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Crowded Sotheby’s salesroom in New York with bidders raising paddles as the auctioneer drives the price higher.

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A New High, A New Roar: Auction Nights That Shoved the Art Market Back Into Orbit

Klimt, Kahlo and a gold toilet sent the New York salesrooms into a delirious sprint, pushing prices into territory that stunned even veterans.

The Three-Legged Cat, the 18th Istanbul Biennial will unfold over three years from 2025.

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Istanbul Biennial 2025: The Empire Extracted — Ottoman Offspring and Other Spectacles

A review of Three-Legged Cat, the 18th Istanbul Biennial curated by Christine Tohmé.

Jane Birkin and her original black leather Hermès Birkin prototype

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The $10 Million Birkin That Won’t Be Sold: Why Valuence Is Sending the Original Into Public View

Valuence Japan stunned the luxury world by declaring the first-ever Hermès Birkin will travel through museums instead of returning to the private market.

Buyers flood back to blue-chip names, outsider art, and emotionally grounded photography.

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Art Market Trends 2025: Why Collectors Are Returning to Blue-Chip Classics

From Old Masters to photography, buyers are abandoning digital speculation and seeking stability in proven, historically grounded art.

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Fabergé’s Gamble: A Tech Mogul Chases an Imperial Ghost

A Russian investor tries to resurrect Fabergé’s imperial magic — chasing an egg, a legacy and a clientele that treats history like currency.

Aerial view of Manhattan skyline at dawn, as auction week approaches.

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Billion-Dollar Week: Sotheby’s Bets Big on a Reawakened Art Market

With $1.4 billion in art sales on the line, Sotheby’s and its rivals are gambling on a long-awaited revival — and a new generation of collectors ready to change the rules.

Gleaming 18-karat gold toilet in a stark white gallery, its curved surfaces reflecting spotlights like liquid metal.

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The $10 Million Throne: Cattelan’s “America” Tests What We’ll Pay To Flush

Maurizio Cattelan’s “America” heads to Sotheby’s with a starting bid pegged to the price of gold — a flushable referendum on value.

Christopher Reeve and Gene Hackman During filming of Superman IV in 1986.

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Gene Hackman: A Life in Art — Bonhams New York to Auction the Late Actor’s Private Collection

Discover The Gene Hackman Collection: A Life in Art — Bonhams New York’s November 2025 auction featuring works by Milton Avery, Richard Diebenkorn, and Auguste Rodin from the late actor’s personal collection.

Basquiat King Alphonso 1982–83 print showing a black crown and humanoid head on white background.

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Basquiat’s Crown Returns: The King Still Speaks

The Basquiat estate releases a new limited-edition print, “King Alphonso,” exploring race, power, and legacy through the artist’s iconic crown.

Albert Einstein’s 1894 Zunterer “Lina” violin auction lot which has sold for £860,000 at Dominic Winter Auctioneers

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Einstein’s Beloved Violin Fetches Over £1 Million at Gloucestershire Auction

Albert Einstein’s 1894 Zunterer “Lina” violin sold for £860,000 at Dominic Winter Auctioneers, topping £1m with fees; provenance includes Max von Laue.

Thirty Bob Ross landscape paintings prepared for auction to support PBS and NPR stations after federal funding cuts

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Bob Ross Fans! It’s ‘Time’ for Some Happy Trees

Bob Ross paintings head to auction to keep public TV alive after federal cuts.

The auction room heats up fast once the reserve clears.

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Auction Bidding Tricks: How the Room Gets Worked

Auction rooms run on psychology. Learn the signals that make paddles rise and prices climb.