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Sotheby’s New York “A Scholar Collects” Sale
A bust-length pastel portrait of a woman against a gray background.

Sotheby’s New York “A Scholar Collects” Sale

On Wednesday, January 31st, both Christie’s and Sotheby’s hosted a series of sales centered on Old Masters. While these sales mostly did not perform as well as expected, the one exception was the first sale of the day, entitled A … More…

The Bouvier Affair: Sotheby’s Cleared In Lawsuit
The portrait of Jesus Christ named Salvator Mundi, by Leonardo Da Vinci, bought by Yves Bouvier on behalf of Dmitry Rybolovlev

The Bouvier Affair: Sotheby’s Cleared In Lawsuit

The final act of the decade-long Bouvier Affair has come to an end. The series of legal actions by Russian billionaire Dmitri Rybolovlev against the Swiss art dealer Yves Bouvier ended in December 2023. However, there was still the matter … More…

Long-Lost Klimt Up For Auction
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Long-Lost Klimt Up For Auction

Portrait of Fräulein Lieser is a 1917 painting by Gustav Klimt. Specialists have considered it lost for almost a hundred years. So it certainly came as a surprise when a Vienna auction house announced it would be crossing the block later … More…

Unicorn: Scottish Museum’s Upcoming Exhibition
A painting showing nude female figures on the backs on unicorns fleeing from a winged nude male figure carrying a bow.

Unicorn: Scottish Museum’s Upcoming Exhibition

Nowadays, when people think of unicorns, they think of them in the context of children, like little kids playing with unicorn dolls or watching My Little Pony. But a museum in the Scottish city of Perth is ready to tell the … More…

Alexander Hamilton’s Pistols
two pistols that were once owned by Alexander Hamilton that were sold from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Alexander Hamilton’s Pistols

Once part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection, Alexander Hamilton‘s pocket pistols recently made waves crossing the auction block. The winning bid reached a substantial $650K ($819K w/p). Christie’s listed the estimate as by request, but reports have stated … More…

Cathedral Caper: French Stained Glass In America
A stained glass panel showing three men on horseback entering a city, with one of them crowned.

Cathedral Caper: French Stained Glass In America

A French cultural organization is trying to force several American museums to return stained glass window panels stolen from Rouen Cathedral. Philippe Machicote is president of the association Lumière sur le Patrimoine, or Spotlight on Heritage, and has actively tried … More…

The Orlando Basquiats: OMA Drops Charges
An abstract, grafitti-like painting on a piece of cardboard showing a man against a black background, a rainbow forming between his outstretched hands, and white next behind him.

The Orlando Basquiats: OMA Drops Charges

The situation at the Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) has progressed again. Last time we checked in, disgraced former director Aaron de Groft countersued OMA for wrongful termination, defamation, and breach of contract. This was in response to OMA’s lawsuit against … More…

A Magical Tutu
Jessica Sarah Parker in her white tutu on the street for the opening segment of Sex in the City

A Magical Tutu

Recently, the spotlight shone on the three-tiered white tutu worn by Sarah Jessica Parker‘s iconic Sex and the City character, Carrie Bradshaw, in the show’s opening credits. This legendary piece of fashion history went under the hammer at a recent auction, … More…

Christie’s NY 19th Century American Sale
A painting of a pair of hummingbirds near a pink flower against a background of trees.

Christie’s NY 19th Century American Sale

On Thursday, January 18th, Christie‘s kicked things off with their first sale of note for 2024. Their 19th Century American & Western sale featured one hundred lots and ended up a good way to start the year. Of course, the … More…