5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (301+ words) A Jackson Pollock artwork, described as one of history's "first truly abstract paintings", has sold at auction for $181m (135m) in New York. Number 7 A, 1948, which went under the hammer at the renowned Christie's auction house on Monday, smashed the previous record…...

11+ hour, 17+ min ago  (1212+ words) By Jaycee Gudoy | Published 35 seconds ago Money makes people do strange things. It makes them bid on paintings they'll never hang, cars they'll never drive, and objects that will sit in climate-controlled rooms for decades. The auction world is where…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (177+ words) Christie's Sells $1. 1 Billion in Art in One of the Most Lucrative Nights in Auction House History AOL. com "Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Christie's made history on Monday night, shattering…...

14+ hour, 45+ min ago  (291+ words) A spiral segment of the Eiffel Tower's original staircase sold for more "than $500, 000 at auction in Paris on Thursday. The buyer, who was in the "auction room, became the "owner of a 14-step section of staircase that stands nearly 3 meters…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (39+ words) Yahoo Few things make the heart of any self-respecting member of the upper crust beat faster than crazy expensive and super unique works of art and antiques...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (567+ words) Jane O'Malley's 'Still life by the Sea 2007' at de Veres. Art by Paul Henry, Roderic O'Conor and Gerard Dillon will lead the respective evening sales by Whyte's, de Veres and James Adam in Dublin on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. They…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (205+ words) A 14-step section of the original spiral staircase from the Eiffel Tower has sold for "450, 160 ($522, 343) at an auction held by Artcurial in Paris, significantly exceeding its estimated value. The historic piece, measuring 2. 75 meters in height and weighing approximately 1. 4 tonnes, originates…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (561+ words) Buyers of art are often intrigued when an art sale includes works held as part of a lifetime collection. And so it is with the Adam's Important Irish Art auction on Wednesday, May 27th, when 11 works owned by the late Reeta…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (519+ words) Montevideo, May 22nd 2026 - 23: 41 UTC A painting by US Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock sold for a record US$181. 2 million (156. 2 million) with fees, at Christie's auction house in New York this week, alongside other staggering sales on what was a blockbuster event…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (360+ words) The painting belonged to the Hudson Bay Company for more than 350 years. by" Richard Whiddington May 22, 2026 Share Share This Article A rediscovered portrait of Prince Rupert, the German-born 17th-century figure who led Royalist forces during the English Civil Wars, sold…...