Christie’s Opens for Business in Mainland China With Its First Auction
Christie's took in nearly $25 million at the first auction in mainland China by an international auction, a sale that included the first work by Picasso to be sold at auction in that country.
View ArticleFolk Art Collection From Imprisoned Former Museum Chairman Going to Auction
Sotheby's will auction paintings, furniture and other works that belonged to Ralph O. Esmerian, the former chairman of the American Folk Art Museum, who is now imprisoned for financial fraud.
View ArticleGas-Station Banksy Brings $209,000 at Auction
A stenciled Banksy work from 2008 that was removed from a Los Angeles gas station brought less than its estimate at auction.
View ArticleCourt Keeps Private Auction Sellers’ Names
New York's highest court on Tuesday reversed a decision in a case that could have forced the state’s auction industry to change its practice of keeping sellers’ names anonymous.
View ArticleOne Banksy Sells in Miami; Two Works From New York Do Not
A piece originally stenciled on a wall in Brighton, England, sold for $575,000, while two works from the artist's New York stay did not meet their minimums.
View ArticleJohn Lennon Manuscripts Go to Auction
More than 100 Lennon manuscripts, including short stories, poems and line drawings, will be auctioned at Sotheby's in New York in June.
View ArticleWorking Draft of Orson Welles’s Script for ‘Citizen Kane’ to Be Auctioned
The typed script is described by Sotheby's as the second draft, with markings and deletions in pencil and pink crayon.
View ArticleWorking Copy of Welles’s ‘Citizen Kane’ Script Auctioned for $164,000
The mimeograph typescript, written by Welles with Herman J. Mankiewicz and John Houseman, brought much more than its estimate at Sotheby's.
View ArticleA 17th-Century Masterpiece Discovered at the Ritz in Paris
A painting by Charles Le Brun, one of the masters of 17th-century French art, hung for decades at the Hôtel Ritz Paris before art experts recently recognized it for what it was, the auction house...
View ArticleWorks From a Major Indian Art Collection to Be Auctioned at Sotheby’s
Amrita Jhaveri, a former Christie’s art expert who is now a writer and a major collector of modern and contemporary art from her native India, will sell a portion of her collection at Sotheby’s in New...
View ArticlePicasso Fetches $44.8 Million at Auction
A canvas Picasso painted of his lover Marie-Thérèse Walter brought $44.8 million at Sotheby’s in London on Tuesday evening.
View ArticleJudge Says Cambodian Statue Case Can Go Forward
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. government can proceed with a case in which it seeks to seize an ancient Cambodian statue that Sotheby's had sought to sell at auction.
View ArticleMadonna Selling Léger Painting to Benefit Girls’ Education
The performer is selling a 1921 painting by Fernand Léger at Sotheby’s to benefit girls' education projects in Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries.
View ArticleParis Judge Orders Hearing on Auction Sale of Hopi Artifacts
A judge in Paris has scheduled a hearing for Thursday on the issue of whether an auction there of Hopi Indian artifacts, viewed as sacred by the tribe, can go forward as planned on Friday.
View ArticleParis Judge to Rule Friday on Hopi Artifact Sale
A Paris judge said Thursday that she will decide Friday whether an auction that day of Hopi Indian artifacts can proceed despite complaints from the tribe.
View ArticleAuction of Hopi Masks Proceeds After Judge’s Ruling
The auction, fiercely contested by the Hopi Indians, generated more than $1 million in sales.
View ArticleThe Met and Israel Museum Buy Illuminated Jewish Manuscript Before It’s...
The 15th-century volume of the Mishneh Torah had an estimated sale price of $4.5 million to $6 million.
View ArticleBelafonte Settles Dispute Over Martin Luther King Documents
Harry Belafonte settled a dispute with the three surviving children of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. over ownership of three documents.
View ArticleSeven Works Attributed to Banksy to Be Auctioned
The works have been removed from public walls and buildings by the Sincura Group.
View ArticleDylan’s Handwritten Lyrics to ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ to Be Auctioned
Working manuscripts written by Bob Dylan for "Like a Rolling Stone" and "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" are among the highlights of a rock history auction at Sotheby's.
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