Graham Sutherland’s 1954 study of Winston Churchill. Courtesy Sotheby’s For his 80th birthday in 1954, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill received more than 150,000 gifts from around the globe. One …
Joan Mitchell, Ground, (1989). Courtesy Sotheby’s/© Estate of Joan Mitchell From pieces that played an influential role in the male-dominated New York School to nature-imbued paintings created in the French …
Leonora Carrington, Les Distractions de Dagobert, (1945). Courtesy Sotheby’s Leonora Carrington, the late British-Mexican artist known for mystical landscapes and fantastical creatures, was one of the last surviving Surrealists and …
Image: RM Sotheby’s There are few cars in the pantheon of motorsport history that incite a fervor of enthusiasm without a correlating record of success quite like the six-wheeled monstrosity …
Of the 52 lots offered for sale, 49 found buyers – a sell-through rate of 94 per cent – who paid a combined HK$673.4 million (US$86 million). Six works were …
Yayoi Kusama. Steve Eichner/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese artist known for her bright patterned paintings, sculptures and installations, generated $80.9 million at auction last year, making …
Lucio Fontana, Concetto spaziale, La fine di Dio, (1964). Courtesy Sotheby’s Dallas-based art collectors Cindy and Howard Rachofsky have long focused on acquiring works from international movements that lack widespread …
A manuscript for The Sign of Four could become the most valuable Sir Arthur Conan Doyle item sold at auction. Courtesy Sotheby’s The literary legacy of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s …
There aren’t many racing cars that are still relevant on track over a decade after their first outing. For Kremer Racing to enter a Porsche 917 in the 1981 running …
From Southern Guild’s hiring of two new directors for its Los Angeles gallery to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s decision to appoint a provenance research head, here are some of …