-starred chef and art enthusiast, as the guest curator. The owner of…

• MCH Group sells India Art Fair majority stake to Angus Montgomery Ltd market-auction

  MCH Group, the Swiss company that owns Art Basel, has sold its 65% majority stake in India Art Fair to Angus Montgomery Ltd, which now holds full ownership. The sale is part of…

• Banksy's 17-Ton Graffiti Truck Heads to Bonhams Auction market-auction

  A 17-ton Volvo FL6 dump truck completely covered in Banksy graffiti will be auctioned by Bonhams on September 14 during the Goodwood Revival Sale in Sussex. The vehicle, titled…

• Darth Vader's original helmet mask from The Empire Strikes Back heads to auction market-auction

  Profiles in History, a California-based auction house, will hold the 'Hollywood Icons and Legends' sale on September 25 and 26, 2019, in Los Angeles. The highlight is Darth…

• Bosch's Surreal Figures Become Collectible Figurines market-auction

  Parastone, a British company founded nearly fifty years ago as a restorer of religious art objects, has launched the Bosch Figurines collection, transforming characters from…

• Shirin Neshat Designs Special Wine Edition for Ornellaia's Vendemmia d'Artista market-auction

  Iranian artist Shirin Neshat (born 1957 in Qazvin) has created a limited-edition wine label for Ornellaia's annual Vendemmia d'Artista project. The initiative invites…

• Canadian collector pays $437,500 for rare Nike Moon Shoes for private museum market-auction

  Canadian collector Miles S. Nadal paid $437,500 for a pair of Nike Moon Shoes at Sotheby's, far exceeding the $160,000 pre-sale estimate. He had already secured the first 99 lots…

• David Zwirner Opens New Paris Gallery in Marais District market-auction

  David Zwirner, ranked first on ArtReview's Power 100 list in 2018, is opening a new gallery in Paris. The space is located at 108 rue Vieille du Temple in the Marais district, a…

• London Summer Auctions: Christie's and Sotheby's June 2019 Evening Sales Report market-auction

  The evening auctions in June 2019 at Christie's and Sotheby's in London indicated a robust art market, particularly for distinctive pieces. Art advisor Roberto Annicchiarico…

• Art Defender and CPG Art Advisory Join Forces for Art Collection Services market-auction

  Art Defender, a leader in conservation, consulting, insurance, and logistics, has partnered with CPG Art Advisory, founded in 2017 by Clarice Pecori Giraldi, to offer…

• Sotheby's sold to Patrick Drahi for $3.7 billion, returns to private ownership market-auction

  Sotheby's, the world-famous auction house, has been acquired by Patrick Drahi, a Franco-Israeli billionaire entrepreneur and art collector, for $3.7 billion. The deal, at $57 per…

• Virgil Abloh's Vitra Ceramic Block Sells Out in Hours market-auction

  During Art Basel, Virgil Abloh launched a limited-edition collection for Vitra at the Fire Station designed by Zaha Hadid on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein. The collection,…

• MCH Group sells Art Düsseldorf stake to Sandy Angus and Tim Etchells market-auction

  MCH Group has divested its 25.1% ownership of Art Düsseldorf to founders Sandy Angus and Tim Etchells, known for Art HK's inception in 2007. This share has been divided between…

• Il Ponte's June Auction: Fontana Ceramic Leads 275-Lot Sale in Milan market-auction

  Milan's Il Ponte auction house is gearing up for its Modern and Contemporary Art session on June 11-12, 2019, featuring 275 lots. The highlight is Lucio Fontana's 1952 polychrome…

• Andy Warhol's Silver Liz (diptych) Promised to Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego market-auction

  Currently residing in a private collection, Andy Warhol's 1963 diptych Silver Liz, which features silkscreen ink, acrylic, and spray paint on linen, measures 40 by 80 inches…

• Modernica and Autotype Partner for Charity Auction of Design Pieces market-auction

  Furniture brand Modernica has partnered with Autotype, a design community and eCommerce platform, for an exclusive charity auction to benefit design students. The auction features…

• David Hockney's Portrait of Henry Geldzahler Sells for £37.7 Million at Christie's London market-auction

  At Christie's London on March 6, 2019, David Hockney's 1969 double portrait "Henry Geldzahler and Christopher Scott" sold for £37,661,250. The painting, part of the Ebsworth…