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Artnet News
Artnet News reported that Christie’s is launching its first New York auction devoted to anime and manga, with the story published on 27 February 2026 (site date line: 28 February 2026). The article...
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
Twenty years after the UK introduced the artist resale right (ARR), The Art Newspaper reports that the scheme—once strongly opposed by auction houses and dealers—has become broadly accepted in the...
Artnet News
An Artnet News report recounts how a painting that sold for $12.7 million became central to exposing a museum scandal, drawing attention to governance and accountability issues within the institution...
Artnet News
An Artnet News report says Africa’s art market is evolving as Middle Eastern hubs intensify competition for artists, collectors, and sales. The article describes African dealers and auction houses...
Artnet News
Artnet News reported on 8 February 2026 that a tranquil painting by Canaletto has become one of the Venetian artist’s most expensive works, reflecting continued demand for top-tier Italian Old...
Artnet News
U.S. Department of Justice releases of millions of Jeffrey Epstein investigation files in early February 2026 revealed that New York collectors Leon Black and Ronald Lauder sometimes bought major...
Hyperallergic
Hyperallergic’s article examines what happens when artists lose control of their archives—materials such as correspondence, sketches, photographs, and administrative records that shape how their work...
Artnet News
A previously unknown drawing attributed to Michelangelo was submitted to Christie’s via its “Request an Auction Estimate” service and subsequently offered at auction. The work sold for $27 million,...
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
Saudi Arabia is spotlighting its Modern art history with museum exhibitions and auctions as international attention shifts toward the Gulf ahead of Art Basel’s inaugural fair in Qatar and Frieze’s...
Artnet News
A rare 17th-century Rembrandt drawing sold for $18 million at auction, setting a record as the artist’s most valuable work on paper, Artnet News reported. The article characterizes the result as...
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
At Sotheby’s “Origins II” auction in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, held on 31 January 2026, Saudi painter Safeya Binzagr set a $2.1 million record when her 1968 work Coffee Shop in Madina Road sold,...
ARTnews.com
Jewish heirs filed a lawsuit in a French court challenging the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s ownership of a painting by Camille Pissarro, according to ARTnews. The case seeks to contest the work’s...
ARTnews.com
ARTnews reported that Sotheby’s second sale in Saudi Arabia totaled $19.6 million, signaling continued growth in the kingdom’s auction market. The sale set a record for a Saudi artist, according to...
Artnet News
Artnet News reported on January 30, 2026, that the Metropolitan Opera has explored monetizing two monumental Marc Chagall murals—The Sources of Music and The Triumphs of Music—installed at Lincoln...
ARTnews.com
Sotheby’s recorded its highest total for a modern and contemporary art sale in Singapore since 2023, according to ARTnews.com. The result was presented as a sign of renewed strength in the city’s...