2024
The large-scale investment vehicle raises major questions about who gets to decide where, how and to whom art circulates.
In the off-grid sanctuary of the art world, where masterpieces change hands for astronomical sums and money is no object, a legal saga is unfolding in a Manhattan courtroom, exposing the underbelly of an industry known for its luxury and secrecy.
2021
Phillips and Sotheby鈥檚, two of the world鈥檚 largest art auction houses, have recently announced changes in their top ranks that critics say reflect recent shifts in the art market.
Brooke Lampley and Mari-Claudia Jime虂nez will step up into new roles in the global fine art division, while Gregoire Billault is the new chairman of contemporary art Sotheby's global head of fine art and key dealmaker.
2019
The French-Israeli media mogul and art collector Patrick Drahi has reached an agreement to acquire Sotheby鈥檚 through BidFair USA, a company he wholly owns, in a deal that values the company at about $2.7 billion.
2015
10 Upcoming Auction Lots: Anish Kapoor , Frans Janz Post , Jacob Isaaksz. van Ruisdael , Peter Paul Rubens , Aelbert Cuyp , Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder , Christopher Wool , Hendrick Avercamp , Jean-Antoine Watteau , Jan Brueghel the Younger , Ludwig Deutsch
2014
Tonight Sotheby鈥檚 Contemporary Art Doha auction achieved the strong total of $8,006,625, solidly between pre-sale expectations of $6.2-8.5m. The sale
On October 13th, Sotheby鈥檚 will put Passage, a 2001 video piece by Iranian artist Shirin Neshat, up for auction at its outpost in Doha, Qatar.
Sotheby鈥檚 announced that ahead of its auction of Contemporary art by both Middle Eastern and International artists in Doha, Qatar, on 13th October 2014, an exhibition of highlights from the sale will be staged in its New Bond Street galleries in London from 22nd July until...
2013
The art-world equivalent of McDonald鈥檚 golden arches, Damien Hirst鈥檚 candy-colored spots, now covering the exterior of the exhibition space Al Riwaq, glaringly mark this Persian Gulf city as a player in the increasingly branded art world.
Sotheby鈥檚 announced that from Friday 4th to Monday 7th October 2013 it will stage an important exhibition at Katara Art Center Building 5, Doha
Last night, Sotheby鈥檚 Contemporary Art Doha auction achieved the strong total of $15,199,750, solidly between the pre-sale expectations
(Courtesy Sotheby鈥檚, via ArtDaily)A sale at Sotheby鈥檚 Contemporary Art Doha last night achieved a total of $15,199,750, the highest price ever for
2010
In a now legendary 1980 BBC radio broadcast about modern art, the cultural historian Robert Hughes coined a brilliant phrase 鈥� 鈥渢he shock of the new鈥�
$5,630,125 (QAR 20,500,765) with sell-through rates of 72.5% by lot. 32% of the buyers were new to Sotheby鈥檚.