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Auction

Oil painting of fruit on wooden table.

Singaporean Artist Georgette Chen Sets Three Auction Records in Less Than One Year

Demand for artwork from Singaporean artists has risen exponentially, due in part to an influx of wealthy expats coming to the city-state.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Grand hall decorated with table, chairs and lxuurious decor

Rothschild Masterpieces Are Coming to Christie’s This Fall

The auction will be the first-ever North American sale of works belonging to the family.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Michael Rubin and Jay Z pose next to eachother wearing suit and dress shirt.

Jay-Z Backed Fanatics Expands into the Auction World With Its PCWW Acquisition

The sports memorabilia company has been rapidly expanding into collectibles and sports betting.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Two men with aprons and gloves hold up a framed painting of an ocean.

A $52 Million Klimt Leads Sotheby’s $427 Million Evening Sales

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
A woman in a green dress stands at a dais leading an auction with a large electronic display behind her.

Women Shattered Artist Records at Christie’s $98 Million 21st Century Evening Sale

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Two portraits in gold frames held up by hands in white gloves

Two Rediscovered Rembrandts Are Headed to Auction After 200 Years

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Watercolor painting of flamingos standing on the edge of a pond

Henri Rousseau’s $43.5 Million ‘Les Flamants’ Sets a New Auction Record

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Elderly white couple dressed in suit and dress.

Artwork and Jewelry from Robin and Rupert Hambro Head to Auction at Christie’s

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Large horizontal painting of three people sitting on grass hangs on blue wall.

Christie’s to Auction More from Ann and Gordon Getty’s Celebrated Collection

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Black and white stencil of police feeling up Basquiat-esque figure, dog to the side

A $12 Million Basquiat-Inspired Banksy Is Heading to Auction

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Middle aged white man in suit poses on premiere carpet

Ken Goldin Explains the ‘Irrational, Unsustainable’ Collectibles Boom

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Shirtless Freddie Mercury holds microphone, wearing red pants and wristband

Freddie Mercury’s Never-Before-Seen Personal Belongings Are Coming to Auction

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Woman looks at large painting of black vinyl record

Sotheby’s Auctioning ’85 Basquiat from Billionaire Peter Brant’s Collection

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Middle aged white man with grey hair dressed in suit and tie.

Nicolas Orlowski’s Artcurial Purchases Swiss Auction House to Expand in Europe

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Black and white photograph of Babe Ruth swinging a baseball bat

Babe Ruth’s Baseball Bat Is Worth $1.85 Million

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Nan Goldin, middle-aged woman with curly red hair wearing blue sweater, smokes cigarette

Will Larry Gagosian Expand Nan Goldin’s Work Profile and Value?

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Red sign with Christie's in white letters.

Upcoming Christie’s Sale Includes a Nepalese Sculpture Tied to Antiquity Looters

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Three Picasso paintings on exhibit.

Scottish Artist Behind Picasso Hoax Accused of Attempting to Sell More Forged Artwork

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Light blue paper placed next to white paper, court documents from Roe v. Wade

Archive of Roe v. Wade Documents Sells For More Than $600,000 at Auction

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Black and white comic strip hung up on black wall, a person stands to the side looking at it.

Tintin Illustration Sells for $2.3 Million as Comic Art Prices Soar

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
View of the Twitter headquarters, a grey building with the blue Twitter bird logo.

Twitter Is Auctioning Off Office Furniture From Its San Francisco Headquarters

By Courtney Vinopal
T-Rex skeleton displayed at museum

Christie’s Cancels Sale of a T-Rex Skeleton After Experts Revealed It Included Replica Bones

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Auction room during the Sotheby's modern art sale

A Piet Mondrian Painting Sold for a Record Breaking $51 Million at Auction

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Christie's sale auctioning off Georges Seurat painting.

Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen’s Art Collection Sells for $1.5 Billion, Breaking Auction Records

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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