Christie’s pulls El Greco work from sale after Romanian government intervenes
The Art Newspaper
February 17, 2025 by Judd Tully

Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu said a legal team is pursuing the recovery of the painting once owned King Carol Read more…

New York Old Masters sales fall just short of expectations at Christie’s and Sotheby’s amid ‘tough’ market
The Art Newspaper
February 17, 2025 by Judd Tully

At this year’s winter auctions, the two big houses saw ‘a mixed bag and mixed results’ While this winter’s premier Read more…

Sotheby’s New York delivers white glove auction of Sydell Miller collection but patchy Modern evening sale
The Art Newspaper
January 3, 2025 by Judd Tully

Kicking off November’s marquee evening sales, the house brought in a total of $268.6m from 49 lots Sotheby’s kicked off Read more…

Magritte gets star billing at Christie’s $410m ‘solid as a rock’ evening auction
The Art Newspaper
November 20, 2024 by Judd Tully

The interior designer Mica Ertegun’s Surrealist L’empire des lumières sold for a record $121.1m in New York last night, with Read more…

Generous guarantees and a giant Warhol net a healthy $346.5m for Christie’s Modern evening sale in New York
The Art Newspaper
May 17, 2024 by Judd Tully

The reassuring result was a marked increase from last year’s equivalent auction—despite a cyberattack that has taken down the auction Read more…

Sotheby’s makes $198.1m in consistently strong Modern evening sale in New York
The Art Newspaper
May 16, 2024 by Judd Tully

The results were led by Monet’s ‘Meules à Giverny’ and Leonora Carrington’s record-breaking ‘Les Distractions de Dagobert’ Breaking through the Read more…

New York Old Master sales deliver tepid results at Christie’s and Sotheby’s
The Art Newspaper
February 2, 2024 by Judd Tully

Scattered seven-figure highlights failed to make up for dozens of passed lots and multiple key withdrawals The premier auctions among Read more…

Brisk Sotheby’s Modern evening sale in New York delivers moderate results
The Art Newspaper
November 14, 2023 by Judd Tully

The auction, spanning Monet to Miro, made $190.3m—just above its low estimate—and was preceded by the record-breaking sale of a Read more…

Christie’s 20th century evening sale in New York defies fears of a jittery market
The Art Newspaper
November 10, 2023 by Judd Tully

Swan song of veteran auctioneer Jussi Pylkkänen made $640.8m—the house’s highest total for a non-single-owner sale in six years. It Read more…

Auction of longtime Vogue editor André Leon Talley’s collection exceeds expectations at Christie’s
The Art Newspaper
February 15, 2023 by Judd Tully

The white-glove sale brought in nearly $1.4m (with fees) across 64 lots, including rare portraits and works by Andy Warhol Read more…