The Lewis Collection Rewrites London's Auction Record Books

From Pollock to Basel: The 2026 Mid-Year Season Draws a New Map

From a $181M Pollock to a $35M Picasso on the Basel floor, the 2026 mid-year season has confirmed which segments of the market are thriving — and what collectors at every price point need to know now.

The Lewis Collection: London's Most Valuable Single-Owner Auction Takes Shape

Klimt, Modigliani, Bacon, Freud, Schiele — the Lewis Collection arrives at Sotheby's London on 24 June as the most valuable single-owner sale ever offered in the UK. What the £150–£200M event means for figurative art markets and serious collectors.

The Age of the Mega-Collection: What Christie's $1.1 Billion Night and the Lewis Sale Mean for Collectors

Christie's netted $1.1 billion in a single New York night in May, led by a $181.2M Pollock. Now London braces for Joe Lewis's £200M collection at Sotheby's on June 24. What it means for serious collectors.

The $2.5 Billion Reckoning: What New York's Spring Sales Really Mean

Christie's shattered records for Pollock, Brâncuși, and Rothko in a single evening. Sotheby's followed with a solid $908.6 million season. But the market's "K-shape" means the trophy tier and everything else are now operating by different rules entirely.

The Newhouse Effect: Provenance Drives a $1.1 Billion Spring Season

Christie's $1.1 billion spring week — anchored by the S.I. Newhouse collection — reset benchmarks for Pollock, Brancusi, Miró, and Rothko. What the results reveal about provenance premiums, the K-shaped recovery, and where collectors should focus next.

New York's May 2026 Auctions: Trophy Provenance Drives a $2 Billion Market Test

With nearly $2 billion on the block at Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips, New York's May 2026 auctions are the art market's clearest stress test yet — and provenance is the decisive variable.

New York's Spring Auctions Could Top $2.5bn — What Collectors Need to Know

With cumulative estimates of $1.8bn–$2.6bn, the 2026 New York spring auctions are the art market's clearest stress test yet. Here's where the money is — and what it signals for serious collectors.

Venice Is Open for Business: How the Biennale Became a Sales Floor

The 61st Venice Biennale has dropped the polite fiction of being above the market. With Christie's running an invitation-only selling exhibition, Italy's 5% VAT rate sweetening deals, and the May New York sales weeks away, collectors have never been busier in Venice.

The Provenance Gap: Why Incomplete Ownership Histories Are Quietly Eroding Collection Value

Incomplete provenance is no longer a background concern — it is an active liability. As due diligence standards harden across the market, collections with gaps in their ownership histories are facing real financial consequences.

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Neuroaesthetics: Science confirms what we have always intuited

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Slow Art: "Seeing More, Looking Less"

A Collector’s Guide to Consigning Artwork: Navigating Agreements and Legal Forms

Top 5 Best Performing Auction Lots of March 2024

Five of the most popular sculpture materials of all time

Top 5 Best Performing Auction Lots of January 2024

Top 5 Best Performing Auction Lots of December 2023

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The story behind the rise of museum gift stores: How museum stores turned into an influential retail sector.

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Demystifying Giclée Prints: A Guide for Art Enthusiasts

The Rise of OVRs: Revolutionizing the Art Market with Insights

Art and Social Media: How Instagram Impacts the art world

Art as Investment: Diversifying Your Portfolio with Art

The Benefits Of Cataloging Your Art Collection Online

Nadia and Rajeeb Samdani: art collectors and advocates of Bangladeshi art

The changing landscape of art restitution around the world

Five female portrait artists redefining the genre

Pamela J. Joyner: an activist collector reframing art history

Japanese post-war avant-garde: How a group of Japanese artists redefined what art is and could be

Elmyr de Hory: Fiction and facts surrounding the life of a world-famous art forger

How 8 contemporary artists are exploring the climate change crisis

Dimitris Daskalopoulos: communicating and transforming spaces through art

The top six factors that determine the value of an art print

The Beltracchis: from expert art forgers to celebrities

What to know about printmaking: major elements and techniques

The many forgeries and authentication controversies surrounding Warhol's legacy

François Pinault: the enduring legacy of a French collector in Paris´ heart

Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz: collecting art as a way of life

Certificates of Authenticity: controversies and latest developments

The Franks-Suss Collection: a collaborative approach to art collecting

What to expect from the NFT art boom

The meteoric rise of Chinese contemporary art

Women redefining contemporary art museums and organizations

Pros and cons of MFAs and the top-ranked options out there

The history of auction houses: Phillips

The African contemporary art scene: challenges and main characters

The history of auction houses: Bonhams

Bernard Arnault: at the intersection of art and luxury

Biennials around the world: present and future

Top three recent art restitution controversies

Don and Mera Rubell: collectors, tastemakers, and visionaries

The history of auction houses: Christie's

Art Flipping: What can be done to reduce this practice?

Three rising stars that are reinventing painting: Figgis, Martinez, and Kaphar

The top three recent art controversies: Forgeries, out-of-this-world profits, and a missing masterpiece

Eli Broad: the legacy of LA’s “unreasonably persistent” art collector

How to Stay Connected to Art During COVID-19

The History of Auction Houses: Sotheby's

Three Black Artists to Watch in 2020

The contemporary story of art collecting: the 20th and 21st centuries

What to expect of an art appraisal: Do's and Don’ts

The story of art collecting: from Rome to the rise of museums

The art fair system and the pandemic: What will be the new normal?

The 15 Most Expensive Paintings and Why