THE LATEST ARTICLES
Julie Brener Davich
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November 30, 2025
Sotheby’s Dealmaker-in-Chief
Madeline Lissner, the auction house’s new head of global fine art and major collections, opens up about the impact of the Breuer Building, managing client relationships, and the latest global market trends.
Julie Brener Davich
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November 23, 2025
Cracking the Fabergé Egg Market
Fabergé’s renowned Imperial Winter Egg returns to auction next week at Christie’s in London with a staggering £20 million estimate.
Julie Brener Davich
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November 16, 2025
I Knew It Was You, Wifredo
Wifredo Lam was born to a Chinese father and an Afro-Cuban mother, came of age with Picasso in late 1930s Europe, and preferred painting on paper to canvas. Now, with a new MoMA retrospective, as well as nearly 20 works up for auction next week, the hard-to-categorize painter is finding global recognition.
Julie Brener Davich
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November 9, 2025
Okada’s $50 Million Debt Servicing Plan
Japan’s so-called “Pachinko king,” staring down tens of millions of dollars in legal obligations, is bringing one of the greatest collections of Asian art to auction.
Julie Brener Davich
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November 2, 2025
The Magna Cartier
The Cartier Collection, formed over the past five decades in part via headline-grabbing purchases at auction, is about marketing as much as heritage—as was the blockbuster V&A exhibition of some of its best-pedigreed jewels.
Julie Brener Davich
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October 26, 2025
There’s Something About Marie
A new V&A exhibit is likely to fuel the high demand for Marie Antoinette–associated artworks and objects. “I can’t think of a more important and valuable provenance,” as one person put it.
Julie Brener Davich
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October 19, 2025
London by Design
At the Pavilion of Art and Design fair in London, the thrum of activity surrounding art deco, as well as contemporary artist-designers working in natural materials, evidenced the health of a market fueled by global collectors—and their decorators—who were eager to buy.
Julie Brener Davich
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October 12, 2025
The Prince of Porcelain
As auction houses have retreated from the category of European ceramics amid declining prices, a next-generation dealer spots a market opportunity.
Julie Brener Davich
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October 5, 2025
The Odd Couple
A new show pairing Magritte and Les Lalanne puts the surrealist master in conversation with two spiritual successors—capitalizing on the heat surrounding both of their markets and challenging the boundaries of surrealism, itself.
Julie Brener Davich
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September 28, 2025
Surreal Genius
A subset of a booming market is getting its due, with young female artists helping to push the growth. This is all happening even without consensus on what, exactly, “contemporary surrealism” is.
