NEWS

Art world updates. We cover the record auction sales, the controversial exhibitions, and major headline stories. Stay in the loop.

Ian Ziegler 10/23/26 Ian Ziegler 10/23/26

Art Basel: Closed to Some

Ian Ziegler 10/19/26 Ian Ziegler 10/19/26

Ready, Set, Frieze: London’s biggest art fair is back, and so are its guests.

Imogen Taylor 10/12/26 Imogen Taylor 10/12/26

Under Lock and Key No Longer: The New Impressionist Collection at Sotheby’s New York

Linara Umiryayeva 10/5/26 Linara Umiryayeva 10/5/26

Where does a crouching child belong? The story behind Édouard Manet's newly discovered drawing.

Don't throw out those dusty old drawings just yet! A red chalk sketch of a crouching child, tucked away for years in a little-known Italian private collection, has been identified as an early work by Édouard Manet. Ultraviolet light revealed his faint "E.M." studio stamp. What was it made for? That's still a mystery. Read the full story.

Daphne Richard 9/28/26 Daphne Richard 9/28/26

Sixty-Two Years: The Met’s Repatriation Efforts

Daphne goes into the complicated history of institutional repatriation of cultural artefacts and objects. Delving into who has the right to claim ownership, and who has the right to sell an object that might not truly belong to them.