$30 estate sale painting expected to fetch $250K at NYC auction
A clairvoyant collector with an eagle eye for quality art snagged a painting at a Michigan estate sale…
Antique ‘fox head’ turns out to be ‘holy grail’ of extinct species
It was the Fantastic Mr. Faux. A UK antique collector was shocked after realizing a taxidermied “fox head”…
Socialite Libbie Mugrabi says she’s not going to lose her home in court-ordered auction
Libbie Mugrabi has no intention of losing her home. A judge has ordered the mansion to be sold…
I’m a novelist — cheering the $2.4M AI book deal that should open everyone’s eyes
The publishing industry is in an uproar this month as agents and editors alike confront a mysterious new…
Australia’s property market enters downturn as prices fall for first time since 2022
Australia’s housing boom has officially entered a downturn for the first time in more than three years, with…
Frank Gehry–designed office desk for sale
A desk designed by Frank O. Gehry is up for auction. The starting price: $50,000. Per Freeman’s, the…
June sees biggest monthly fall in national housing values since 2022, Cotality finds
The biggest monthly decline in home values in more than three years has been recorded as the housing…
Ann-Margret still chasing speed at 85, says she’s never once been scared on a bike
At 85, Ann-Margret still has a need for speed. The “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Viva Las Vegas” legend…
A.I. Chatbot Helps a $100 Thrift Store Painting Sell for Over $250,000
Sixty years ago, Helene Plotkin was perusing a thrift store in White Plains, N.Y., when a painting nestled…
Blue-chip gets a boost, but edgier art remains in the doldrums – The Art Newspaper
Are we entering a new, distinctive phase of the art market? After a couple of fallow years, during…
Heir Sues to Claim a Klimt Portrait Thought Lost for Decades
Art experts marveled two years ago when a vibrant portrait of a teenage girl by Gustav Klimt, unseen…
Famous Painting Featuring This Worker May Fetch Up to $47M
Sue Tilley was working in an unemployment office when she met the artist Lucian Freud. The paintings…