Sotheby’s
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Jan 31 Hong Punch Bowls and Important George III Furniture Available in Upcoming Sotheby’s Auction
Trade flourished between China and Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Canton port was...
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[Korea News] “작년 4분기 한국 미술 경매시장 낙찰액 61% 감소… 구매자 주도 시장 전환”
한국 미술품 경매시장이 구매자가 가격 협상에 우선권을 쥔 구매자 주도 시장(Buyer’s market)으로 돌아섰다는 분석이 나왔다. 다만...
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A Buyer’s Market: Total Amount of Successful Bids for Korean Art Auction Market in 4Q 2022 Decreased by 61%, KAAAI Says
Recently, the Korean art auction market has turned to a buyer’s market where buyers have priority...
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Jan 26 Master Artworks by Italian and Flemish Painters Come to Sale with Sotheby's
Florence-based artist Agnolo di Cosimo, also known as Bronzino, was an Italian Mannerist painter. In 1539,...
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Jan 21 The Kindig Collection of Important American Furniture, Paintings, Silver & Decorative Art Heads to Sotheby’s
The upcoming Sotheby’s auction presents a Queen Anne easy chair from the Kindig Collection of American...
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Jan 23 Furniture With Rich History Will Be Available in Important Americana Sale at Sotheby's
One of the highlights of the upcoming Important Americana sale, presented by Sotheby’s, is a Corlis-Bowen...
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Jan 26 Dutch Masterpieces From the Theiline Scheumann Collection Come to Sale With Sotheby's
Frans van Mieris the Elder was a Dutch Golden Age painter, known for his fijnschilder style...
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Jan 18 Landscape Paintings by American Artists Come to Sale with Sotheby's Art of the Americas Auction
Best remembered for his watercolor works, American landscape painter Winslow Homer was considered a significant figure...
- Auction Industry, Press Release
Asia Week New York 2023 Announces Stellar Line-up of International Gallery Exhibitions, Auctions and Museum Shows
New York: The Asia Week New York Association is pleased to announce that 26 international galleries and...
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Dec 16 John James Audubon’s Last Great Achievement and Signed Copy of Joyce’s Ulysses Come to Auction at Sotheby’s
John James Audubon, an American self-trained artist, naturalist, and ornithologist, changed the course of natural history...
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Dec 12 Michele della Valle Necklace and Burmese Red Ruby Ring Highlight Sotheby's Upcoming Jewelry Sale
The blood red variety of rubies from Myanmar (formerly Burma) is considered to be a sought-after...
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Nov 14 A 25-Million-Dollar Abstract Painting by Willem de Kooning Leads Sotheby’s Sale of the David M. Solinger Collection
A 25-million-dollar collage by Willem De Kooning (1904 – 1997) leads Sotheby’s upcoming The David M....
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Around the Auction World: October 2022
What were the top stories in the auction industry this month? Auction Highlights This month, we...
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Sotheby’s to Offer Figure Crouching Painting and Rare Ephemera by British Painter Francis Bacon
As a renowned British artist of the 20th century, Francis Bacon needs no introduction. His portfolio...
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Korean Art Market Sparks Competition Between Global Auction Companies
The Korean auction market is heating up. Global auction companies have recently opened offices or new...
- Mar 13, 2019
An Extraordinary Sale Comprising over 970 LotsEstimated at HK$60-82 Million / US$7.7-10.6 MillionOne of the Most Spectacular Sales to Come to Market in Recent Memory A Stunning Array of the Most Sought-After and Rare WinesFrom Bordeaux, Burgundy and Beyond, Including Historic Vintages from Henri Jayer, DRC, Coche-Dury, Ramonet, the First Growths, P...
- Mar 13, 2019
Exceptional Results for Inaugural Spirits Live Sale in AsiaLed by The Black Bowmore Archive Cabinet,Sold for HK$4,375,000 / US$563,000 to an Asian Private CollectorWines from the Cellar of Joseph Lau Part II 100% SoldSmashing Pre-Sale High Estimate to Bring HK$52.6 Million / US$6.8 Million Sotheby’s three-day sales series of wines and spirits in ...
- Mar 13, 2019
An Architectural Masterpiece by CartierA Diamond and Rock Crystal Bangle-Bracelet featuring a phenomenal 63.66-carat pear-shaped white diamond2,000 hours in the making, the jewel pays tribute to Cartier’s Iconic Art Deco CreationsA Jadeite Bangle - The “Circle of Happiness”“A true treasure of nature” weighing 277.673 carats This April, So...
- Mar 13, 2019
The Latest Edition Of Now! An Online Auction Of Contemporary Art, Photography, Design And African & Oceanic Pieces To Open In March With Rock & Roll Photographer Claude Gassian Given Carte Blanche To Curate The Exhibition For the seventh edition of Sotheby’s eclectic and much-anticipated NOW! online auction, photographer Claude Gassian ta...
- Mar 13, 2019
Featuring Gifts from her Father, Louis MountbattenAnd Historic Pieces from the Jewellery Box of Queen Victoria To Be Offered at Sotheby’s London on 24 March
- Mar 13, 2019
SANDRO BOTTICELLI'S RENAISSANCE MASTERPIECEPORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN HOLDING A ROUNDELSELLS FOR RECORD $92.2 MILLIONAT SOTHEBY'S NEW YORK The Highest Ever Price Achieved for an Old Master at Sotheby’s Shatters Previous Botticelli Auction Record By 9 Times One of the Greatest Renaissance Paintings Ever to Come to the Market Last Purchased at Auction...
- Mar 13, 2019
Strength in Asia, New Digital Tools, and Luxury Categories Drive Rapid Expansion of Client Base With several auctions still to go before the close of 2020, Sotheby’s consolidated sales thus far this year now stand at over $5 billion. As a result of client focus, adaptation and innovation, Sotheby’s finishes 2020 as the industry leader in this t...
- Mar 13, 2019
The Timepieces and Innovationsthat Made Collectors Tick in 2020 SOTHEBY'S WATCHES “2020 has been a transformative year for the watch auction market, perhaps the most significant evolution since the emergence of the collecting category in the 1980s. We have embraced the unprecedented times to start reinventing the way we connect with the ever-grow...
- Mar 13, 2019
700 Artworks Spanning 800 YearsStar Works by Botticelli and Rembrandt from New York auction in January to join line-up*Exhibition Opens 5 December*34-35 New Bond Street, W1A 2AA With Sotheby’s poised to re-open the doors once more onto its galleries in New Bond Street in London, this winter season’s series of Old Master and Treasures sales will...
- Mar 13, 2019
Featuring Rare Michael Jordan MemorabiliaCelebrating the Iconic Athlete’s LegacyLED BY:MICHAEL JORDAN’S ‘SHATTERED BACKBOARD’GAME WORN AND SIGNED STEFANEL TRIESTE JERSEY**Worn During the Incredible Moment in Basketball HistoryWhen Jordan Dunked the Ball & Shattered the BackboardIn Trieste, Italy in 1985**On Offer from Carlo St...
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Jan 31 Hong Punch Bowls and Important George III Furniture Available in Upcoming Sotheby’s Auction
Trade flourished between China and Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Canton port was...
- Auction Preview
Jan 26 Master Artworks by Italian and Flemish Painters Come to Sale with Sotheby's
Florence-based artist Agnolo di Cosimo, also known as Bronzino, was an Italian Mannerist painter. In 1539,...
- Auction Preview
Jan 21 The Kindig Collection of Important American Furniture, Paintings, Silver & Decorative Art Heads to Sotheby’s
The upcoming Sotheby’s auction presents a Queen Anne easy chair from the Kindig Collection of American...
- Auction Preview
Jan 23 Furniture With Rich History Will Be Available in Important Americana Sale at Sotheby's
One of the highlights of the upcoming Important Americana sale, presented by Sotheby’s, is a Corlis-Bowen...
- Auction Preview
Jan 26 Dutch Masterpieces From the Theiline Scheumann Collection Come to Sale With Sotheby's
Frans van Mieris the Elder was a Dutch Golden Age painter, known for his fijnschilder style...
- Auction Preview
Jan 18 Landscape Paintings by American Artists Come to Sale with Sotheby's Art of the Americas Auction
Best remembered for his watercolor works, American landscape painter Winslow Homer was considered a significant figure...
- Auction Preview
Dec 16 John James Audubon’s Last Great Achievement and Signed Copy of Joyce’s Ulysses Come to Auction at Sotheby’s
John James Audubon, an American self-trained artist, naturalist, and ornithologist, changed the course of natural history...
- Auction Preview
Dec 12 Michele della Valle Necklace and Burmese Red Ruby Ring Highlight Sotheby's Upcoming Jewelry Sale
The blood red variety of rubies from Myanmar (formerly Burma) is considered to be a sought-after...
- Auction Preview
Nov 14 A 25-Million-Dollar Abstract Painting by Willem de Kooning Leads Sotheby’s Sale of the David M. Solinger Collection
A 25-million-dollar collage by Willem De Kooning (1904 – 1997) leads Sotheby’s upcoming The David M....
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Sep 21 Sotheby’s to Showcase a Qianlong Carved White Jade Dragon Vase in Upcoming Important Chinese Art Auction
This September, Sotheby’s is offering Chinese works of art that highlight the country’s rich artistic history....
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Sep 20 Explore Bronze Artifacts of the Zhou Dynasty Period at Sotheby's
The Zhou dynasty was a royal dynasty of China that ruled for 789 years and is...
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Aug 06 Kandis Williams’ Collage Art Featured in Upcoming Sotheby’s Auction
Artist Kandis Williams is notable for her carefully curated collage arts. Her works usually shed light...
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May 25 Paintings by Willem Claesz Heda, Simon Vouet, and Other Masters at Sotheby’s
Haarlem-born artist Willem Claesz Heda was known to have mastered the still-life genre of painting. Mostly...
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May 16 Mark Rothko’s Color Field Artworks Featured in Upcoming Sotheby’s Sale of the Macklowe Collection
Mark Rothko was an abstract artist famous for his color field artworks with rectangular sections. His...
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May 18 Feather with Bird’s Bone by O’ Keeffe, Works from Picasso, Calder, and Tamayo lead Sotheby’s Modern-Day auction
A feather is light and signifies life, whereas a bone is heavy and signifies death. Feather...
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[Korea News] “작년 4분기 한국 미술 경매시장 낙찰액 61% 감소… 구매자 주도 시장 전환”
한국 미술품 경매시장이 구매자가 가격 협상에 우선권을 쥔 구매자 주도 시장(Buyer’s market)으로 돌아섰다는 분석이 나왔다. 다만...
- Auction Industry
A Buyer’s Market: Total Amount of Successful Bids for Korean Art Auction Market in 4Q 2022 Decreased by 61%, KAAAI Says
Recently, the Korean art auction market has turned to a buyer’s market where buyers have priority...
- Auction Industry, Press Release
Asia Week New York 2023 Announces Stellar Line-up of International Gallery Exhibitions, Auctions and Museum Shows
New York: The Asia Week New York Association is pleased to announce that 26 international galleries and...
- Auction Result
Around the Auction World: October 2022
What were the top stories in the auction industry this month? Auction Highlights This month, we...
- Auction Industry
Sotheby’s to Offer Figure Crouching Painting and Rare Ephemera by British Painter Francis Bacon
As a renowned British artist of the 20th century, Francis Bacon needs no introduction. His portfolio...
- Auction Industry
Korean Art Market Sparks Competition Between Global Auction Companies
The Korean auction market is heating up. Global auction companies have recently opened offices or new...
- Auction Industry, Press Release
A Bounty of Gallery Exhibitions and Auctions Headline Asia Week New York Autumn 2022, from September 14-23" data-popup_class="press-release-popup" data-post_type="post"> A Bounty of Gallery Exhibitions and Auctions Headline Asia Week New York Autumn 2022, from September 14-23
New York: Asia Week New York is pleased to announce that Autumn 2022, will run from...
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Monterey Car Week 2022 Returns Amid a Cooling Economy and Cautious Optimism
Luxury car collectors are again flocking to California’s shore for Monterey Car Week 2022, an annual...
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Around the Auction World: July 2022
What is the latest news from around the auction world this July? The highly-anticipated Coeur d’Alene...
- Exhibitions, Press Release
Asia Week New York, in Partnership with Joan B Mirviss LTD, Presents Listening to Clay: The Artists, Curators, and Collectors Who Listen on Tuesday, July 26 at 5 p.m. EST" data-popup_class="press-release-popup" data-post_type="post"> Asia Week New York, in Partnership with Joan B Mirviss LTD, Presents Listening to Clay: The Artists, Curators, and Collectors Who Listen on Tuesday, July 26 at 5 p.m. EST
New York: Asia Week New York–in partnership with Joan B Mirviss LTD–will celebrate the publication of...
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A Fake Chagall Painting? Attribution and Authenticity in the Auction World
What happens when art experts change their minds? For one collector, that could result in the...
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Tomokazu Matsuyama Blends the Modern and the Traditional, in Art and How It’s Exhibited
Tomokazu Matsuyama’s polychromatic art derives inspiration from various eras and cultures. A New York-based Japanese artist,...
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Around the Auction World: May 2022
The spring auction season is officially in full swing. This month, the largest auction houses released...
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What Made the Macklowe Collection So Successful at Auction?
The second round of modern and contemporary masterpieces from the collection of Harry and Linda Macklowe...
- Auction Result
Selling for $16.5 Million, 'Spider IV' by Louise Bourgeois Becomes Asia's Priciest Modern Sculpture
A major spider sculpture by Louise Bourgeois highlighted Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Auction in Hong Kong on...
- Jan 23, 2023
한국 미술품 경매시장이 구매자가 가격 협상에 우선권을 쥔 구매자 주도 시장(Buyer’s market)으로 돌아섰다는 분석이 나왔다. 다만 이런 양상에서도 세계적 명성을 지닌 이우환 작가의 작품 수요는 여전한 것으로 나타났다. 한국미술품감정연구센터(Korea Art Authenticatio...
- Jan 23, 2023
Recently, the Korean art auction market has turned to a buyer's market where buyers have priority in price negotiations. However, even in this aspect, the demand for works by Lee Ufan, a world-renowned artist, still remains. According to the Art Market Report 4th Quarter 2022 released by the Korea Art Authentication & Appraisal Research Center ...
- Dec 21, 2022
New York: The Asia Week New York Association is pleased to announce that 26 international galleries and six auction houses —Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle, Heritage Auctions, iGavel, and Sotheby’s–will participate in the 2023 edition of Asia Week New York. Now in its 14th year of celebrating Asian art and culture, the exhibitions and auctions...
- Oct 31, 2022
What were the top stories in the auction industry this month? Jaws VHS 1983 - IGS Box 9 MINT and Seal 9 MINT, Wraparound MCA HV Watermarks, MCA Home Video. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions. Auction Highlights This month, we explored some of the spookiest items and events available from around the auction world. Sotheby’s celebrated the season ...
- Oct 6, 2022
As a renowned British artist of the 20th century, Francis Bacon needs no introduction. His portfolio of raw and dramatic artworks, rendered in dark palettes, are iconic and continue to both fascinate and baffle the art community today. Contorted figures in isolated settings reflect feelings of pain, despair, pleasure, and terror in Bacon’s artwor...
- Sep 20, 2022
The Korean auction market is heating up. Global auction companies have recently opened offices or new exhibitions in Korea. With the recent growth of the Korean art market, Korea is becoming a new arena for global auction companies. Seoul, South Korea at dusk. Image from the public domain via Piqsels. Sotheby’s will soon re-enter Korea. Sotheby...
- Sep 13, 2022
New York: Asia Week New York is pleased to announce that Autumn 2022, will run from September 14 to 23 with online and in-person exhibitions–including works from twenty-one international Asian art galleries and six auction houses–Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle, Heritage, iGavel, and Sotheby’s. Thirteen of the galleries are simultaneously openin...
- Aug 5, 2022
Luxury car collectors are again flocking to California’s shore for Monterey Car Week 2022, an annual affair that promises exciting prices for the most coveted vehicles on the market. It will run from August 12 through August 21, 2022. Last year’s Monterey Car Week yielded USD 321 million and an 87% sell-through rate despite ongoing economic pre...
- Jul 29, 2022
What is the latest news from around the auction world this July? The highly-anticipated Coeur d’Alene Art Auction of 2022 netted a respectable USD 16.4 million this month after setting numerous world records for American Western artists. Phillips reported a record mid-year high in sales, as well as the opening of a Los Angeles office. Elsewhere, ...
- Jul 19, 2022
New York: Asia Week New York–in partnership with Joan B Mirviss LTD–will celebrate the publication of Listening to Clay: Conversations with Contemporary Japanese Ceramic Artists, which coincides with the gallery’s exhibition on view from July 19th to August 26th. To register for the webinar, held on Tuesday, July 26 at 5:00 p.m. (...
- Jul 15, 2022
What happens when art experts change their minds? For one collector, that could result in the loss of a major asset: a painting formerly attributed to Marc Chagall. The piece was worth USD 100,000 until an expert panel weighed in. A painting, formerly attributed to Marc Chagall, owned by Stephanie Clegg. Image courtesy of Stephanie Clegg via The Ne...
- Jul 6, 2022
Tomokazu Matsuyama (b. 1976). Image courtesy of Sotheby’s. Tomokazu Matsuyama’s polychromatic art derives inspiration from various eras and cultures. A New York-based Japanese artist, Matsuyama’s techniques and aesthetic styles combine elements from the Japanese Edo and Meiji eras, French Renaissance paintings, and Western popular culture, as...
- May 31, 2022
The spring auction season is officially in full swing. This month, the largest auction houses released coveted treasures to the top of the market, and mid-level companies offered fresh finds to the discerning collector. We spoke with several experts to understand the trends and take a closer look at some of the curated catalogs. Here are the ...
- May 19, 2022
The second round of modern and contemporary masterpieces from the collection of Harry and Linda Macklowe just smashed records at Sotheby’s. This second installment brought in USD 246.1 million. Combined with the results from the first sale last November ($676.1 million), the Macklowe Collection is now worth a total of $922 million. This figure pu...
- Apr 28, 2022
A major spider sculpture by Louise Bourgeois highlighted Sotheby's Contemporary Evening Auction in Hong Kong on April 27, 2022. It was the most expensive modern and contemporary sculpture ever to be offered in Asia and achieved a record HKD 129.2 million (USD 16.5 million). Louise Bourgeois, Spider IV. Conceived in 1996, cast in 1997. Image courtes...