Eclipsing its projected price tag of $8 million, a T. rex named Stan sold for a whopping $31,847,500.
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Keith Haring’s Personal Collection Will Be Sold to Benefit New York’s LGBT Center
Over 140 objects from Haring’s personal collection, including works by Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, will be sold by Sotheby’s to benefit the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of New York.
A Look at a Formerly Lost, Glimmering Manuscript by Persian Poet Hafez
The Divan’s whereabouts remained a mystery until last year, when Dutch art crime investigator Arthur Brand — sometimes referred to as “the Indiana Jones of the art world” — tracked it down.
Objects Returned to Benin by French Collectors Had Been Removed From a Contested Auction
The transaction illuminates the role individuals can play in rectifying Europe’s history of colonial plunder, but it also reveals the inner workings of a system that allows such objects to land in private hands to begin with.
Study Suggests Blue and Red Artworks Dominate Auction Sales
Dutch researchers concluded that blue and red paintings spark nearly 20% higher bids at auctions in the US, China, and the Netherlands.
Skull Cup Associated with Lord Byron Heads to Auction
A cup made from a human skull has an inscription that attributes it to Lord Byron, who was known to drink wine from such a vessel.
A Rare Deposition from the Salem Witch Trials Goes to Auction
Christie’s is auctioning a rare 1692 deposition from the Salem witch trials that helped sentence an elderly widow to death.
US Judge Approves Warrant for Acoma Shield Listed for Sale by Paris Auction House
An Acoma shield that was removed from a May auction in Paris that included human remains and indigenous sacred objects has yet to be returned.
Gavel Gavel, Your Art’s a Success: David Bowie’s Collection Heads to Auction
We’ve heard his music and seen his own artworks, but the personal art collection of David Bowie has remained largely hidden from the public eye.
Despite Protests, Paris Auction of Sacred Native American Objects Goes Ahead
Despite calls for a halt from US government officials and tribal leaders, EVE (Estimations Ventes aux Enchères) auction house went forward yesterday at Drouot Richelieu in Paris with a sale that included contested indigenous sacred objects and human remains.
Mementoes of Grief Go to Auction from the US’s Only Museum for Mourning Art
Art related to death in the United States evolved from European influences in the colonial era to a distinct language of mourning, guided by widespread grieving for public figures like the country’s presidents.
Silhouette Portraits from the Days Before Photography
Before photography, the silhouette was a popular form of portraiture more affordable than oil painting, where the outline of a face in profile was cut in black.