Over the course of a single week in November 2014, over $1 billion was spent on contemporary art at the three largest auction houses — Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips. Despite endless articles on ...

From the outside, a collector car auction looks like a high-stakes blend of theater, economics, and sheer chaos.

In 1989, as the art market roared, the critic Peter Schjeldahl wrote deliciously about attending his very first auction, a marquee November sale in New York at Christie’s. He saw “finely tailored ...

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There is possibly no better place to witness the titans of the art market — the auction houses — duke it out than in New York. But ever wonder what they're all about? Here's a straightforward guide.