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Birds-eye view of gallery cubicles selling art at Art basel.
Dec 28

High-Profile Auctions, Digital Sales and Millennial Collectors: What to Expect from the Art Market in 2023

The art market rebounded in 2022, breaking numerous auction records. What should we expect in 2023?
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Ronald Perelman smiling and holding a drink
Dec 1

Billionaire Revlon Owner Ronald Perelman is Selling Off His $21 Million Furniture Collection

The $21 million furniture and design collection of Ronald Perelman, a prominent art collector, will be sold by Sotheby's later this month.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Auction room during the Sotheby's modern art sale
Nov 15

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

A rare Piet Mondrian composition from 1930 broke the artist's auction record during a Sotheby's evening sale.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Composition No. II by Piet Mondrian
Nov 12

A Rarely Seen Painting by Modern Art Master Piet Mondrian Heads to Auction This Week

By Emma Burleigh
Side profile of Patrick Drahi
Nov 11

The Art Collection and Tax Affairs of Sotheby’s Billionaire Owner Patrick Drahi Are Detailed in Leaked Documents

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
The first page of the Constitution, shown in bounded book.
Nov 1

Sotheby’s Will Auction a First Printing of the U.S. Constitution, One of Only Two in Private Hands

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Horowitz smiling at camera in art gallery
Oct 28

Marc Spiegler Steps Down as Director of Art Basel, as Noah Horowitz is Announced as the Art Fair’s New CEO

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Auctioneer speaks to crowd, art handler standing next to him
Oct 17

Sotheby’s Reports its Highest Frieze Week Evening Sales in the Past Seven Years

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Crowd of people attending an indoor Sotheby's auction.
Sep 8

Sotheby’s Auction House Is Entering the Primary Art Market to Work Directly With Artists and Galleries

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Robert Pattinson posing in art gallery next to painting.
Sep 7

Robert Pattinson is Curating an Upcoming Sotheby’s Auction in New York City

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Jordan's The Last Dance Jersey.
Aug 10

Sotheby’s Will Auction Michael Jordan’s 1998 Finals Jersey for an Estimated $5 Million

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Colorful painting of a fish market on a beach
Jul 25

Singapore Will Get Its First Sotheby’s Auction in 15 Years as an Influx of the Super Rich Flood the Local Art Market

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Gorgosaurus skeleton displayed at Sotheby's
Jul 8

Instead of Heading to Museums, Rare Dinosaur Fossils Are Being Snapped Up By Wealthy Collectors

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
NFTs displayed at Christie's.
Jun 22

The NFT Expert at Christie’s Who Sold A Beeple For $69 Million is Leaving the Auction Industry

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
May 18

Big Winners From Sotheby’s Modern Evening Auction Sale

By Erin Taylor
Mar 3

Sotheby’s Smashed Records With Their London Sales This Week

By Helen Holmes
Mar 1

A Never-Before-Sold Magritte Masterpiece Is On the Block This Week

By Helen Holmes
Feb 24

A Sotheby’s CryptoPunk Auction Faltered at the Last Minute When the Items Were Pulled

By Helen Holmes
Feb 16

Sotheby’s Is Offering a Blue Diamond in April, But Blue Diamonds Come at a Price

By Helen Holmes
Feb 10

A Spectacular Auction of Ancient Chinese Art Is Coming Up at Sotheby’s

By Helen Holmes
Jan 27

Sotheby’s Just Sold a Botticelli for $45.4 Million

By Helen Holmes
Jan 24

The Louvre and Sotheby’s are Teaming Up to Identify Works for Restitution

By Helen Holmes
Jan 18

Before He Painted Water Lilies, Monet Was Obsessed With Chrysanthemums

By Helen Holmes
Jan 18

How Long Do Banksy Murals Remain Untouched, Anyway?

By Helen Holmes
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