D.C. judge grills lawyers for the Corcoran and Save the Corcoran over breakup plan
D.C. judge grills lawyers for the Corcoran and Save the Corcoran over breakup plan – interesting article on the proposed breakup of the Corcoran. Kind of sad to think that one of our oldest cultural institutions (founded in 1869 by William … More…
Artist resale rights gain support in US Congress
Artists may soon receive resale rights here in the US. According to reports, the American Royalties Too Act (ART) would give visual artists 5% of the resale price if their work resells at auction above $5,000. This will allow the … More…
Christie’s Sales Rise to $4.6 Billion Led by New Buyers
Christie’s Sales Rise to $4.6 Billion Led by New Buyers – both main salerooms reported record results for the first 6 months of the year. Christie’s had a total of £2.7B ($4.6B) … of that total, £799.9M ($1.36B) came from Postwar and … More…
Egyptian statue Sekhemka sells for nearly £16M ($27M)
Egyptian statue Sekhemka sells for nearly £16m – another museum sold an important work from their collection to fund an expansion … even the family of the original donor will get a piece (it was donated back in 1880 by the … More…
Sotheby’s and eBay Announce Digital Partnership
The world’s largest online marketplace and the first international auction house have come together to form a new online platform. EBay and Sotheby’s announced today that they will join forces, creating an innovative online marketplace for costumers to discover, browse … More…