Frida Kahlo’s record-breaking painting was a gift for a US photographer who was her lover for 10 years | Culture
Frida Kahlo’s 1940 painting “The Dream (The Bed)” is no ordinary work of art. And the recent auction…
Pace, Di Donna, and David Schrader Form New Global Secondary-Market Gallery
Pace Gallery, Emmanuel Di Donna, and David Schrader are forming a new joint gallery devoted to secondary-market sales,…
Okada Museum’s Founder Sells 125 Works at Sotheby’s
A total of 125 major works from Japan’s Okada Museum of Art hit the auction block at Sotheby’s…
Collector Sues Sotheby’s Over Modigliani Work with Authenticity Issue
While Sotheby’s was busy preparing to bring record-setting work by Frida Kahlo and Gustav Klimt to the block…
Klimt’s Elisabeth Lederer Portrait Sells for $236.4 M. at Sotheby’s
A watershed moment for the November auctions arrived tonight at Sotheby’s, where Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer (1914–16) sold…
The Phillips Collections moves forward with controversial deaccession plan.
The Phillips Collection will proceed with plans to sell major works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Arthur Dove, and Georges…
Jenny Saville Lands First Solo Show in Venice: Morning Links
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES SAVILLE ON A ROLL. The International…
Thomas S. Kaplan is Selling a $20 Million Rembrandt Drawing of Lion
Sotheby’s hosted a lunch for American-Franco precious metals mogul, philanthropist, and conservationist Thomas S. Kaplan at its Paris…
Steve Cohen Revealed as Consignor of Cattelan’s Golden Toilet
The Headlines GOLDEN THRONE. For nearly a decade, the art world has speculated about the fate of Maurizio…
V&A East Opens with Gen Z in Mind
The Headlines A MUSEUM FOR GEN Z. Gus Casely-Hayford, director of the new V&A East, wants London’s long-awaited…
Morning Links for October 31, 2025.
The Headlines ROYAL FLUSH. During the marquee New York sales next month, Maurizio Cattelan, whose duct-taped banana sold for $6.2 million…
Young Bordeaux Wine Struggles at Auction While Mature Vintages Thrive
This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of…