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A Mark Rothko abstract painting became the most expensive work of post-war art sold at auction when it went for £36.8 million at Sotheby’s in New York

The painting that brought Jenny Saville to international acclaim had made a record-breaking $12.4 million at Sotheby’s London.

High-end art auction houses are turning to online solutions in a bid to expand their customer base and increase sales.

This 14.62ct Vivid Blue diamond has become one of the most expensive diamonds ever sold at auction.

In an age of ecommerce, how are top auction houses staying relevant?

“When I travel, I try to see as much as art as can. I see more when I travel than when I’m at home in London, as that’s devoted to family time. I love time spending time with my family and doing really normal things, like cooking on the weekend, puttering around. I meditate every day." _ Westphal

The Hong Kong Autumn sales will commence in merely one month and Sotheby’s has finally revealed the highlight lot of their Contemporary Art Evening sale. Leading the sale is Gerhard Richter’s masterpiece Abstraktes Bild (649-2) which was painted in the 80s. The piece will appear on the auction st

Christie's Auction House has mastered fine art marketing, capturing the attention of art collectors around the world for centuries.

Salvator Mundi, the long-lost Leonardo da Vinci painting of Jesus Christ, has set a new record selling at Christie’s in New York for $450.3m, shattering the world record for any work of art sold at auction. Here are the other nine most expensive works to go under the hammer