Auction

12/04/2024
Janel Bullard
Auction

Forgotten Fragonard Masterpiece Sells for Three Times Its Estimated Value

In a surprising turn of events, a long-lost painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard was sold for an astonishing £6.6 million ($9.2 million) on June 26, 2021—far surpassing its estimated value....

11/18/2024
Janel Bullard
Auction

A Diamond Necklace Tied to Marie Antoinette Breaks Auction Records

As the November auction season kicked off in New York with Sotheby’s Modern Art Evening, featuring masterpieces like Monet’s Nymphéas (1914-17) and Picasso’s La Statuaire (1925), another gem from...

11/16/2024
Janel Bullard
Auction

Sotheby’s to Auction Five Rare Physical CryptoPunks

In an exciting development for the world of digital art, Sotheby’s will be auctioning five rare physical versions of CryptoPunks this June. Out of the 10,000 CryptoPunks created, only...

10/18/2024
Janel Bullard
Auction

Biggie Smalls Crown Shatters Records at Sotheby’s First-Ever Hip Hop Auction

Sotheby’s made history on Tuesday night with its inaugural hip-hop auction, where the iconic, jewel-encrusted crown worn by Biggie Smalls in the legendary K.O.N.Y. (King of New York) photo...

10/16/2024
Janel Bullard
Auction

Rare Rubens Masterpiece to be Auctioned in July After Centuries of Mystery

A long-lost painting by Peter Paul Rubens, depicting the biblical story of Saint Sebastian being cared for by two angels, is set to make waves in the art world...

09/13/2024
Janel Bullard
Auction

Christie’s Faces Hacking Incident Just Before Major Auctions

Christie’s had a lot of excitement brewing for its 20th and 21st Century Evening Sales, with highly anticipated works from famous artists like Basquiat, Haring, Monet, Van Gogh, and...

09/10/2024
Janel Bullard
Auction

The Beatles’ Collaborative Painting Sells for $1.7 Million at Auction

A unique painting created by The Beatles in 1966 during a stay in a Tokyo hotel room has sold for $1.7 million at Christie’s auction in New York on...

07/31/2024
Janel Bullard
Auction

Meet Us Quickly: A Digital Art Auction for Justice from Prison

Art auctions often make headlines for their sky-high prices, from $98,000 for the Mona Lisa’s annual check-up to a staggering $120,000 for Maurizio Cattelan’s banana taped to a wall....

06/09/2024
Janel Bullard
Auction

Basquiat’s Warrior Sets Auction Record in Hong Kong

On March 23, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s iconic piece Warrior sold for an impressive $41.9 million (HKD 323,600,000) at Christie’s in Hong Kong, surpassing its high estimate of $31–41 million. This...

05/17/2024
Janel Bullard
Auction

Wayne Thiebaud’s Increasing Auction Prices Highlight the Success of Late-Career Artists

Wayne Thiebaud’s painting Toweling Off recently sold for an impressive $8.5 million at a Christie’s auction on May 13, 2021, far surpassing the original estimate of $1.2–1.8 million. Although...