And just like that, the November 2023 auction season is behind us. Trepidation filled the air heading into it: Will the secondary market collapse under the weight of economic volatility …
Interior Design
How Brazilian Artist Sallisa Rosa Is Shaping an ‘Archaeology for the Future’ in Clay
What is the shape of memory? Is it a vessel, filled to the brim, leaking histories while constantly replenished? Or is it ether, like smoke or perfume, wafting and blooming, …
At Untitled, an Artist Had to Improvise a Work After the Original Was Ruined in Transit
Behind the scenes during every fair week, there are countless shipping errors, technological breakdowns, hanging malfunctions, and other disasters that art dealers have to contend with on the fly. Luckily, …
Who Won Auction Week? Here Are 9 Takeaways From New York’s Nearly $2 Billion Fall Sales
Now that the dust has settled, Artnet News’s crackerjack market team in New York—Annie Armstrong, Katya Kazakina, and Eileen Kinsella—are taking stock of auction week(s) at the Big Three houses. …
A Second Mona Lisa Goes on View in Turin—But Did Leonardo Actually Paint It?
It’s a question that has eluded art lovers for centuries. Did Leonardo da Vinci paint another, similar, but slightly younger-looking portrait of the Mona Lisa with her famed, captivating smile, …
Among the most collected artists in the world, Andy Warhol was himself a collector—and an avid one at that. Wristwatches, in particular, were among his obsessions. The king of Pop …
Two Contemporary Female Painters Triumphed at Sotheby’s. Who Came Out on Top Depends on How You Do the Math
At the top of the art market pyramid, 44 artworks fetched $10 million or more each during the two weeks of marquee sales at Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips. This elite group …
A Greek Vase From the British Museum Heads to Athens Amid Parthenon Marbles Debate
The British Museum is lending an ancient Greek water vase known as the Meidias Hydria to the Acropolis Museum in Athens for a temporary exhibition. The news comes just a …
Is There a Hat Better Than Napoleon’s? We Rank Art History’s 5 Most Iconic Chapeaus
In the same week that one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s bicorne hats sold for €1.9 million ($2.1 million) at auction in Paris, Ridley Scott’s new historical drama about France’s first Emperor …
Veteran Christie’s Auctioneer Jussi Pylkkänen Will Leave the Auction House After 38 Years to Strike Out on His Own
Veteran auctioneer and Christie’s executive Jussi Pylkkänen will be leaving auction house after nearly four decades, according to a statement from Christie’s. Pylkkänen will be stepping into a new role …