Watches & Wristwatches | Christie's

<div><div>Christie’s Watches &amp; Wristwatches Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>

Old Masters | Christie's

<div><div>Christie’s Old Masters Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>

Wine &amp; Spirits | Christie's

<div><div>Christie’s Wine &amp; Spirits Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>

Impressionist &amp; Modern Art | Christie's

<div><div>Christie’s Impressionist &amp; Modern Art Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>

European Furniture &amp; Works of Art | Christie's

<div><div>Christie’s European Furniture &amp; Works of Art Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>

Books &amp; Manuscripts | Christie's

<div><div>Christie’s Books &amp; Manuscripts Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>

Prints &amp; Multiples | Christie's

<div><div>Christie’s Prints &amp; Multiples Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>

Post-War &amp; Contemporary Art | Christie's

<div><div>Christie’s Post-War &amp; Contemporary Art Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>

Chinese Ceramics &amp; Works of Art | Christie's

<div><div>Christie’s Chinese Ceramics &amp; Works of Art Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.</div></div>

Elliott Erwitt, Photographer with a Sharp Eye for Celebrities and Dogs, Dies at 95

Elliott Erwitt, a photographer whose numerous pictures of celebrities, dogs, politicians, and more have woven their way into public consciousness, has died at 95. The Magnum photography collective, of which he was a part, announced his passing on Thursday. The Magnum announcement said that Erwitt died at his home, surrounded by his family. It did not specify a cause of death. Marilyn Monroe vamping in a hotel room, Jackie Kennedy mourning a slain John F. Kennedy, a couple caught kiss

Frieze Los Angeles will feature 20% fewer galleries in 2024 than previous edition

<div>The fair's organisers are scaling back and gathering all exhibitors under one roof for their next outing at Santa Monica Airport</div>

Unionised University of the Arts faculty prepare to strike after more than two years of contract negotiations

<div>Professors at the Philadelphia art school have been ramping up their attempts to move negotiations forward</div>

Collector Walter O. Evans Aims to Preserve the Legacy of African American Artists

Walter O. Evans calls his penchant for collecting hundreds of artworks, almost expectedly, “an addictive process,” which began somewhat unintentionally in the late 1970s. Though it’s by no means encyclopedic, his impressive holdings stretch as far back to the mid-19th century, with a cornerstone of the collection, the 1848 painting Man Fishing by Robert S. Duncanson, a free Black artist. Because Evans only first learned about the history of African American art as an adult, his commitment

The Building that Held a Whitewashed Banksy Mural of the European Union Flag has been Demolished

A building in the seaside town of Dover, England once adorned with a mural by the once-mysterious street artist Banksy has been torn down, CNN reported Wednesday. The mural, reportedly worth over $1 million, depicted a man in a hard hat on a ladder seemingly chipping away at the European Union flag. It first appeared on the wall of the Castle Amusements building in 2017, shortly after the U.K. voted to leave the European Union. In 2019, after the mural had become a tourist draw for

A Royal Portrait by Diego Velázquez Heads to Auction for the First Time in Half a Century

<div><p>The work is expected to fetch $35 million when it hits the block at Sotheby's New York.</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://news.artnet.com/market/diego-valezquez-isabel-de-borbon-painting-could-fetch-35-million-at-sothebys-2401734">A Royal Portrait by Diego Velázquez Heads to Auction for the First Time in Half a Century</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://news.artnet.com/">Artnet News</a>.</p></div>

Walter Cole Brigham mermaid fire screen tops our five auction highlights

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Petrit Halilaj Picked to Do Met’s Prestigious Rooftop Sculpture Commission

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has tapped three artists for its 2024 facade, rooftop, and Great Hall commissions, which are among the most prestigious—and visible—stages for art in New York. On Wednesday, the Met announced that Kosovo-born artist Petrit Halilaj will transform the Rooftop Garden with a sculptural installation based on the war that ravaged the Balkans during his youth in the 1990s; the work will debut in April. South Korean sculptor Lee Bul will unveil four sculptures

Formidable assembly of American art comes to Freeman’s Dec. 3

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Ukrainian art featured in Modern and Classical Fine Art sale Dec. 5

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Mark Bradford wins $500,000 Getty Prize

<div>As stipulated in the award's new rules, the Los Angeles-based abstract artist will donate the money to a non-profit of his choosing</div>