THE LATEST ARTICLES
Julie Brener Davich
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March 7, 2025
Revolt of the Ultra-Contemporaries
When two ascendent artists showed up on the front page of the Times as examples of a young art market collapse, they decided to rally together, offering their generation a little more agency in a ruthless, unforgiving system.
Julie Brener Davich
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March 4, 2025
Saunders Spring
Sotheby’s has set its most valuable Old Masters auction ever for May: the Saunders collection, the product of a four-year buying spree fueled by Wall Street money, which could fetch more than $80 million.
Julie Brener Davich
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February 23, 2025
A Modest Midseason Auction Report
Fewer lots define the auction houses’ in-between season of postwar and contemporary art. But, as always, a handful of standout works—by Mitchell, Condo, Dubuffet, Ruscha, Haring and others—raise the stakes.
Julie Brener Davich
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February 18, 2025
Abercrombie & Rich
Demand for Gertrude Abercrombie, a lesser known surrealist, has gotten a boost in recent years as collectors bid up works in the genre. Industry insiders say her market still has room to grow.
Julie Brener Davich
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February 4, 2025
Tavitian’s Gilded Age
Sotheby’s mega auction of the Aso O. Tavitian estate—a treasure trove of aristocratic objets, Old Master paintings, and English furniture—is a testament to the life of a singular collector. It is also, as Sotheby’s specialist Dennis Harrington puts it, a “history of the antiques trade.”
Julie Brener Davich
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January 31, 2025
The Red Violin
Sotheby’s is hoping to create auction magic with the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius, which is named for its best-known former owners and can bring its players to tears with its sound. The auction house is expecting at least $12 million—and given the scarcity in the ultra high-end violin market, it could go higher.
Condition Report: Adam Fields of Arta
A candid conversation about digitizing the “last frontier” of retail—luxury, art, and collectibles—and Arta’s evolution from its humble origins in 2012 to serving 80 percent of enterprise auction houses globally by the end of this year.
Julie Brener Davich
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January 25, 2025
A Nevelson Revival & New York’s Winter Show
Louise Nevelson is having a moment, with a show at Pace Gallery and jewelry by Celine; meanwhile at the Park Avenue Armory, a trove of treasures gets feted.
Julie Brener Davich
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January 19, 2025
An Art Collection’s Escape From L.A.
Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall decided to sell their collection six months before fires ravaged Los Angeles. Now, dozens of 20th century works are safe, sound, and for sale in Tribeca.
Julie Brener Davich
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January 14, 2025
An Art World Brokerage Play
News and notes on the future of Gurr Johns, the historic appraisal firm, as its new C.E.O. jumps into the brokerage business.
