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After Two Years Of Decline, Global Art Market Grew 4 Percent in 2025

03/14/2026

After Two Years Of Decline, Global Art Market Grew 4 Percent in 2025 The 2026Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report, published on March 12, revealed an upturn in fortunes for the global artmarket, with total sales rising by 4 …

Метки : арт-рынокторгиэкономикааукционырекордысша

Christie's Takes $265 M. from Modern and Contemporary Sale in London

03/07/2026

This week has shown that there’s still a lot of money sloshing around London’s art market; Christie’s three-pronged 21st/20th century evening sale on Thursday took £197.5 million ($265 million), one day after Sotheby’s modern and contemporary auction brought £131 million …

Метки : арт-рынокаукционырекордыскульптураживописьлондон

Artemisia Gentileschi Work Sells for Record $5.7 Mi. at Christie’s

02/07/2026

An early self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi broke a record for the Italian Baroque painter when it sold at Christie’s in New York for $5.69 million—well over its estimate of $2.5 million to $3.5 million. As reported by Artnet News, “The …

Метки : искусство#культураартемизия гентисчиживописьрекордыаукцион

Frida Kahlo Painting Sets a Record at Sotheby's, Selling for $54.7 M.

11/21/2025

Frida Kahlo’s 1940 self-portrait El sueño (La cama) sold for $54.7 million on November 20. The painting was part of a Sotheby’s sale of Surrealist art in New York. Because the painting had a pre-sale estimate of $40 million to …

Метки : искусствофрида калоаукционсюрреализмрекордывыставки

Sotheby’s Double-Header Sale Totals $706 M., Including Second-Priciest Work Ever Sold

11/19/2025

In a nearly three-hour marathon double sale, the first in its new Breuer Building digs, Sotheby’s on Tuesday evening sold Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Elisabeth Lederer for $236.4 million, the second highest price ever paid for an artwork at auction—and …

Метки : климтаукционискусствоsotheby'sпродажирекорды

Cattelan’s Golden Toilet Sells for $12.1 M. at Sotheby’s

11/19/2025

The hopes for one of the past decade’s most controversial artworks achieving a record price circled on the drain at Sotheby’s on Tuesday evening. Maurizio Cattelan’s 18-karat gold toilet, owned by Steve Cohen, fetched just $12.1 million (inclusive of fees) …

Метки : искусствоаукционмаурицио каттеласовременное искусствоуникальные произведениярекорды

Sotheby's Records Highest-Ever Totals for Surrealist and Modern Sales

10/27/2025

Sotheby’s tapped into the energy of Art Basel Paris week and recorded the highest-ever totals in France for surrealist and modern art auctions on Friday. The house’s Surrealism and Its Legacy and Modernitês sales took a combined €89.7 million ($104 …

Метки : sotheby'sаукционсюрреализмсовременное искусствоart basel parisрекорды

Phillips Evening Sale Sees 40 Percent Drop from 2024

05/14/2025

At Phillips New York on Tuesday night, a far less lucrative sale night than 2024 bore out concerns of a cooling market. The house’s modern and contemporary evening sale generated $52 million, around 40 percent below last year’s haul of …

Метки : аукционискусстворекордыискусство женщинрынок искусстваphillips

British Man Sets Record for Visiting Most Museums in One Day

01/30/2025

A British man has written his name into the history books by setting a Guinness World Record for visiting the most museums in 24 hours.Ben Melham, 42, zoomed around 42 London museums in less than 12 hours on a kick …

Метки : рекордымузеилондонguinness world recordsбен мелхамискусство

Heritage Auctions Realizes Nearly $1.9 Billion in Sales During Record-Breaking 2024

01/22/2025

If you're curious about the health of the antiques and collectibles hobby, look no further than Heritage Auctions and their stunningly successful 2024 for the answer. Billing itself as "America's Auction House," the Dallas-based Heritage reached nearly $1.9 billion in …

Метки : антиквариатколлекционные предметыаукционыheritage auctionsрекордыразвлечение

2024’s Greatest Hits: Stories That Stuck with Us

01/08/2025

In the world of collectibles, there were plenty of eye-popping prices, treasures hidden in plain sight, and just plain strange things sold at auction. Here are some of the best we saw last year. Courtesy Heritage Auctions Every year brings …

Метки : коллекционированиеаукционырекордыантиквариатуникальные находкисюрпризы

Tiffany Window Smashes Expectations, Sells for Record $12.48 Million

12/15/2024

Sotheby's When Sotheby’s announced the Danner Memorial Window would be up for auction, it was cause for excitement. Windows by Tiffany Studios rarely come to auction, and the Danner Memorial Window, commissioned for the First Baptist Church in Canton, Ohio, …

Метки : sotheby'stiffany studiosвитраж даннерааукционискусстворекорды

Carpathia Captain’s Watch Sets Record for Titanic Memorabilia

11/21/2024

Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd&period The sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912, is one of the most famous tragedies of the 20th century. But we can’t forget that the stories surrounding it also tell of remarkable acts of …

Метки : титаникартефактырекордыхрабростьгероизмаукцион