The sale confirmed predictions that the painting’s unconventional backstory would only increase its value.
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Democracy is Cheap, but the Constitution Expected to Fetch at least $15M at Auction
Originally, almost 500 copies were printed; now only 11 are known to still exist.
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Remember That Banksy That Self-Destructed? It’s Going Up for Auction
“Girl with a Balloon,” which started shredding as soon as it sold in 2018, could fetch more than $8 million.
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“First Ever NFT” Sells for $1.4 Million
Kevin McCoy minted his non-fungible token “Quantum” in 2014, long before the crypto art market exploded.
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Ming Dynasty Porcelain, Valued Up to $500K, Purchased at Yard Sale for $35
The rare find is headed to auction at Sotheby’s, where it is valued between $300,000 and $500,000.
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A Botticelli Portrait Becomes the Second Most Expensive Old Master Painting Sold at Auction
The tempera on panel painting is one of three portraits by the 15th-century artist left in private hands.
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Personal Collection Heads to Auction
Sotheby’s is auctioning artworks that were once in the pair’s home, including kitschy cookie jars that Andy Warhol collected.
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Christie’s and Sotheby’s Subpoenaed in Jeffrey Epstein Investigation
The US Virgin Islands requested that the auction houses release “all documents reflecting or relating to inquiries, sales, bids, communications with or about Jeffrey E. Epstein.”
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Sotheby’s Sued for Allegedly Helping Collector Evade Millions in Taxes
In a lawsuit filed on Friday, NY Attorney General Letitia James claims that the auction house helped a collector evade sales tax on $27 million worth of artworks by accepting fraudulent resale certificates.
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Sotheby’s Conceals Final Sale Price of Monumental Giacometti Sculpture
“Grande femme I” (1960), a spindly female figure cast in bronze, had a minimum bid of $90 million in a “sealed bid” private sale.
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Baltimore Museum Halts Art Sale Amid Escalating Controversy
The decision comes only hours before the Sotheby’s contemporary art auction this evening in which two of the works were slated to go under the hammer.
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Museum of Islamic Art in Jerusalem Postpones Auction Following Backlash
The museum’s intended sale of 255 items, planned for today at Sotheby’s in London, is postponed to November.