Auction Season Heating Up in New York

Auction Season Heating Up in New York

Nov 6, 2015 | Art, Gallery, New York

Some of the biggest auction houses are gearing up for tremendous sales. Both Sotheby’s and Christie’s auction houses have seen their stocks rise and rise; their total sales clocked in at about $7 billion each in 2014. Earlier this year, Christie’s auctioned off a...
 Fine Art Meets Big Business at Sotheby’s

 Fine Art Meets Big Business at Sotheby’s

Sep 12, 2014 | Articles

It should come as no surprise that accessing fine art often comes at a price, and a pretty steep one we might add. There are very few museums that offer free admission on a regular basis, and paying for art, particularly rare pieces, can quite literally cost...
Millions in Art Donated to Whitney Museum Auction

Millions in Art Donated to Whitney Museum Auction

Apr 11, 2013 | Articles

An estimated $8 million in art has been donated to an auction to raise money for the construction of a new building for the Whitney Museum of American Art. The New York museum is currently working on designing and creating a new space that will be about three times as...