Art & Collectibles Kim Kardashian Just Bought Princess Diana’s Famous Amethyst Cross Necklace The reality star purchased the hand-sized 1920s accessory at a Sotheby’s London auction for $200,000. By Angelica Villa for ARTNews
Art & Collectibles A French City Is Asking Madonna if It Can Borrow a Long-Lost 19th Century Painting From Her Collection Brigitte Fouré, the mayor of Amiens, made a video recording to plead her case with the Queen of Pop. By Angelica Villa for ARTNews
Art & Collectibles Phillips Notched a Record $1.3 Billion in Global Sales This Year The number marks a mere 8 percent increase over last year’s result. By Angelica Villa for ARTNews
Art & Collectibles This Mondrian Painting Just Sold for a Record $51 Million It was the most expensive lot from Sotheby’s fall art auctions, which totaled $391 million in sales. By Angelica Villa for ARTNews, Daniel Cassidy for ARTnews
Art & Collectibles Over 90 Museum Leaders Are Asking Climate Protestors to Stop Throwing Soup on Their Artworks The group says protestors “severely underestimate the fragility” of the works, calling them “irreplaceable.” By Angelica Villa for ARTNews
Art & Collectibles This Rubens Painting From 1609 Could Fetch $25 Million at Auction The work will be offered in January at Sotheby’s. By Angelica Villa for ARTNews
Art & Collectibles A British Businessman Is Charged After Allegedly Exporting Artwork for a Russian Oligarch Graham Bonham-Carter was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly moving an artwork across national borders. By Angelica Villa for ARTNews
Art & Collectibles A Francis Bacon Triptych Leads London Frieze Week’s $210.5 Million Sales The staggering sum includes $23 million one bidder paid for a Francis Bacon Triptych. By Angelica Villa for ARTNews
Art & Collectibles This Botticelli Painting, Once Owned by the Late Paul Allen, Could Fetch $40 Million at Auction The work, titled ‘Madonna of the Magnificat’, will be offered by Christie’s this November. By Angelica Villa for ARTNews
Art & Collectibles Picassos, Mirós and Other Works From the $100 Million Collection of David Solinger Are up for Grabs Paintings that once belonged to the former president of the Whitney Museum are heading to Sotheby’s in November. By Angelica Villa for ARTNews
Variety Venice Title ‘Valeria Is Getting Married’ Sells to W-FILM in Germany, HBO Europe in Central and Eastern Europe (EXCLUSIVE)
ArtNews Art Stars at the Grammys as Refik Anadol’s Designs Appear on Stage and a Nam June Paik Piece Is Referenced