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• Sicily's 'Godfather' Castle Listed for €6 Million by Sotheby's market-auction

  Italy Sotheby's International Realty has listed Castello Pennisi di Floristella in Acireale, Sicily, for €6 million. The 4,000-square-meter neo-Gothic castle, built in the late…

• Sotheby's Spring 2022 Auctions: Botticelli and Magritte Lead market-auction

  Sotheby's has announced a packed spring 2022 auction calendar, starting with Master Week in New York from January 19 to 29, 2022, featuring works from the 14th to 19th centuries.…

• Murilo Castro Archives: 2021 Art Market Defies Crisis, Virtual Fairs Transform Gallery Strategies market-auction

  The Murilo Castro Archives reveal that 2021 proved to be a strong year for the art market, defying expectations of crisis. Brazilian galleries actively engaged with virtual fairs,…

• Top 5 Art Market Moments of 2021: NFTs, Macklowe, Botticelli, and More market-auction

  The art market saw a revival in 2021, fueled by live exhibitions, the surge of NFTs, record-breaking private collections, and historic auction figures. In September 2021, Art…

• Il Ponte Casa d'Aste Reports Record 2021 Results market-auction

  Il Ponte Casa d'Aste closed 2021 with total hammer prices exceeding €38.5 million (€38,583,925 including buyer's premium), a 220% increase over reserve prices and an 82%…

• Auction Houses Sotheby's, Christie's, Phillips Report Record 2021 Sales market-auction

  Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips achieved record sales in 2021, driven by a 'phygital' strategy blending digital and physical auctions. Sotheby's reported $7.3 billion in total…

• Casino dell'Aurora with Caravaggio mural to auction for €471M market-auction

  The Casino dell'Aurora, a historic building in Rome housing the only known mural by Caravaggio, will be auctioned on January 18, 2022, with a starting value of €471 million. The…

• First SMS sold as NFT for €107,000 at auction market-auction

  The first SMS ever sent, reading 'Merry Christmas', was sold as an NFT for €107,000 at an auction organized by Aguttes. The message was sent on December 3, 1992, by Vodafone…

• Artists with Highest Value Appreciation Over 35 Years market-auction

  A study published by Milano Finanza for its 35th anniversary analyzed the art market from the early 1980s to 2021, revealing the artists whose works appreciated most in value.…

• Dinosaur Skeleton Henry Sells for €300,000 at Cambi Auction market-auction

  At Cambi Casa d'Aste's Modern and Contemporary Art auction on December 14, 2021, in Milan, the highlight was the skeleton of an Hypacrosaurus dinosaur nicknamed Henry. Discovered…

• Phillips to open new Hong Kong headquarters in West Kowloon Cultural District market-auction

  Auction house Phillips is planning a new headquarters in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District, specifically in the WKCDA Tower designed by Herzog & de Meuron. The move…

• Art-Rite Milan Launches Old Masters Department market-auction

  Milanese auction house Art-Rite, known for modern and contemporary art, comic art, jewelry, and numismatics, has opened a new Old Masters department. The debut sale, "Arte Antica…

• Guida ai migliori siti di e-commerce per arte e design market-auction

  L'articolo presenta una selezione di piattaforme online per l'acquisto di arte, design e oggetti di collezionismo, in un contesto di crescita dell'e-commerce in Italia (+15% nel…

• Online Art Sales Surge and Opportunities for Emerging Artists market-auction

  In 2020, the art market and global economy experienced their first notable drop in transaction volume since 2009, even though revenue and top-lot prices increased. The pandemic…

• Hong Kong December 2021 Auctions: Young Artists Drive Record Sales market-auction

  Phillips and Christie's held contemporary art auctions in Hong Kong between November 30 and December 1, 2021, achieving strong results driven by demand for emerging artists.…

• Ans Azura: nuova piattaforma online per l'arte extra-occidentale market-auction

  Ans Azura, a fresh online hub for contemporary art from Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, will kick off its first auctions on December 2 and 9, 2021.…

• I Sodi di S. Niccolò Celebrates 40 Harvests with Art Book and Christie's Auction market-auction

  The Super Tuscan wine I Sodi di S. Niccolò, produced by Castellare, is marking its 40th vintage with a limited-edition art book and auctions at Pandolfini and Christie's. A…

• Blindarte Winter Auction: Guttuso and Christo Lead Results in Milan market-auction

  During Blindarte's winter auction in Milan on November 25, 2021, the event garnered notable success thanks to strong global interest. The auction featured a wide range of…

• Mario Schifano record auction at Sotheby's Milan market-auction

  Sotheby's Italia closed its autumn contemporary art sale on November 24, 2021, at Palazzo Serbelloni, achieving €9,639,160, surpassing the high estimate and confirming a positive…

• Phillips and Sotheby's New York auctions hit record totals with Bacon, Lichtenstein, and US Constitution market-auction

  On November 17, 2021, Phillips set a new auction record with a total of $137.9 million during its contemporary art evening sale, managing to sell 44 out of 46 lots. The…

• Il Ponte's November 2021 Auctions: Modern and Contemporary Highlights market-auction

  Il Ponte Casa d'Aste will hold online auctions for its November 2021 session, with a preview exhibition from November 26 to 28. The main sale takes place on November 30 and…

• Hamilton Aphrodite, thought lost, resurfaces at Sotheby's London auction market-auction

  The Hamilton Aphrodite, a Roman marble sculpture from the 1st or 2nd century AD, believed lost for over 70 years, will be auctioned by Sotheby's in London on December 7, 2021,…

• Giuseppe Penone designs Barolo labels for charity auction at Castello di Grinzane Cavour market-auction

  The first edition of Barolo en primeur, a charity auction coordinated by Christie's, raised €600,000 on October 30 at Castello di Grinzane Cavour, with an average price of €125…

• Villa Litta Carini, la 'Piccola Versailles' del Lodigiano, all'asta senza riserve market-auction

  Italy Sotheby's International Realty ha annunciato che Villa Litta Carini, una tenuta di 11.000 metri quadrati a Orio Litta, in provincia di Lodi, sarà battuta all'asta dal 23…

• Macklowe Collection sets record with $676.1 million Sotheby's auction market-auction

  On November 15, 2021, Sotheby's New York achieved the highest-value single-owner auction ever with the first tranche of the Macklowe Collection, totaling $676.1 million and…

• Sneaker Culture: From Air Jordan to Eco-Crisis market-auction

  The sneaker, once a mere athletic tool, transformed into a cultural icon after Michael Jordan's 1984 Nike deal launched the Air Jordan. The NBA fined Jordan for breaking uniform…

• Christie's New York Impressionist and Modern Art Auction Totals Over $500 Million market-auction

  On November 11, 2021, Christie's New York held a major auction at the Rockefeller Center, featuring the Edwin Lochridge Cox Collection of Impressionist masterpieces followed by a…

• George Hoyningen-Huene's Queer Portrait of Cecil Beaton as Elinor Glyn at Paris Photo market-auction

  At Paris Photo 2021, Vienna's Galerie Johannes Faber presented a vintage silver gelatin print by George Hoyningen-Huene titled 'Cecil Beaton as Elinor Glyn' (1930). The photograph…

• Patricia Urquiola's Hybrida sold out at Christie's for Capodimonte school garden market-auction

  All pieces from Patricia Urquiola's Hybrida collection, created with students of the Istituto Caselli-Real Fabbrica di Capodimonte for EDIT Napoli, were sold at a Christie's…

• Christie's New York auction sets records for young artists market-auction

  Christie's New York held a contemporary art auction that achieved strong results, with several young artists setting new auction records. The sale demonstrated continued market…

• Young Artists Dominate Auction Market as Demand Surges market-auction

  During the latter half of 2021, the secondary market experienced a transformation due to the rising interest in emerging artists. At Phillips London in October, Serge Attukwei…

• Italian Art Dominates Sotheby's and Christie's London Auctions During Frieze Week 2021 market-auction

  In October 2021, during Frieze London, the auctions held by Sotheby's and Christie's in London signaled the resurgence of collectors after a 20-month hiatus, emphasizing Italian…

• Sotheby's Hong Kong Contemporary Art Evening Sale totals HK$586.9 million market-auction

  Sotheby's Hong Kong Contemporary Art Evening Sale on October 9, 2021 achieved a total of HK$586,862,000 (approximately €65 million), confirming Hong Kong as a key market for…

• EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive: Italy vs UK in Art Market Compliance market-auction

  The 5th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive (2015/849), implemented in April 2018, now directly regulates the art industry for transactions of €10,000 or more. Italy adopted the…

• Botticelli's $40M 'Man of Sorrows' to Lead Sotheby's Masters Week market-auction

  Sotheby's will auction Sandro Botticelli's 'Man of Sorrows' (L'Uomo dei dolori) in New York in January 2022, with a pre-sale estimate of $40 million. The painting, dating from the…

• Christie's and Sotheby's London Auctions Preview During Frieze Week market-auction

  As Frieze London art week approaches, Christie's and Sotheby's are gearing up for their evening auctions on October 14 and 15. Christie's 20th/21st Century sale will showcase 38…

• David Cohen Hosts New York Studio School Virtual Gala Silent Auction market-auction

  David Cohen has the honor of being the master of ceremonies for the closing of the silent auction at the New York Studio School's virtual gala, which he describes as a significant…

• New York Studio School Silent Auction Announced for October 2021 market-auction

  A silent auction was organized by the New York Studio School in October 2021. The event was announced on October 12, 2021, through the artcritical website. The school, located in…

• Astamaremma: Hypermaremma and Christie's Auction to Fund Summer Activities market-auction

  After the successful third edition of Hypermaremma, the festival is set to introduce Astamaremma, an auction aimed at funding activities for the upcoming summer. This event will…

• Banca Generali Acquires Works by Rosa Barba and Lara Favaretto for Milan Headquarters market-auction

  Banca Generali has concluded the third edition of BG Art Talent, an acquisition project curated by Vincenzo De Bellis, director of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. The…