![Flag_of_Ukraine.svg The flag of Ukraine](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg_-1024x683.png)
Ukraine: An Arts Update
It’s been a while since I’ve written about Ukraine. The last time I mentioned the conflict was in my coverage of a Christie sale in London back in July featuring a large Jeff Koons sculpture. The sculpture’s seller, the Ukrainian billionaire … More…
![640px-Frida_Kahlo,_by_Guillermo_Kahlo_2 Frida Kahlo, in a photograph taken by her father Guillermo](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/640px-Frida_Kahlo_by_Guillermo_Kahlo_2.jpg)
Burn, Frida, Burn
The destruction of art is never something to celebrate or look forward to. Whether it’s a militant organization destroying cultural heritage or some kid at a museum accidentally tripping and putting his hand through a Picasso canvas, it always makes … More…
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Betty White’s White Glove Sale
Early in September, a fairly heavy box showed up at our house, and to our surprise, it contained three beautiful hardcover books titled The Life and Career of Betty White. They were the Betty White auction catalogs for a sale … More…
![sothebys-md.brightspotcdn Three Studies for Portrait of Henrietta Moraes by Francis Bacon](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.jpg)
The William Paley Collection Coming To Sotheby’s
Besides being the president of CBS, William Paley was also known as an art collector, favoring works by the great nineteenth- and twentieth-century masters. His collection is currently owned by his namesake foundation, but much of it is on long-term … More…
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Recovered de Kooning: The Good & The Bad News
In 1985 a couple walked into The University of Arizona Museum of Art in Tucson, Arizona, and quickly walked out with Willem de Kooning’s Woman-Ochre (1955). According to Olivia Miller, the museum’s curator, the thieves came in just as the museum was … More…
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Phillips London Evening & Day Editions
On September 14th and 15th, Phillips London hosted their Evening and Day Edition sales. Over two sales spanning seven hours total, 233 lots crossed the block, resulting in exceptional results for Phillips. The Evening Edition sale on September 14th featured … More…
![Screen Shot 2022-09-14 at 8.07.44 PM The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 - 30 May by David Hockney, sold at Phillips London](https://rehs.com/eng/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-8.07.44-PM.png)
Phillips London David Hockney Sale
On Tuesday, September 13th, Phillips London held an entire sale consisting of the works of the British artist David Hockney. The seventy-eight available lots, mainly prints and digital works, did as well as one might expect for a collection by … More…
Bonhams 19th Century & British Impressionist Sale
On Wednesday, September 21, Bonhams’ New Bond Street location in London hosted their 19th Century and British Impressionist art sale, with a total of seventy-five lots crossing the block. While several impressive lots sold that day, the sale as a … More…