MAURIZIO CATTELAN’S “COMEDIAN” THAT DUCT-TAPED BANANA just sold for $6.2 million
21 November 2024 • Mark Westall
$1 million – you’re having a laugh – try $6.2 million and it just had to be a crypto kid.
Tag: Sotheby’s
Leonora Carrington La Grande Dame (The Cat Woman) to be offered at Sotheby’s.
31 October 2024 • Mark Westall
The most significant sculpture ever created by Leonora Carrington will be offered at Sotheby’s this November during the Modern Evening Sale
31 Subway Drawings by Keith Haring to be offered by Sotheby’s
30 October 2024 • Mark Westall
This November in New York, Sotheby’s will present Art in Transit: 31 Keith Haring Subway Drawings from the Collection of Larry Warsh,
Banksy’s Iconic ‘Vest’, From Series Made Famous by Stormzy, to be Offered at Sotheby’s During Frieze
30 September 2024 • Mark Westall
Banksy’s Vests First Made Headlines at Glastonbury With Stormzy Wearing Another Version During Historic Performance
Bhupen Khakhar’s Self-Portrait as a Dentist To Make Auction Debut
18 September 2024 • Mark Westall
This month at Sotheby’s London, the Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art auction will offer rare artworks from the South Asian region… Read More
FKA twigs to unveil groundbreaking work of art at Sotheby’s London.
13 September 2024 • Mark Westall
The Eleven will bring FKA twigs’ fiercely independent creative vision to the forefront of the contemporary art scene.
Sotheby’s Launches Inaugural Popular Culture Auction in London Featuring Items from John Lennon, Prince, Noel Gallagher, Abbey Road Studios & More
9 August 2024 • Mark Westall
Sotheby’s, the world’s premier destination for fine art and luxury, today announced its inaugural Popular Culture auction
Sotheby’s to open new headquarters in the heart of Paris’s art, fashion & luxury district.
24 June 2024 • Mark Westall
Sotheby’s today announces its forthcoming move to “83 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré” in the heart of Paris’s art, fashion and luxury district.
This Summer in London, Sotheby’s will offer some 80 works from Ralph Goldenberg’s collection.
9 May 2024 • Mark Westall
Sotheby’s to offer some 80 works from Ralph Goldenberg’s collection which together evoke both the breadth of his interest – from Abstract Expressionism, to ‘minimalism’ from both sides of the Atlantic, to the YBAs, Pop Art and beyond –
Sotheby’s present Exhibition & Auction for AT THE BUS
29 April 2024 • Mark Westall
Leading artists including Grayson Perry, Jenny Saville, Veronica Ryan and Maggi Hambling are amongst those who have donated works for an exhibition at Sotheby’s in London
Defining $20-30m Fontana Heads to Auction at Sotheby’s NY
5 April 2024 • Mark Westall
This May in New York, Sotheby’s will offer a seminal work from this era-defining series, painted in vivid cadmium yellow, from the collection of Cindy and Howard Rachofsky
Francis Bacon’s portrait of George Dyer to star at Sotheby’s, estimate -$30-$50 million
21 March 2024 • Mark Westall
This May, Sotheby’s will offer Francis Bacon’s 1966 Portrait of George Dyer Crouching – the first from a critical cycle of 10… Read More
Slawn work to headline Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary African Art sale.
18 March 2024 • Mark Westall
Slawn made his auction debut with Sotheby’s in 2022 as part of Skepta’s Contemporary Curated sale (with his work Bobo n Jarrad Go… Read More
Picasso’s Secret Portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter To Be Offered at Sotheby’s This November
2 October 2023 • Mark Westall
Picasso’s Secret Portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter To Be Offered at Sotheby’s This November- Sotheby’s Modern Evening Auction will feature one… Read More
10 Most Valuable Lots from Freddie Mercury: ‘A World of his Own’ sale at Sotheby’s.
16 September 2023 • Mark Westall
Freddie Mercury: ‘A World of his Own’, a never-seen-before trove of over 1,400 of the star’s personal possessions – spanning everything… Read More
Sotheby’s launch Freddie Mercury TikTok Competition- attend the evening sale & stay at The Standard.
25 August 2023 • Mark Westall
Want to attend the exclusive Freddie Mercury Evening Auction?
Drake just bought Tupac Shakur’s Crown Ring for $1.01Million.
29 July 2023 • Mark Westall
Drake just bought Tupac Shakur’s self-designed gold, ruby, and diamond crown ring during a Sotheby’s sale. He confirmed the purchase on… Read More
Iconic Princess Diana sweater to headline Sotheby’s inaugural Fashion Icons sale
27 July 2023 • Mark Westall
In June of 1981, a newly engaged Lady Diana Spencer attended one of Prince Charles’s summer polo matches, donning a red sweater decorated with a whimsical black and white sheep motif.
Andy Warhol, White Disaster, $80+ million for a car crash 19 times
31 October 2022 • Mark Westall
Whatever the many different conclusions arrived at in art-historical observations on the significance of Warhol’s work in the context of his… Read More
Sotheby’s & the ICA Join Forces For 75th Anniversary Auction During Frieze Week
27 September 2022 • Mark Westall
Next month will see the ICA and Sotheby’s join forces to raise funds to benefit the pioneering contemporary art institution in its 75th year.
Skepta makes his art world debut this week in “Contemporary Curated” at Sotheby’s
5 September 2022 • Mark Westall
Skepta makes his art world debut this week as he unveils, for the first time, his painting Mama Goes to Market at Sotheby’s.
Robbie Williams to sell 3 Banksy’s for £10 million+ at Sotheby’s
24 January 2022 • Mark Westall
3 works by Banksy, are coming up for auction from the collection of Robbie Williams. Kissing Coppers (est. £2.5-3.5 million),… Read More
Picasso auction at MGM Casino breaks $100 million.
25 October 2021 • Mark Westall
11 works by Pablo Picasso auctioned by Sotheby’s at the MGM Bellagio resort on Saturday evening brought in a total of $108… Read More
Sotheby’s offer Pak NFT artworks via a multi-day drop on Nifty Gateway.
8 April 2021 • Mark Westall
Sotheby’s embarks on its debut NFT partnership with Pak, one of the foremost digital creators, to bring their novel works to collectors through a unique sale that will explore the possibilities of crypto technology through the lens of art. ‘The Fungible’ Collection by Pak will be released over a three day period taking place 12th– 14th April, in collaboration with Sotheby’s and exclusively on Nifty Gateway.