In recent months, piles of lab-grown sparkly diamonds have been available for bidding and purchase on the app.
Category: Auctions
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TikTok Diamond Auctions Are Instant. Are They Any Good?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style: -
Monet Painting Sells for $56 Million in France
The New York Times – Business:The artwork, titled “Iris,” is among the painter’s later works, which wealthy collectors have coveted in recent years.
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Lucien Smith, Art-World Star Whose Career Abruptly Turned, Dies at 37
The New York Times – On the Runway:A phenom in his 20s, he became the poster child for Zombie Formalism before abandoning the gallery frenzy for Montauk.
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How Art Auctions Choreographed a $2.5 Billion Comeback
The New York Times – Business:After four years of uneven sales, the auction houses engineered a successful season by redefining the expectations of buyers and sellers.
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Can Three Auction Houses Sell $2.6 Billion Worth of Art in One Week?
The New York Times – Business:Five luxury artworks hold the key to the spring season, one of the most anticipated sales in years. Major buyers are looking past female and younger artists and toward tradition.
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$450 Million Worth of Newhouse Trophies Come to Christie’s
The New York Times – Business:A special May evening sale will feature 16 artworks from the museum-quality collection of the Condé Nast chief S.I. Newhouse Jr.
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Top-End Auction Sales Help Pull Global Art Market Out of Slump, Study Says
The New York Times – Business:The top drivers included a $2.2 billion auction week in New York and strong fall fairs, according to the annual Art Basel and UBS report.
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Christie’s to Auction 3 of Agnes Gund’s Art Jewels
The New York Times – Business:A Rothko, a Twombly and a Surrealist box with a Medici princess by Joseph Cornell are estimated to sell for $145 million.