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Historic Railroad Spike Fetches $2M at Auction

by Sarah Rose Sharp January 30, 2023January 30, 2023

The steel spike clad in gold and silver commemorated the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869.

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Christie’s Tasteless “Art Handler” Shirts Removed After Criticism

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu October 5, 2022October 6, 2022

The auction house partnered with Highsnobiety to sell “Art Handler” shirts for up to $125, drawing ire from workers in the field who say they’re overworked and underpaid.

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Dinosaur That Inspired Jurassic Park’s Raptor Sells For $12.4M

by Sarah Rose Sharp May 15, 2022May 16, 2022

But some paleontologists think dinosaur specimens should be in public institutions, not private hands.

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Warhol’s “Blue Marilyn” Breaks Records With $195M Sale

by Sarah Rose Sharp May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

The painting, which bears the bullet holes shot by performance artist Dorothy Podber, is now the most expensive 20th-century artwork to sell at auction.

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The “Witch” Who Shot Andy Warhol’s Marilyns

Avatar photo by Hall W. Rockefeller May 3, 2022May 4, 2022

Dorothy Podber should at least be acknowledged as the co-author of Warhol’s multi-million dollar Shot Marilyns series.

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Iconic Warhol Marilyn Could Fetch $200 Million, Set Records for 20th-Century Art

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

Christie’s says the sale will benefit a foundation “dedicated to improving the lives of children.”

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MFA Houston Acquires Rediscovered Diego Rivera Painting for $4M

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu March 14, 2022March 14, 2022

The work has not been viewed by the public for nearly 100 years.

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Wikipedia Auctions Off Some Of its History

by Cassie Packard December 30, 2021December 30, 2021

The auction offered a 2000 strawberry iMac that Wales used to develop Wikipedia, and an NFT of the first Wikipedia edit, made in 2001.

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After Disappearing for Decades, a van Gogh Watercolor Sold Under Duress and Then Stolen by Nazis May Fetch $30M

Avatar photo by Michelle Young November 10, 2021November 11, 2021

The heirs of two Jewish collectors, one who sold the work to fund his escape from Germany, and another who had the artwork stolen by the Nazis, will receive financial restitution from the Christie’s sale.

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Taíno Activists Gather at Christie’s to Protest Impending Sale of Indigenous Artifacts

Avatar photo by Isabella Segalovich November 9, 2021November 10, 2021

A petition urging the artifacts to be repatriated to the Dominican Republic garnered over 41,000 signatures.

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A Turkish Idol Will Not Be Repatriated, New York Judge Rules

by Cassie Packard October 12, 2021October 12, 2021

A US District Judge ruled Turkey “slept on its rights” to the figurine by waiting until 2017 to seek its return, after it had been on view at the Metropolitan Museum for decades.

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Frankenstein First Edition Became the Most Expensive Book by a Woman

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia September 22, 2021September 22, 2021

The rare copy of Mary Shelley’s classic, one of only 500 copies, sold for $1.17 million at Christie’s.

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