The art market had a summer of closures and consolidations. But major collections, blue-chip art and guarantees have pushed expectations high for the marquee sales.
Category: Art
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Want to Buy a Work of Art at Auction? Here’s What to Know.
A step-by-step guide to navigating this oft-misunderstood part of the market, with tips on getting what you want without experiencing buyer’s remorse.
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A Company Sold Investors $1 Billion in Art. Did it Paint Too Rosy a Picture?
Masterworks offers average investors a chance to buy individual shares in paintings often only owned by the rich, but critics say its marketing can overstate the upside of investing in its art.
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Sam McKinniss Paints the 2020s
Now on display at a Manhattan gallery, his internet-sourced portraits are in demand. But he says, “I’m a very nervous person.”
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A Parisian Home That Looks Scandinavian
When a couple found a classic Haussmannian apartment, they chose an architect who’d give it a pared-back feel.
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What Ever Happened to Greer Lankton?
Nearly 30 years after her death, the artist’s freakish and fashionable doll sculptures are finally getting their due. But those who knew her best are still grappling with her legacy.
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Kelvin LaVerne, Creator of Enigmatic Furnishings, Dies at 88
With his father, Philip, he made idiosyncratic, often monumental bronze work influenced by ancient themes. But was it art or was it furniture?
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B. Wurtz’s Life in Five Artworks
B. Wurtz uses humble, everyday materials — plastic bags, aluminum pans — and turns them into something beautiful. Here, his life in five artworks.
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The Top 10 Architectural Sites to See in Mumbai
In contrast to the Indian city’s scores of residential towers, its best buildings are lower to the ground — and a flamboyant reflection of its multiculturalism.
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Drew Struzan, Masterly Painter of Movie Posters, Dies at 78
He created realistic imagery for the “Star Wars” franchise, the Indiana Jones films and the “Back to the Future” trilogy. He also put Alice Cooper in a tuxedo and tails for an album cover.
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6 Items From the Gene Hackman Auction: His Art, Scripts and Galaga
The actor, who died this year at 95, led a quiet life in New Mexico. An auction of his belongings offers insights into his life and work.
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Five Rising Contemporary Artists You Should Know
With exhibitions featuring copper-wire sculptures, burned canvases, ghostly nighttime paintings and more, here are the people to put on your radar this season.