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Is That a Caneletto? Kind of.

When a painting at auction is labeled "follower of Caravaggio" or "studio of Rembrandt" or even "attributed to Caneletto," here's what you're actually buying.

By Daniel Grant

What’s Behind the Million-Dollar Pikachu Cards and Record-Breaking Anime Auctions

Nineties nostalgia is no longer niche, and trading cards and manga have evolved into serious financial assets.

By Elisa Carollo

Meet the Collector: Dwight Cleveland On Turning Hollywood Ephemera into Museum-Worthy History

Over five decades, he built—and then shared—a one-of-a-kind cultural archive.

By Christa Terry

Hackers Will Never Stop Targeting the Art Market, But Buyers Are Safer Than They Think

By Daniel Grant

What Sotheby’s Buyer’s Premium Increase Reveals About the Major Houses’ Evolving Commercial Strategies

By Elisa Carollo

Two Rare First-Place Medals from the 1896 Olympics Come to Auction

By Christa Terry

Are Banksy Prints Still Worth It After the Boom and Bust?

By Christa Terry

Christie’s Bets Big on the New Memorabilia Economy With the Jim Irsay Collection

By Elisa Carollo

Observer’s 2025 Art Power Index: The Art Market’s Most Influential People

By The Editors, Christa Terry, Dan Duray, Elisa Carollo, Farah Abdessamad and Merin Curotto

What the Art World Can Learn from Pokémon Cards, Labubu and the Nostalgia-Driven Economy

By Elisa Carollo

Sports Art Has Carved a Market Niche But Rarely Makes It into the Museum Canon

By Daniel Grant