Gilbert Stuart, George Washington, (1795). Courtesy Christie’s A rare portrait of George Washington has been sold by New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for $2.8 million, auctioned alongside two other …
Tamara de Lempicka photographed in 1932. Iagno/Getty Images For the first time in its 280-year history, Sotheby’s will host a Broadway performance. The auction house today (Jan. 17) will stage …
Technicians examine the portrait during a photocall at Sotheby’s London in December. Future Publishing via Getty Imag Velázquez’s Isabel de Borbón, Queen of Spain could have become the artist’s most …
The Stamp Act Defiance Placard is expected to fetch up to $6 million. Courtesy Christie’s One of the earliest papers documenting revolt in the American colonies against Great Britain is …
The Beatles, ‘Images of a Woman’, (1966). Courtesy Christie’s Holed up in a Japanese hotel room in the summer of 1966, the Beatles turned to acrylics and watercolor to pass …
As an exhibition dedicated to his career closes at the Brooklyn Public Library, Jay Z’s entertainment company Roc Nation is partnering with Christie’s to auction off 13 one-of-kind metal library …
There’s no question that we’re past peak NFT. The market for those non-fungible units of data that live on the blockchain and look like darling little jpegs has fallen off …
Art collector Komal Shah’s first acquisition of Rina Banerjee’s work on paper, It Rained so she Rained (2009), marked the start of a collecting journey firmly rooted in championing women …
Mark Knopfler, front man of British rock band Dire Straits, is parting with what he calls his “treasured six-string companions.” The musician’s collection of more than 120 guitars and amps …
Art has always been an asset but until recently, art funds were not particularly popular. “Despite the potential for strong returns and low correlation to the stock market, global art …