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Sotheby's summer show: creatives from Grayson Perry to Bella Freud on the art event celebrating London

To celebrate a new exhibition at Sotheby’s, art and design leaders pick their favourite works from a mix of masterpieces and reveal why they think London inspires so many artists

Evening Standard

Rare cigars and at-home spas: Meet the man who can get billionaires whatever they want

Ever wondered who it is that fixes up billionaires with everything their hearts desire? Will Hosie meets Marcus O’Brien, who heads up a new division at UK Sotheby’s International Realty that can arrange anything, from the rarest cigar to London’s most expensive house

Evening Standard

Painting by surrealist painter Leonora Carrington fetches $28m at auction

Late British painter’s Les Distractions de Dagobert, ‘the apotheosis of Carrington’s oeuvre’, was inspired by Hieronymus Bosch

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Leonora Carrington painting auctioned for £22.5m in record for UK-born female artist

Les Distractions de Dagobert was the surrealist’s ‘definitive masterpiece’, says Sotheby’s expert in New York

The Guardian - UK

Monet Painting Fetches $35 Million At New York Auction

A Monet sold for nearly $35 million at auction Wednesday evening, Sotheby's said, marking a solid start to New York's spring art sales.

International Business Times

The Dalmore and Zaha Hadid Architects’ whisky collaboration up for auction

The Dalmore 49 Year Old Luminary No.2 The Rare, a collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects is to be auctioned at Sotheby’s

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Art gallery or home? Iconic minimalist house designed to display art for sale in Mayfair

The property on Hays Mews was commissioned by Doris Lockhart Saatchi in 1987 and later owned by art collector Ralph I. Goldenberg

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Art world gavel-to-gavel: Spring auctions kick off in New York despite market setbacks, cyberattacks

With sales of $14.9 billion last year, the art market saw a 14 percent drop compared to 2022

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New York Gears Up For Major Spring Auctions After Soft 2023

New York's major auction houses were preparing for the start of their all-important Spring sales on Monday even as Christie's came under a cyberattack that affected its website.

International Business Times

Sotheby's UK Realty launches specialist family office division for billionaire clients

It has been founded by Marcus O’ Brien, best known for the sale of a £225 million mansion at 2-8a Rutland Gate in Knightsbridge

Evening Standard

Israel orders Rafah evacuations; Boeing plans to launch a spacecraft

Israel has ordered Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah after cease-fire talks failed. Boeing is set to launch two astronauts to the International Space Station tonight.

WEKU

The original 'Harry Potter' book cover art is expected to break records at auction

Sotheby's June 26 auction of Thomas Taylor's watercolor illustration for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is estimated to sell for $400,000-$600,000.

WEKU

Study for hated Churchill portrait immortalised in The Crown set to fetch £800,000 at auction

Winston Churchill hated the resulting portrait so badly it was destroyed

Evening Standard

Study for portrait Winston Churchill disliked goes on show at his old home

Painting by Graham Sutherland is being displayed at Blenheim Palace before being auctioned in June

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Muhammad Ali’s ‘Thrilla in Manila’ shorts expected to smash auction records

Bids for trunks from 1975 fight against Joe Frazier could reach $6m in online Sotheby’s auction

International Business Times

Van Gogh, Kandinsky Stars Of The Show At Dutch Art Fair

A rare early work by Vincent van Gogh and a record-selling masterpiece by Wassily Kandinsky will be up for sale when one of the world's largest art fairs opens its doors this weekend.

Evening Standard

Freddie Mercury's time capsule Kensington home on sale for £30m for the first time in 40 years

Serious buyers only need apply to view the home of the legendary Queen front man

The Guardian - UK

Francis Bacon portrait of lover George Dyer to go on sale

Artist chose study to appear in first big retrospective in 1971. Dyer was found dead in couple’s hotel room 36 hours before show’s opening

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Emma Stone’s LA Home Makes a Surprising Color Combination Work, and Designers are Calling it 'Pure Perfection'!

The 'clashing' colors bring a playfulness to the Spanish-style property, and it could be yours for $4 million

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Russian Billionaire Loses Lawsuit Against Sotheby's Over Art Deal

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev loses legal battle against Sotheby's over alleged art fraud. Jury sides with auction house in high-profile case.

The Guardian - AU

Russian billionaire loses Sotheby’s fraud case over artworks including Salvator Mundi

Oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev had accused Sotheby’s of conspiring with dealer over pieces including Salvator Mundi, which later became the most expensive art sold at auction

International Business Times

Sotheby's Sales Drop In 2023 After Record Year

Storied auction house Sotheby's reported on Monday that sales had dipped last year to $7.9 billion, down $100 million from the record-breaking 2022 which was lifted by pent-up demand following the pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

Near-record $7.9bn in sales marks second strong year in row for Sotheby’s

Series of ‘extraordinary collections’ ensures New York-based auction house comes close to highs of 2022

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