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• Barnebys, the world's largest auction search engine, launches in Italy market-auction

  Founded in Sweden in 2011, Barnebys, the largest art search engine and auction platform globally, has officially launched its dedicated website in Italy. This service links…

• Émile Zola's photographic archive to be auctioned at Artcurial Paris market-auction

  The photographic archive of French writer Émile Zola (Paris, 1840–1902) will be auctioned at Artcurial in Paris on December 4, 2017. Zola took up photography late in 1894 at age…

• Artcurial acquires luxury real estate network John Taylor Group market-auction

  Artcurial, the Parisian auction house founded in 2002, has announced the acquisition of the John Taylor Group, a historic real estate network established in Cannes in 1864. The…

• Liu Xiaodong's Auction Dominance in China market-auction

  Liu Xiaodong, born in 1963 in Jincheng, China, has maintained a strong presence in Italian exhibitions in recent years, supported by his representation at Massimo De Carlo…

• Blindarte’s Milan auction features Cy Twombly, Burri, and Gormley market-auction

  On November 29, 2017, Blindarte, the renowned auction house from Naples, will conduct its autumn auction of modern and contemporary art at its newly established location in…

• German government halts auction of Hitler-looted painting by Franz von Stuck market-auction

  The German government forced the withdrawal of a painting by Franz von Stuck from a Van Ham auction in Cologne scheduled for November 17, 2017, claiming ownership as successor to…

• Salvator Mundi Record Sale Sparks Internet Memes market-auction

  The record-breaking sale of Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi for $450 million at Christie's New York on November 15, 2017, has become a global trending topic, generating…

• Sotheby's Dubai Inaugural Auction Sees Strong Demand for Middle Eastern Art market-auction

  On November 13, 2017, Sotheby's launched its first auction in Dubai, named "Boundless Dubai," with the support of Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. This event…

• Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci sells for record $450.3 million at Christie's market-auction

  Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi sold for $450.3 million at Christie's New York on November 15, 2017, shattering the previous auction record of $300 million for Willem de…

• Delacroix's preparatory drawing for 'Liberty Leading the People' heads to Christie's London auction market-auction

  A preparatory drawing for Eugène Delacroix's masterpiece 'Liberty Leading the People' will be auctioned at Christie's London on December 14, 2017, with an estimate of £700,000 to…

• David Hockney's company reports £12M sales in 2016 market-auction

  David Hockney's company, David Hockney UK, filed accounts for 2016 showing sales of £12 million, an increase of £7.5 million from the previous year. After-tax profits reached…

• Sotheby's Paris design auction nets €9.9M, led by Lalanne and Giacometti market-auction

  Sotheby's Paris design auction on October 31 achieved €9.939 million, selling 126 of 130 lots. Top performers included Claude Lalanne's Love Seat Bench (1994) at €607,500 and…

• Jeff Koons and Louis Vuitton Launch Second Bag Collection Inspired by Monet market-auction

  Louis Vuitton and Jeff Koons are releasing a second luxury bag collection, this time inspired by Claude Monet. The first series, which featured masterpieces like Leonardo's Mona…

• Feltrinelli acquires 40% stake in art publisher Marsilio market-auction

  The Feltrinelli Group has purchased a 40% stake in Marsilio, a Venetian publishing house renowned for its art catalogs, including all Biennale di Venezia publications. The…

• Casa d'Aste Sant'Agostino to Accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin for Design Auction market-auction

  Casa d'Aste Sant'Agostino in Turin will hold a design auction on October 23-24, 2017, featuring over 600 lots of furniture and decorative objects by 20th-century Italian masters,…

• Emilie Volka appointed director of Artcurial Italy market-auction

  Emilie Volka has been named the new director of Artcurial's Italian office in Milan, succeeding Gioia Sardagna Ferrari who led the office since its opening in 2012. Volka, who…

• ArtVerona's Private Acquisition Group Invests €82,500 in Contemporary Art market-auction

  So, back in 2015 at ArtVerona, they kicked off something called the Fondo Privato Acquisizioni, now known as the Gruppo Privato d’Acquisto per l’arte contemporanea. This was all…

• Christie's London auctions kick off Frieze Week with mixed results market-auction

  In October 2017, Christie's London hosted a dual evening auction titled 'Masterpieces of Design and Photography' and 'Up Close' coinciding with the Frieze Art Fair week. Out of 35…

• Macklowe divorce battle over $1B art collection market-auction

  Harry and Linda Macklowe, prominent American art collectors, are divorcing after over 50 years of marriage. Harry, an 80-year-old real estate magnate worth about $2 billion,…

• Basquiat Painting from Yoko Ono's Collection Heads to Auction market-auction

  A 1982 Jean-Michel Basquiat painting titled Cabra, estimated at $9–12 million, will be auctioned by Sotheby's in New York on November 16, 2017, as part of its Contemporary Art…

• Pushkin Museum Launches Crowdfunding to Acquire Newly Authenticated Titian market-auction

  The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow has launched a crowdfunding campaign to purchase a recently authenticated painting by Titian, Venus and Adonis. The work was bought…

• Art Market Recovery: H1 2017 Sees Record Sales and +5% Growth market-auction

  According to Artprice's report, the art market worldwide experienced a rebound in the first half of 2017, with auction sales rising by 5% compared to 2016. The highest sale was…

• Audrey Hepburn's personal collection auction at Christie's London sees record prices market-auction

  Christie's London held a marathon auction of Audrey Hepburn's personal collection from September 26 to October 4, 2017, with live bidding for lots 1-256 and online sales for lots…

• Curator Florence Derieux leaves Centre Pompidou for Hauser & Wirth market-auction

  Florence Derieux, a young curator and art historian at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, is set to take on the role of director of exhibitions at Hauser & Wirth in New York, as…

• Rare Piero Manzoni Achrome to Be Auctioned in Copenhagen market-auction

  A rare 1961 Achrome by Piero Manzoni will be auctioned at Bruun Rasmussen in Copenhagen on December 5, with an estimate of €200,000–270,000. The work, made of natural fiber on a…

• Christie's Paris to Auction Alberto Pinto's Eclectic Collection market-auction

  Christie's is auctioning over a thousand objects from the private collection of interior designer Alberto Pinto in Paris until September 14, coinciding with the Biennale des…

• Sotheby's Eliminates Buyer's Commissions for Online Auctions market-auction

  On September 16, 2017, Sotheby's revealed plans to abolish buyer's premiums for lots sold through online auctions, although sellers will continue to incur commissions. This…

• Picasso's Final Residence Mas de Notre Dame de Vie Heads to Auction market-auction

  The Mas de Notre Dame de Vie, Pablo Picasso's last residence in Mougins on the French Riviera, will be auctioned on October 12. The 1,709-square-meter property spans three floors…

• Gulf Artists Gain Global Market Traction market-auction

  Over the last ten years, the art market in the Persian Gulf has evolved from a volatile state to a more stable one, influenced by events like the Sharjah Biennial (1993) and Art…

• Mario Testino's art collection to be auctioned at Sotheby's London market-auction

  Sotheby’s London will host an auction on September 13-14, 2017, showcasing contemporary art from renowned photographer Mario Testino's collection, with a target of generating at…

• 66 Polaroids of Young Madonna by Richard Corman on Sale in New York market-auction

  A collection of 66 Polaroid images featuring a 24-year-old Madonna, captured by Richard Corman in 1983, is available for purchase at Manhattan Rare Books in New York. The entire…

• MoMA Sells 400+ Photographs at Christie's Auction market-auction

  Christie's will auction over 400 photographs from the Museum of Modern Art's Photography Department starting October 2017. The sale, titled "Photographs from The Museum of Modern…

• Abramovich and Zhukova Divorce: What Future for Their Art Collection and Garage Museum? market-auction

  Roman Abramovich and Dasha Zhukova, Russia's most influential couple in the art world, have announced their separation after ten years of marriage and two children. Abramovich,…

• Thomas Demand's Market Performance at Prada and Beyond market-auction

  At Ca' Corner della Regina in Venice, the Fondazione Prada is showcasing 'The Boat is Leaking. The Captain Lied' until late November. This initiative features writer and director…

• Christie's to Hold First London Auction of Middle Eastern Modern and Contemporary Art market-auction

  On October 25, Christie's will hold its first London auction dedicated to modern and contemporary art from the Middle East, during Islamic Art Week. The sale includes…

• Italy's Competition Law Overhauls Art Export Rules: 70-Year Threshold and €13,500 Ceiling market-auction

  On August 2, 2017, the Competition Bill (Ddl Concorrenza) was ratified by Italy's Parliament, altering the regulations surrounding the circulation of artworks and antiques. The…

• Alice Cooper Discovers Forgotten Warhol Print in Storage market-auction

  Rockstar Alice Cooper has rediscovered a silkscreen print of Andy Warhol's "Little Electric Chair" from the 1964 Death and Disaster series in a New York storage warehouse. The…

• Millennials reshaping Italian fashion industry amid foreign ownership market-auction

  While Italy struggles with low economic growth and EU budget corrections, its luxury fashion sector thrives, generating €11.254 billion in revenue and €550 million net profit in…

• Salvatore Scarpitta's Auction Record Surpasses €2 Million at Sotheby's London market-auction

  Salvatore Scarpitta (1919-2007), an Italian-American artist born in New York to an Italian father and Polish-Russian mother, studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma from…

• Apollo 11 artifacts, including lunar sample bag, to be auctioned at Sotheby's market-auction

  Sotheby's New York will auction a collection of Apollo 11 artifacts on July 20, 2017, exactly 48 years after the first moon landing. The highlight is a bag used by Neil Armstrong…