Sotheby's

Sotheby's Contemporary Sale at New York was a decent event, but the $85.8 million from Robert Mnuchin's estate captured eyeballs. On Thursday, Sotheby's kicked off its summer season with a contemporary auction at its Madison Avenue HQ in…

For the first time in many years, auction house Sotheby's has registered a net profit of $53 million, indicating a recovering art market. The news was first reported by the Financial Times after analyzing the auction house's tax returns.…

Longtime Santa Fe house of late actor Gene Hackman is now listed in the market with a starting bid of $6.25 million. The 13,000-square-foot property is located on the hilltop of a secluded, gated locality in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The…

The double-feature auction at Sotheby's managed to bring a whopping $706 million, thanks to the record-shattering demand for Gustav Klimt. The first event of the night was the collection of late Leonard Lauder. No one was ready when…

Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips saw a cautious Hong Kong market where their combined sales brought in $136.3 million. Over the weekend, the big three auction houses held their own sales in Hong Kong, considered the hottest art hub of…

Next month, Sotheby's will be hosting the most expensive exhibition of Middle East at Abu Dhabi, with artworks valued at $150 million. Scheduled for October 1 and 2, it will also be the first fine art exhibition by Sotheby's in the UAE.…

The Pauline Karpidas auction at Sotheby's fetched $100 million with a 'white glove' status - far beyond initial expectations. On Wednesday night, Sotheby's hosted an auction of 55 items from the collection of Pauline Karpidas. Wife of…

Sotheby’s has revealed the top picks, including a Magritte, for the upcoming Pauline Karpidas Collection auction. The collection comes from the iconic London home of Pauline Karpidas, one of the most prolific English art collectors. In…

A juvenile Ceratosaur dinosaur fossil was sold for $30.5 million at Sotheby's, leagues above its high estimate of $6 million. The fossil was undoubtedly the highlight of the Sotheby's natural history sale, and for good reason. It is one…

Billionaire art collector Kenneth Griffin is revealed as the buyer of the handwritten copy of the 13th Amendment by Abraham Lincoln. The document, one of the only four handwritten copies made by US President Abraham Lincoln, went on the…