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Andy Warhol’s Big Electric Chair will be getting auctioned at Christie’s in May, expecting to fetch $30 million. Created in 1967-68, the artwork stands at six feet in height. It features an electric chair as its subject – the kind that…

Christie’s second 20th/21st Century sale at its new Hong Kong headquarters ended subdued, fetching $73.3 million. Last year, the auction house held its inaugural auction at the newly-unveiled headquarters in Hong Kong. The auction…

The Post-War To Present auction at Christie’s fetched a lackluster $21.3 million, barring a work by Helen Frankenthaler. The live auction was held on February 27 in New York. A total of 224 items were planned to go on the auction block,…

The Romanian government has blocked the sale of Saint Sebastian by El Greco at Christie’s next month. The painting was scheduled to be sold as part of the Old Masters sale at Christie’s New York in March. It was expected to fetch between…

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The year 2025 is here already, it is here with equal parts promise and caution. 2024 wasn't a great year for the art market, but everyone is now speculating whether 2025 would improve things or further go down the drain. Here are some…

For the past few years, the axis of the art world has been shifting away from the West. Auction houses have been at the forefront of embracing that change. There have been numerous reasons behind the shift. The ongoing war with Ukraine…

Yesterday, Christie’s opened its branch in Saudi Arabia – the first international auction house to do so. The new space will be curated by Noor Kelani, who was appointed the maiden managing director of Christie’s in Saudi Arabia.…

The Aspen Art Museum has announced that it will share a portion of revenues from the ArtCrush gala with the artists. The ArtCrush is one of the most iconic gala events in the art world, where prominent personalities attend and buy…

The cybercriminal group RansomHub has claimed responsibility for taking down Christie’s website a few days earlier. Earlier this month, Christie’s website went down just ahead of the start of its sales season. At the time, the auction…