In an earnings call this morning about its first quarter of 2017, which traditionally lacks any big sales, Sotheby’s announced a net loss of $11.3 million, marking a 49-percent improvement over
There was little fanfare when bidders arrived at Sotheby’s headquarters at 1334 York Avenue May 9 for the auction house’s Impressionist and modern evening sale. Reporters murmured about…
Despite encouraging signs of women’s improved status and visibility in the art world, there are still major systemic problems. Do not misunderstand me: women artists are in a far better…
In May, the auction house hosted what was then the most valuable contemporary art auction, which totaled $388 million, including a Rothko that became the highest-selling work of postwar art at…
John Good has left his longtime post as director of Gagosian Gallery to join Christie's as senior vice president in the private sales department. The appointment indicates an increased emphasis on p…