art market

A whimsical bar in the shape of a hippopotamus by French sculptor and designer François-Xavier Lalanne sold for $31.4 million (including fees) at a Sotheby’s design auction in New York on Wednesday, December 10. The sale not only set a new auction record for Lalanne but also marked the most valuable design object ever sold […]

A significant anonymous donation of 131 artworks has been made to the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG), marking one of the most extensive assemblages of Hong Kong art to enter a major North American institution. The collection, described by the gallery as “transformative,” spans works from the 1960s to the present, capturing the evolution of Hong

The Jean Pigozzi African Art Collection (CAAC) is the world’s largest private holding dedicated to contemporary African art, comprising over 10,000 artworks by nearly 160 artists from 22 sub-Saharan countries. Founded in 1989 by Italian businessman Jean Pigozzi after being inspired by the 1989 “Magiciens de la Terre” exhibition in Paris, the collection has since

The Hurun India Art List 2025 names Anish Kapoor as India’s most valuable living artist by auction turnover, followed by Krishen Khanna and Sakti Burman, underlining the continuing strength of Indian modern and contemporary art in global and domestic markets. The list’s top ten artists together signal a market that rewards both long-established modernists and

A painting by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens, missing for over 400 years, sold for 2.3 million euros ($2.7 million) at Osenat auction house in Versailles, France, on November 30, 2025.​ The artwork, depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, surfaced in a private townhouse in Paris. Auctioneer Jean-Pierre Osenat spotted it during a property visit

Maurizio Cattelan’s 18-karat gold toilet sculpture, America (2016), sold for $12.1 million at Sotheby’s in New York on Wednesday night, setting a new benchmark for the Italian conceptual artist’s market. The fully functioning artwork, weighing 220 pounds, was among the most anticipated lots of the contemporary art evening sale. The sale price includes buyer’s premium, with bidding