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Displaying all articles tagged:
Sotheby’s
scene report
Sept. 7, 2023
At Freddie Mercury’s Estate Auction, the Rich Go Ga Ga
The only champions at Sotheby’s were the wealthy.
By
Brian Moylan
auctions
Apr. 26, 2023
Wanna Brush Your Mustache With Freddie Mercury’s Tiny Tiffany Comb?
About 1,500 items owned by the Queen singer are going up for sale.
By
Jennifer Zhan
the man who sold the art
Nov. 11, 2016
David Bowie’s Art Collection Auctions for $30 Million
The late singer and performer’s collection netted double the expected amount.
By
Kaitlin Fontana
May 10, 2016
Where Are the Millennials in This Spring’s Art Auctions?
Few artists born in the 1980s are on the block.
By
Alexandra Peers
art and design 2016
Apr. 22, 2016
5 Lessons in Today’s Art Market From a Sotheby’s Advisor
Sotheby’s Amy Cappellazzo has made a very nice career out of pricing pigment.
By
Amy Cappellazzo
As told to
Andrew Rice
May 18, 2015
Kenny Schachter’s New York Auctions Diary
Thick in the air amid the good, bad, and really, really awful lies the unstoppable, implacable, genetically coded urge to create and collect.
By
Kenny Schachter
art
Nov. 21, 2014
Dan Loeb Rolls Sotheby’s and Its CEO
“This was obvious and inevitable,” said one source.
By
Andrew Rice
art
Nov. 20, 2014
Floral Trend Finally Hits the Art Market
The auction record has been set — for any female artist.
By
Julie Baumgardner
up for auction
Mar. 23, 2014
You’ll Have the Opportunity to Buy John Lennon’s Doodles Soon
The “gobbledygook” will be up for auction this June.
By
Delia Paunescu
art auctions
Nov. 13, 2012
A Rothko From 1954 Just Sold for an Ungodly Sum
$75.1 million for
No. 1 (Royal Red and Blue)
.
By
Zach Dionne
art auctions
May 3, 2012
Jerry Saltz: This Is Why I Hate Big-Money Art Auctions
Not just because they’re freak-show legal casinos.
By
Jerry Saltz
art
Nov. 9, 2010
Andy Warhol Canvas Of Coke Bottle Sells For Over $35.36 Million
The piece was sold at a Sotheby’s auction, ten million dollars higher than the expected price
By
Avi Zenilman
art
Feb. 3, 2010
See the Most Expensive Piece of Art Ever Sold at Auction
“What recession?” etc., etc.
By
Edith Zimmerman
art world
Jan. 20, 2010
How Deitch’s MOCA Gig Changes the Art World
Who’s up, and who’s down.
By
Alexandra Peers
Sept. 29, 2009
Gossip Girl
Makes a Bid on Love
And guess what? Even at Sotheby’s, it costs less than $8,000. Read all about it in our episode recap.
By
Jessica Pressler
and
Chris Rovzar
artsy
Mar. 13, 2009
Why’s Steve Cohen Showing Sotheby’s So Much Love?
Cohen lent nearly half a billion dollars worth of art to Sotheby’s, even though the works aren’t for sale.
By
Alexandra Peers
money
Jan. 23, 2009
How Do You Stop an Art Collector From Charging?
Until recently, Sotheby’s accepted Visa, MasterCard, and American Express for auction purchases — but not anymore!
By
Erica Orden
the economy
Nov. 4, 2008
Opening of Fall Art-Auction Season Marked by Crappy Sales, Great Deals
Greedy art sellers “have learned their lesson,” said Tobias Meyer, Sotheby’s Teutonic auctioneer.
By
Alexandra Peers
news reel
May 15, 2008
Takashi Murakami Watches From the Wings at Sotheby’s
Plus: Robert Rauschenberg sets a record two days after his death.
apropos of nothing
May 13, 2008
Will Rauschenberg’s Death Create a Feeding Frenzy at Sotheby’s?
Forgive us for being, well, vultures, but we could see Robert Rauschenberg setting a new sales record tomorrow night.
the industry
May 16, 2007
Mars Investigations Closed for Good?
news reel
May 11, 2007
Americans Get Outbid at Sotheby’s and Christie’s