Auctions Christie’s Just Made Over $31 Million Selling Adam Lindemann’s Warhols, Koonses and More The evening sale on March 9 had many items go for well above their top estimates. By Karen K. Ho for ARTnews
Art & Collectibles Welsh Police Seize a Trio of Banksy Works as Part of a Criminal Investigation The three pieces taken by authorities include a sculpture, a screen-printed portrait, and one other work by the artist. By Karen K. Ho for ARTnews
Art & Collectibles The Oldest Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Could Fetch Up to $50 Million at Auction The 1,100-year old volume could become the most valuable historical document ever sold at auction. By Karen K. Ho for ARTnews
Art & Collectibles Banksy’s New Valentine’s Day Mural Was Partly Removed Hours After Its Debut in a British Town Officials in the coastal town of Margent, in Kent, UK, say the removed portion of the artist’s “Valentine’s Day Mascara” will be returned once it has been made “safe to the public.” By Karen K. Ho for ARTnews
Art & Collectibles An $18 Throw Pillow Helped an Art Collector Find a Stolen $10 Million Dutch Master Painting Schorer used a reverse image search engine to find an image of a Hendrick Avercamp painting, stolen in 1978. By Karen K. Ho for ARTnews
Art & Collectibles This T.Rex Skeleton Might Have Sold for $20 Million. Here’s Why Christie’s Cancelled the Auction. Researchers were concerned the specimen, named Shen, contained too many replica bones. By Karen K. Ho for ARTnews