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Sotheby’s Aboriginal Art sale brings in $2.8 million
When the Gagosian Gallery opened an exhibition of artworks by Indigenous Australian artists earlier this year, it was probably the first time a number of people took note of those […]
When an art dealer single-handedly earns more money than an auction house
Is it possible for an individual art dealer to earn more money than an auction house that’s been in business for 300 years? The answer should be no. Yet Yves […]
‘Devolved Parliament’ sells for nearly £10 million
A 2009 work by Banksy just made its biggest splash, yet, last night. Prior to the sale at Sotheby’s London, some were concerned that alterations to the work made by […]
Has Banksy altered ‘Devolved Parliament’?
Banksy’s painting Devolved Parliament, originally titled Question Time, presents a tongue-in-cheek take on the UK’s parliament. The 2009 work not only features a literal de-evolved group of Members of Parliament but […]
Sotheby’s and Christie’s go head to head with simultaneous Banksy auctions
Two unrelated Banksy auctions are scheduled to run simultaneously at Sotheby’s and Christie’s bringing some of the artist’s best-known works to the auction block. As the gavel fell at a […]
Missing Lewis Chessmen could fetch £1 million at auction
Missing for nearly 200 years, one of the lost Lewis Chessmen had been living in the drawer of an Edinburgh family for years and could now sell for as much […]
Leading auction house Sotheby’s takes legal hit amidst Rybolovlev-Bouvier battle
Just days after the announcement that Sotheby’s is set to be sold for $3.7 billion to a company owned by French media tycoon Patrick Drahi, the company suffered a bruising […]
