Billionaire Paul Allen’s Art Collection Expected to Fetch Record $1B+ at Auction
A number of Paul Allen’s properties have come up for sale since his death in October of 2018. While his Santa Fe retreat remains for sale, those that have gone...
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Picasso Painting From Sean Connery’s Collection Fetches $22.3M at Auction
An artwork from the collection of late acting legend Sean Connery fared very well under the gavel this spring. The painting, a Picasso dating to 1969 called Buste d’homme dans...
Andy Warhol’s ‘Blue Sage Shot Marilyn’ Fetches $195M at Auction
More than one art world sales record was set this spring when a 1964 piece by Andy Warhol fetched a stratospheric figure at auction. The iconic artwork, ‘Shot Sage Blue...
BMW Taps Jeff Koons for $350K Limited-Edition M850i xDrive Gran Coupe
A BMW that rolls with design assistance from a prominent contemporary artist is generally going to turn out to be a one-off entry in BMW’s Art Car series, the automaker’s...
Billionaire Ken Griffin Pays $43.2M for First-Print Copy of U.S. Constitution
Ken Griffin is back in the news this autumn. The bon vivant billionaire investor took to a Sotheby’s auction this month where he was last person standing during a short...