Art & Auctions




Museum to house $450m ‘Salvator Mundi’

Winter 2018

When Jussi Pylkkänen, Christie’s Global President, brought the hammer down on Lot 9 during a Novber auction in New York, the art world ...

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From One to Another

Winter 2018

Art lovers and museum enthusiasts have a unique opportunity to experience some of the greatest collections of Musée du Louvre in Abu Dhabi, ...

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Lure of Louvre

Winter 2018

Louvre Abu Dhabi’s collection spans the history of humanity and will explore a universal narrative through artworks and artefacts from all ov ...

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Christie’s global sales net $6.6bn in 2017

Tue, Feb 6, 2018

Christie’s has announced that its total global sales increased 26 percent in 2017 to £5.1 billion ($6.6 billion), led by the record bre ...

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Manolo Valdes exhibition in Dubai

Thu, Feb 1, 2018

Opera Gallery Dubai will present a solo exhibition by world-renowned Spanish artist, Manolo Valdes in March and April. The exhibition will ...

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Hybrids by Rashid Al Khalifa opens in Dubai

Mon, Jan 22, 2018

Hybrids, a solo exhibition by Rashid Al Khalifa, has opened at Ayyam Gallery Dubai (11 Alserkal Avenue). Hybrids presents a selection of wa ...

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Van Gogh Alive exhibition opens in Abu Dhabi

Tue, Jan 16, 2018

Van Gogh Alive – The Experience, an acclaimed multi-media art exhibition, has opened in Abu Dhabi, UAE, providing a unique multi-sensory expe ...

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'But a Storm Is Blowing...' in Milan

Sun, Dec 10, 2017

Galleria d’Arte Moderna Milano (GAM), the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, New York, and UBS will present a major exhibition of contporay art f ...

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Art Dubai hits a century

Tue, Dec 5, 2017

Art Dubai will feature a record 103 galleries from 47 countries for its 2018 edition, making the edition the fair’s largest and most globally ...

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Audemars Piguet to unveil 'Slow-Moving Luminaries'

Tue, Dec 5, 2017

Swiss watchmaker Audars Piguet will unveil today its 3rd Art Commission, Slow-Moving Luminaries, at Art Basel in Miami Beach 2017. The la ...

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Da Vinci painting sold for record $450m

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

A painting of Christ by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci was sold for $450 million at an auction in New York, becoming the most expensive paint ...

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Sotheby’s to host Dubai debut sale next month

Mon, Oct 2, 2017

Sotheby’s will hold its first ever sale in Dubai next month, presenting new perspectives on art from and inspired by the Middle East. / ...

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Graff buys ‘rock’ star for $53m

Thu, Sep 28, 2017

A colossal diamond the size of a tennis ball has been sold for $53 million in a private sale to Graff Diamonds of the UK, after failing to sell at ...

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Only Watch tours the world

Mon, Sep 25, 2017

The 7th edition of the renowned biennial charity-auction Only Watch begins its ten-leg world tour at the Monaco Yacht Show on Septber 27. / ...

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Fine jewellery sale nets $10m

Sun, Sep 24, 2017

A Bonhams auction of fine jewellery in London last week fetched a total of £7.61 million ($10.2 million), with a blue diamond erging as the ...

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