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Photographer Sues Elizabeth Peyton Over Oasis-Inspired Painting

Photographer Sues Elizabeth Peyton Over Oasis-Inspired Painting

Justin Thomas has sued Elizabeth Peyton, Sotheby's and David Zwirner over an Oasis photo used as the basis for a painting that sold for $1.92 million.

Christie's and Sotheby's Vie for Herbert Lust's $60 Million Art Collection
Culture & Art
Christie's and Sotheby's Vie for Herbert Lust's $60 Million Art Collection

Christie's and Sotheby's are competing for Herbert Lust's $60 million art estate, led by a major Giacometti sculpture an...

South Asian Art Market's Growth Brings New Focus on Authenticity
Culture & Art
South Asian Art Market's Growth Brings New Focus on Authenticity

South Asian modern art is booming, but rising prices are also driving forgery concerns, pushing auction houses and deale...

Why Auction Houses' Luxury Sales Keep Rising as the Wider Market Slows
Culture & Art
Why Auction Houses' Luxury Sales Keep Rising as the Wider Market Slows

Auction houses are defying the wider luxury slowdown, with Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips posting strong gains in r...

Sotheby's Secures Blaquier Family's Landmark Impressionist Collection
Culture & Art
Sotheby's Secures Blaquier Family's Landmark Impressionist Collection

Sotheby's has secured the Blaquier family's $450 million Impressionist collection, led by Van Gogh and Cézanne works set...

Alberto Giacometti's 10 Highest Auction Results Reveal the Power of Modern Sculpture
Culture & Art
Alberto Giacometti's 10 Highest Auction Results Reveal the Power of Modern Sculpture

Alberto Giacometti's top auction results highlight the lasting demand for modern sculpture, with record prices for iconi...

Art World Appointments, Museum Funding, and a Leonardo at the Met
Culture & Art
Art World Appointments, Museum Funding, and a Leonardo at the Met

Art world updates include Sotheby's and Freeman's leadership changes, museum funding in Berlin, a São Paulo archive, and...

How Estate Sales Are Rewiring the Art Market
Culture & Art
How Estate Sales Are Rewiring the Art Market

Estate sales are driving the art market's recovery, as major collections, inheritance shifts, and auction-house strategi...

Yves Bouvier Seeks Sotheby's Records in New York Over Picasso Sale
Culture & Art
Yves Bouvier Seeks Sotheby's Records in New York Over Picasso Sale

Yves Bouvier asks a New York court to compel Sotheby's to release Picasso sale records tied to a French criminal case ov...

Auction Houses Redefine the Art Market with Strong First-Half Results
Culture & Art
Auction Houses Redefine the Art Market with Strong First-Half Results

Christie's, Sotheby's, Phillips and Heritage posted strong first-half results, signaling a shift in the art market towar...

Sotheby's Sets a New Fossil Auction Record as Dinosaur Collecting Gains Momentum
Technology
Sotheby's Sets a New Fossil Auction Record as Dinosaur Collecting Gains Momentum

Sotheby's sold a rare T. rex skeleton for a record $50.1 million, highlighting the fast-growing fossil market and rising...

Sotheby's Sells T. Rex "Gus" for $50.1 Million, Setting a New Fossil Auction Record
Science
Sotheby's Sells T. Rex "Gus" for $50.1 Million, Setting a New Fossil Auction Record

Sotheby's sold the T. rex fossil Gus for $50.1 million, setting a new auction record and spotlighting the rising market...

Oliver Barker Sees AI Wealth as a Potential Catalyst for the Art Market
Culture & Art
Oliver Barker Sees AI Wealth as a Potential Catalyst for the Art Market

Oliver Barker says AI-driven wealth could bring a new generation of buyers into the art market, potentially reshaping au...

Sotheby's Unveils "Magnum Opus," a $60 Million Collection Spanning Centuries
Culture & Art
Sotheby's Unveils "Magnum Opus," a $60 Million Collection Spanning Centuries

Sotheby's launches "Magnum Opus," a $60 million collection of 900+ works spanning antiquity to modern art, design, and d...

Sotheby's London Sale Tops $63.5 Million with Modigliani Leading the Evening
Culture & Art
Sotheby's London Sale Tops $63.5 Million with Modigliani Leading the Evening

Sotheby's London auction led by Modigliani and Monet delivered major results, setting a new single-owner record and high...

Morning Notes from the Art World: Heat, Heritage, and a Landmark Auction
Culture & Art
Morning Notes from the Art World: Heat, Heritage, and a Landmark Auction

A global arts roundup on museum responses to heat, leadership changes at major institutions, mural preservation, and a h...

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