Auction
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Books
Will the Art Market Find Its Footing After Stumbling Sales and a Hack at Christie’s?
Speculation drove art prices to new heights during the pandemic, but declining sales and a cyberattack ignited new worries. Could…
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Books
Hobbled by Cyberattack, Christie’s Says Marquee Sales Will Proceed
The auction house failed to regain control of its official website on Sunday but said that its spring auctions would…
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Books
Court Tells Sotheby’s to Reveal Its Auction Clients in ‘Nazi-Loot’ Case
The ruling comes amid criticism that the art market needs to be more transparent, but the directive may be moot…
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Finance
Why the Panama Canal Didn’t Lose Money When Ship Crossings Fell
A water shortage forced officials to reduce traffic, but higher fees increased revenue.
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News
Dress Worn by Princess Diana Sells for a Record $1.15 Million
The black and blue evening dress sold for more than 11 times the expected price, a sign of Diana’s continuing…
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Opinion
How to Hold an Anticapitalist Art Auction
A 37-year-old artist who calls himself Penny Pinch says he’s an anticapitalist, but not the angry kind. His paintings feature…
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Books
Did That $4 Thrift Shop Painting Really Sell for $191,000? Nope.
A New Hampshire couple was quite happy when a rare N.C. Wyeth work they stumbled upon sold for so much…
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News
Napoleon’s Hat Sells for $2.1 Million at Auction in France
The black bicorn hat, believed to have belonged to the 19th century French emperor, had been expected to sell for…
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Newyork
A Dog Walker’s Chuck Close Painting Sells, Finally, at Auction
It was a bittersweet ending for Mark Herman. The picture is gone, but the winning bid was far less than…
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Finance
1962 Ferrari Brings $51.7 Million at Sotheby’s
A single-lot auction of a classic racing car that is considered the Holy Grail of Ferraris last changed hands in…
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