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Why is Sotheby’s cosying up to Abu Dhabi’s elite?
EXC: UAE-based HNW art patron Elie Khouri, the founder of Vivium – a single-family office in Dubai – on the…
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Dinosaurs for the ultra-wealthy: how billionaires are turning fossils into status symbols
As 100-million-year-old dinosaur fossils fetch ever-increasing sums at auction, collectors are vying to place the winning bid. But has anyone…
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Gustav Klimt painting fetches $236.4m, becoming second-highest auction sale in history
Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold for $236.4m at Sotheby’s, becoming the second most expensive artwork ever auctioned
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Why I’m selling a $20 million Rembrandt and giving the proceeds to charity
EXC: Billionaire art collector Thomas S. Kaplan on selling an Old Master drawing to raise funds for a wildlife charity…
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Frieze and the Frenchman: Revisiting Bernard Buffet’s Paris at Opera Gallery
As Frieze descends on London once more, I find myself on the other side of the looking glass, showcasing a…
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Big four auction houses scramble amid $10 billion art market slump
A sharp downturn in the global art market threatens to hit the major auction houses where it hurts
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The glittering demise of art fraudster Inigo Philbrick
This entertaining tale of the downfall of a Mayfair art world grifter is replete with inside information
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Sotheby’s taps up former private client lawyer for European leadership role
Julian Washington brings his experience as a private client lawyer and in wealth management business development to the auction house
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The generational divide shaping the global art market
The demographic of the world's art collecting community is shifting. This is how it might change further in 2024.
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‘One of the masters of our times’: Nick Foulkes remembers his friend Thierry Despont
Nick Foulkes reflects on the loss of his friend Thierry Despont, who died in August
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Why this Diego Velázquez portrait is poised to ‘ignite the art market’ and break auction records
Described as 'one of the most valuable Old Masters to ever come to market', this towering portrait of a queen…
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Christie’s New York defies sluggish art market with $864 million Fall Marquee Week
Major artworks from 20th-century blue-chip masters went under the hammer during New York's glittering marquee week
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Picasso ‘golden muse’ masterpiece sells for $139.4 million in record-breaking New York sale
A 'masterpiece' executed on a grand scale, Picasso’s vivid portrait of his mistress wearing a wristwatch beat its estimate to…
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‘Remarkable’ Ombersley Court collection of art and furniture curated over 400 years is to be sold in rare auction
‘Ombersley Court: The Collection of Lord and Lady Sandys’ at Christie's London offers collectors an opportunity to purchase pieces of…
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Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2023: brush up on six highlights to see this week
The international art world descends on the capital this week for Frieze London and Frieze Masters. Here's what not to…
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AI and art at Christie’s: algorithmic portraits to ‘disrupt the canon’
The first ever sale of an AI generated artwork raises questions of authorship, authenticity and value, Arun Kakar reports Edmond…
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