A Spiderman Panel From the 1980s Just Fetched a Record $3.4 Million at Auction as Comic Prices Continue to Skyrocket
The $3.4 million sale of an original drawing from a 1984 Spider-Man comic has set a new record for the…
The 10 Most Expensive NFT Artworks of 2021, From Beeple’s $69 Million ‘Everydays’ to XCOPY’s $3.8 Million Portrait of ‘Some Asshole’
As 2021 draws to a close, it seems like a good time to revisit the explosive market for NFT art.…
Born Without Arms or Legs, the Victorian Artist Sarah Biffin Painted Beautifully With Her Teeth. Now, She’s Become a Market Star
A unique figure from the annals of art history has found sudden success on the auction block, with a small…
In Miami, Buyers Hit the Beach for Untitled Art Fair—to Gallerists’ Palpable Relief. Here’s What’s Sold So Far
The long-awaited return of Miami Art Week—last year’s ‘zombie’ Art Basel notwithstanding—kicked off on Monday on the beach with the…
A Ragtag Band of Crypto Populists Tried and Failed to Buy the U.S. Constitution in an Epic $43.2 Million Auction Showdown
One of only two privately owned first printings of the U.S. Constitution sold at Sotheby’s New York on Thursday evening for…
‘Van Gogh’s Life Was Made for a Novelist’: Author Martin Bailey on the Artist’s Mysterious Last Days—and How He Really Died
Many of us know the story about the end of Vincent Van Gogh’s life, and how a mysterious madness ultimately caused…
Collectors Stampede for Les Lalanne at Sotheby’s Paris, Where a White-Glove Sale of the Couple’s Designs Notched $92 Million
The auction appetite for French designers François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne, collectively known as Les Lalanne, continues to surge. A white-glove…
The FBI Has Busted Once-Rising Artist Christian Rosa for Selling Forged Paintings Purportedly by His Former Mentor Raymond Pettibon
An artist who was on the fast track to fame before his career fizzled out has been indicted for allegedly…
‘It’s a Carnival Life’: Four Artists and One Art Dealer at New York Comic Con on Surviving Lockdown—and Returning to the Convention Circuit
It was, by fandom standards, a subdued opening day for New York Comic Con on Thursday. Yes, there were guests sporting elaborate…
A Cache of Original Works by Muhammad Ali, Who Turned His Hand to Art Outside the Boxing Ring, Is Hitting the Auction Block
Rare original artworks by Muhammad Ali, the boxer known as the G.O.A.T., or “Greatest of All Time,” are heading to the…
See 10 of the Exhilarating Installations at the Spring/Break Art Show, From a Shrine to Giantesses to One Absurdly Big Ham
Spring/Break Art Show, the upstart cool kid’s fair, kicked off its 10th New York edition—yes, you read that right—in uncharacteristically…
Two Paintings by Ireland’s Foremost Impressionist, Found Buried in an Ohio Storage Unit, Could Fetch $60,000 at Auction
An Ohio family got more than they bargained for when they consigned their parents’ estate to auction. In the back…
A Leonardo da Vinci Drawing the Size of a Postage Stamp Sold for $12.2 Million at Christie’s (But It Only Got a Single Bid)
A 20-year-old record for the most expensive drawing by Leonardo da Vinci fell at Christie’s London, where Head of a Bear,…
‘I’m scared we won’t have money for food’: how children cope with food insecurity in Australia
There is a deafening silence regarding household food insecurity in Australia, particularly when it comes to children. Food is a…
Don’t Let Scammers Ruin Your Summer Vacation Plans
As vaccination rates rise, travel plans are starting to take hold again. Unfortunately, cybercriminals remain at the ready to ruin…
Here Are the 14 Most Expensive NFTs Sold to Date, From Beeple to Mad Dog Jones and Beyond
In March, Artnet News published a list of the most expensive NFT artworks ever sold, topped by Beeple’s $69 million sale…
Consumers are paying more than they have in years
Pockets of the U.S. economy (housing and autos, for instance) are on fire — and consumers are having to pay…
the ori cloud bed transforms into a home office at the touch of a button
like a murphy bed without the manual labor, ori’s cloud bed is a smart home furniture solution that’s designed to…