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With A Record-Breaking Mondrian, Sotheby’s Sales Collectively Bring $391M
Two back-to-back modern art sales at Sotheby’s brought in $391.2 million on Monday evening.
The star of the show was certainly Piet Mondrian, whose work Composition No. II (1930) sold for $48 million - $51 million including fees. This is…
Men Who Defaced 4000 Years Old White River Narrows Sentenced to Prison
Two men, who defaced the 4000-years-old White River Narrows petroglyphs in 2019, have been sentenced to prison.
The White River Narrows, located in Nevada near Las Vegas, is an ancient site listed under the National Register of Historic…
Late Paul Allen Art Collection Draws Record $1.5B At Christie’s Auction
The art collection of the late Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, brought a historic $1.5 billion in sales at Christie’s New York auction.
The vast collection of Paul Allen, who died in 2018 at the age of 65, was announced for an…
Car Crash By Andy Warhol Heads To Auction, Could Set Record
A painting from the “Death and Disaster” collection by Andy Warhol will be auctioned at a Sotheby’s sale and could set a record for the artist.
The painting, titled “White Disaster (White Car Crash 19 Times)” was made in 1963. It…
Looted Artifacts Under Dealer Subhash Kapoor Returned To India
More than 300 looted artifacts – mostly linked with disgraced art dealer Subhash Kapoor – have been returned to India.
On Monday, Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. (District Attorney, Manhattan) announced that 307 art commodities were handed over to a…
Confusion Causes $2K Worth Chinese Vase To Fetch $9M
A Chinese vase - mistook to be a rare artifact - fetched almost $9 million at a French auction – far more than its $2000 estimate.
The vase in question was a Chinese ‘Tianqiuping’-style vase. The vase came under the possession of the…
First Impact Gala At Sotheby’s Raises $1M For Climate Change
The inaugural Impact Gala at Sotheby’s in New York was a hit and raised $1 million on its first day for action against climate change.
The Impact Gala is a social-conscious project of Sotheby’s, led by photographer Sebastião Salgado. All…
Dutch Museum Repatriates Kandinsky Work To Jewish Collector’s Heirs
The Van Abbemuseum in the Netherlands is returning a Wassily Kandinsky painting to the heirs of its Jewish collector.
The painting, titled View of Murnau with Church, was created by Wassily Kandinsky in 1910. Though not clear when she…
Robert Pattinson Turns Curator For Sotheby’s Upcoming Auction
Actor Robert Pattinson has curated six artworks that will go on Sotheby’s auction block at the end of this month.
The works that Robert Pattinson picked would be up for auction at Sotheby’s “Contemporary Curated” sale on 30th September.…
AI-Generated Work Wins Colorado State Fair, Causes Backlash
An A.I.-generated painting, which won the Colorado State Art Fair this year, has been making waves with both praise and criticism.
The work, titled Théâtre D’opéra Spatial, is attributed to Jason Allen. For the submission, Allen used a…