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Lucian Freud’s Dozing Nude Could Fetch $47M at Auction
"Sleeping By the Lion Carpet" (1995–96) is the last in a series of monumental portraits of Sue Tilley in resting postures.
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The Art Market Post-Pollock
After spring's marquee auctions, we are led to believe that everything in our important art universe is doing just fine. It isn't.
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Rare Keith Haring Self-Portrait and Intimate Works Go on View in NYC
Paintings, furniture, and photos that the artist gifted to his childhood best friend are being exhibited ahead of an auction at Sotheby's.
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Sotheby’s Auction Raises Funds for Yale MFA Scholarships
The sale includes works by Howardena Pindell, Josef Albers, Richard Prince, and others.
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Michelangelo Drawing of a Foot Could Fetch $2M at Auction
The newly discovered five-inch sketch dates back 500 years.
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Pope Francis’s Camera Sells for $7.5M
The Leica M-A owned by the late pontiff is one of the most valuable models ever sold at auction.
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Frida Kahlo Becomes Most Expensive Woman Artist at Auction
“El sueño (La cama)” (1940), a surreal rumination on dreams, nightmares, and the afterlife, sold for $54.7M at Sotheby's.
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Why Is DC’s Phillips Collection Selling Off Its Masterpieces?
The museum’s decision to deaccession works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, and more has come under public scrutiny.
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Golden Toilet Fails to Make a Splash
The work sold for $12.1 million after an awkward minute during which the auctioneer attempted to draw out more bids.
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Klimt Painting Becomes Second Most Expensive Artwork Ever Sold
“Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” sold at Sotheby’s for $236.4 million with fees.
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The Little Sargent Watercolor That Sold for $7M
The record-breaking sale of the artist’s “Gondolier's Siesta” shows collectors are still willing to wave their paddles for a truly exquisite specimen.
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Evening Auctions to Watch During Fall’s Marquee Week
From Rothko and Klimt to Maurizio Cattelan's solid gold toilet, these NYC sales could rake in over $1 billion over the course of five days.