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
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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.
Russell Tovey announced as guest curator for this seasons Contemporary Curated London.
30 March 2021 • Mark Westall
Russell Tovey, British actor turned collector, curator, podcast host and “art geek”, has teamed up with Sotheby’s for the ‘Contemporary Curated’ auction in London, which will open for bidding from 6-13 April.
24hr sale featuring Tom Wesselmann, Alexander Calder, Basquiat, Haring and Albert Oehlen
10 November 2020 • Mark Westall
On the heels of Sotheby’s successful summer sales in May and June 2020, Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Day Auction is to present artworks by leading post-war and contemporary artists, including Helen Frankenthaler, Alexander Calder, Tom Wesselmann, Ed Ruscha, Albert Oehlen, Haring, Basquait and Yoshitomo Nara.
8 ultra-rare artist-created sneakers make up Sothebys ‘Cult Canvas’ sale.
23 September 2020 • Mark Westall
Moments ago, a sale of eight ultra-rare and pristine artist-created sneakers dropped on Sothebys.com in a sale titled ‘Cult Canvas.’ All made exclusively by Nike, the items celebrate the cross section between art and fashion, illustration and design, and sport and culture.
Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring
28 August 2020 • Mark Westall
Dear Keith will present 140+ works of art and objects from Haring’s personal collection, all on offer from the Keith Haring Foundation – an organization established by the artist shortly before his death in 1990 from HIV/AIDS-related causes. Haring’s collection features works gifted to, purchased by and traded with Haring among friends and artists in his community, including Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kenny Scharf, and many more.
The Top 5 Exhibitions to see in London this Summer
20 July 2020 • Tabish Khan
The Top 5 Exhibitions to see in London this Summer include Isolation, energy, birth, Rembrandt and masculinity.
Sotheby’s presents “Manga” the largest Manga assemblage ever!
5 May 2020 • Mark Westall
Sotheby’s presents “Manga,” the largest Manga assemblage ever to be offered at auction in Hong Kong, alongside a selling exhibition at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Gallery.
French business Tycoon Patrick Drahi Has Acquired Sotheby’s for $3.7 Billion
18 June 2019 • Mark Westall
Sotheby’s, the 275-year-old auction house, has been acquired by BidFair USA, a company wholly owned by French-Israeli collector and entrepreneur Patrick Drahi—and he is planning to take the publicly traded company private.
What’s It Worth at Auction?
27 February 2019 • Paul Carey-Kent
Both Sotheby’s (S) and Christies (C) have major London auctions this week, head to head in impressionist, modern and surrealist categories.
What’s Wrong With Art: The reaction to the shredded Banksy
17 October 2018 • Tabish Khan
Should we love or hate Banksy.
My week in the art world – Signals to Klein
12 June 2018 • Staff
I did however spend an unsurprising amount of time in Mayfair as S2 opened the third and final component of Signals Reimagined, Levy Gorvy was irresistible in presenting two of my favourite artists in dialogue and Artangel took over Cork Street’s construction site for an incredible fund raising auction.
William Kentridge’s designs for Ornellaia wine raised €140,000 for the upcoming photography centre at the V&A
31 May 2018 • Irene Machetti
Sotheby’s and the Italian winery Ornellaia joined again this year for the tenth edition of the Vendemmia d’Artista. The famous winery from Bolgheri called upon William Kentridge to design the labels for this anniversary. The benefit auction raised €140,000 that will be donated to the Victoria & Albert museum.
The Auction as Show
16 May 2018 • Paul Carey-Kent
Unsurprisingly, the leading auction houses are all selling photographic work to coincide with Photo London (18-21 May). By way of a warm-up, I looked at them as exhibits rather than as potential purchases. Do they make for a good visit?