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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…

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.…

A Mickey Mantle baseball card was sold for a whopping $12.6 million at Sotheby’s on Sunday, making it the most expensive sports memorabilia ever. The baseball card was issued in 1952, depicting Mantle looking off at a distance with his…

The art collection of the late Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, will be sold at a mega auction at Christie’s. Once the auction gets finalized, it will be the most expensive single-owner art collection ever to be sold in an auction.…

Two sales, one dedicated to collector Anne Bass while another to 20th-century art, together amassed $831 million in Christie’s evening sale. The first sale of the evening featured works previously owned by socialite and collector Anne…

With works from Picasso, Sotheby’s Hong Kong Evening sale of modern and contemporary art closed with a combined sales of $164.2 million. The much-anticipated sale occurred after a number of obstacles. First, there was a tense political…

A drip painting by Jackson Pollock was unveiled by Christie’s and expected to fetch upwards of $45 million at the auction next month. Titled Number 31(1949), the work was made by Jackson Pollock during a crucial time in his career when…

The U.K. government has placed a temporary export ban on a masterpiece by Bernardo Bellotto, in an attempt to keep the work within the country. The work in question is View of Verona with the Ponte delle Navi (1745-47) by Bellotto, which…

Christie’s has announced that it will auction 12 Impressionist and modern artworks from the collection of philanthropist Anne Bass. Anne Bass was the ex-wife of Sid Richardson Bass, a Texas business giant who made his money from oil.…

The first-ever auction at Sotheby’s dedicated entirely to Surrealism art brought €33 million ($36.7 million) with premium, making it a successful event. The event, held on Wednesday, saw 24 artworks going on the auction block. In the…