Thousands of artists call on Christie’s to cancel its planned sale of AI-generated artwork, arguing that the technology used constitutes “mass theft.” Christie’s describes the Augmented Intelligence auction as the first AI-focused sale by a major auction house. It features 20 pieces
A rare letter from John Lennon inviting Eric Clapton to join a visionary supergroup is set to hit the auction block, offering a glimpse into what could have been a game-changing moment in rock history.
Judy Garland's iconic shoes from The Wizard of Oz sell for a staggering $28 million, setting a new benchmark in entertainment memorabilia.
The Joachim-Ma Stradivarius, a 1714 violin of unparalleled tonal quality and historical significance, is set to be auctioned by Sotheby’s to support scholarships, with an estimated value of $12–$18 million.
A Banksy mural depicting a man hanging out of a window to avoid his love rival is heading to auction along with the building it was painted on. The Well Hung Lover-titled artwork was created in 2006 on the side of a
A banana duct-taped to a wall, part of Maurizio Cattelan’s viral artwork Comedian (2019), has officially become the world’s most expensive banana. The artwork was auctioned Wednesday night at Sotheby’s New York, with a hammer price of $5.2 million and a final
On December 18, Sotheby’s will auction a rare and historically significant artifact: the oldest known inscribed stone tablet of the Ten Commandments. Dating back to the Late Byzantine period, this marble tablet is approximately 1,500 years old and is the only complete
One of cinema’s most treasured relics, the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz, are now available to collectors through Heritage Auctions, marking the first opportunity in years to own this iconic piece of Hollywood history. The bidding
An extraordinary typescript of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, featuring the author’s own handwritten corrections and sketches, will soon be available for purchase at the price of $1.25 million. Regarded as a “literary treasure” by rare book dealers, this unique
A nude portrait by renowned British artist Lucian Freud fetched £13.9 million ($18.2 million) at a London auction on October 9. The painting, titled “Ria, Naked Portrait,” took 16 months to complete and was hailed as a “masterpiece” by Christie’s auctioneers. This
In a morning conference call with reporters, Christie’s CEO Guillaume Cerutti and other executives provided an overview of the auction house’s performance for the first half of the year. In summary, the results were disappointing. Christie’s recorded auction sales totaling $2.1 billion
The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles acquired Quentin Metsys’s rediscovered 16th-century masterpiece, Madonna of the Cherries, at Christie’s London Old Masters sale on July 2. The panel painting set a new auction record for the Flemish Renaissance artist, fetching £10.66
