News As Sales Contract, Christie’s and Sotheby’s Report 13 Percent Drop in 2023 Figures In 2023, Christie's and Sotheby's reported $14.2 billion in sales. By Angelica Villa Jan 2, 2024 3:32 pm
News Met Museum to Sell Gilbert Stuart Portrait of George Washington at Christie’s for Up to $2.5 M. The museum owns another Stuart portrait of Washington that is more famous. By Alex Greenberger Dec 21, 2023 12:24 pm
News With $1.8 Billion in Sales, Auctions Return to the Fair and Sober The past couple weeks sent clear signals about shifting tides between the blue-chip artists that typically dominate the market and heretofore overlooked ones. By Angelica Villa Nov 22, 2023 5:15 pm
Market Behind the Agnes Martin Market and Sotheby’s Record-Making Sale "When compared to her male counterparts of that vintage, the price achieved at Sotheby's, just like Christie's in 2016, is absolutely cheap." By Daniel Cassady Nov 22, 2023 10:45 am
News Christie’s Robust 20th Century Sale Nets $640.8 M., with Six Auction Records Advisor David Norman described the sale as "quite remarkable, especially when world events are so perilous." By Brian Boucher Nov 10, 2023 12:29 am
News Christie’s First Big Auction of the Fall Season in New York Disappoints as Blue-Chip Artists Flounder Overall, the atmosphere was subdued, with many of the most valuable lots failing to reach their low estimates. By Angelica Villa, Daniel Cassady Nov 7, 2023 11:21 pm
News Getty Map Sold by Christie’s for $239,400 Is Rare Nautical Chart from 14th Century Worth $7.5 M A new date made the rare nautical chart the oldest one of its kind in the United States. By Karen K. Ho Oct 26, 2023 4:28 pm
Opinion This Year’s November Sales in New York Will Take Place in a Very Different Art Market One doesn't get wealthy enough to spend millions on a painting by ignoring macroeconomics. By Daniel Cassady Oct 25, 2023 5:56 pm
News In London, Auction Growth Halts, with Sales Down 20 Percent from 2022 It's a sharp drop from last year. By Angelica Villa Oct 17, 2023 6:29 pm
News A UK Auction House Is Offering Up a Rare Ceramic Cat Made by a Young David Hockney When traveling, Hockney would often gift a work to those he met along the way. By Daniel Cassady Oct 13, 2023 12:07 pm