Christie's
Art
Tschabalala Self Smashes Her Auction Record At Christie's
The 29-year-old artist's painting, "Out of Body," went for $382,000, five times its highest estimate.
Emma Specter
6.27.19
Art
Jeff Koons is, Once Again, Daddy
Koons just sold his 'Rabbit' sculpture for $91.1 million, dethroning David Hockney as the highest-selling living artist.
Emma Specter
5.16.19
right now
Is This $90 Million David Hockney The World’s Most Expensive Instagram-Bait?
‘Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)’ is the highest-selling work by a living artist, but is it possible its buyer is out here doing it for the ’gram?
Emma Specter
11.16.18
right now
Remember When This $80 Million Hockney Painting Was Parodied on “BoJack Horseman”?
The painting was knocked off, horse-style, on season one of ”BoJack Horseman.”
Emma Specter
9.13.18
Culture
When a Modigliani Almost Changed the Kardashians’ Lives
On Season 9 of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kourtney believed she had an authentic portrait by Modigliani. “He’s major.”
Rachel Tashjian
5.14.18
Fashion
What Do You Do With the World’s Most Expensive Handbag?
The experts tell us about the care and use—dear God, do not carry it with denim!—of the Hermès White Himalayan Birkin.
Christopher Barnard
12.4.17
Life
Leonardo DiCaprio Comes Face-to-Face with Leonardo da Vinci
In a film.
Rachel Tashjian
11.13.17