Sotheby’s
With nearly $18-billion haul, this was best year for auction houses
This record year might say more about the nature of the auction house business than the art market itself
 "With nearly $18-billion haul, this was best year for auction houses")
Gender gap narrows on canvas, but India still to catch up on trend
As volume of work as well as prices fetched by women artists in global auctions improve
 "Gender gap narrows on canvas, but India still to catch up on trend")
French telecom billionaire Patrick Drahi weighs taking Sotheby's public
Drahi has held preliminary discussions with potential advisers about a US listing of Sotheby's
 "French telecom billionaire Patrick Drahi weighs taking Sotheby's public")
Cash is still king, for now: Diamond sale dims cryptocurrency hopes
A 101.38-carat diamond was sold by Sotheby's for HK$95.1 million ($12.3 million) to an unknown buyer using traditional currency, disappointing cryptocurrency fans
 "Cash is still king, for now: Diamond sale dims cryptocurrency hopes")
Home is where the art is, whether it's a masterpiece or a lesser creation
The first rule is to pick up something you can live with for a lifetime. If you're into collecting as an investment, what matters as much as the artwork is its creator and previous owners
 "Home is where the art is, whether it's a masterpiece or a lesser creation")
Banksy artwork 'Show Me the Monet' sells for almost $10 million at auction
In the 2005 work, Banksy added abandoned shopping carts and an orange traffic cone to Claude Monet's image of water lilies in his garden at Giverny
 "Banksy artwork 'Show Me the Monet' sells for almost $10 million at auction")
Last Porsche 911 of a generation to be sold for coronavirus relief
The automaker will sell its final seventh-generation 911, a Speedster, in an online auction with RM Sotheby's on April 15.
 "Last Porsche 911 of a generation to be sold for coronavirus relief")
After Gaitonde and Raza, who are the new Old Masters of Indian art world?
Subodh Gupta is set to enter the big league but there are others too
 "After Gaitonde and Raza, who are the new Old Masters of Indian art world?")
Slowing economy, overpriced art dampen Sotheby's second India auction
The auction, held in Mumbai on Friday, even failed to sell the highlight of the evening -- a $3 million (Rs 21.4 crore) Gaitonde painting
 "Slowing economy, overpriced art dampen Sotheby's second India auction")
Type 64: The $20 million Nazi Porsche that may not be a Porsche at all
Along with its tiny, two-seat interior, split-window windshield, and wide, black steering wheel, the car originally consisted of VW parts and special components made by Porsche himself
 "Type 64: The $20 million Nazi Porsche that may not be a Porsche at all")
Sotheby's sold for $3.7 billion to telecom billionaire Patrick Drahi
Sotheby's is returning to private ownership after 31 years as a public company.
 "Sotheby's sold for $3.7 billion to telecom billionaire Patrick Drahi")
Sotheby's India debut gets lukewarm response, misses sales estimate
The auction was watched closely by sector experts as it comes at a time when other major names such as Christie's have pulled out of the country
 "Sotheby's India debut gets lukewarm response, misses sales estimate")
Sotheby's first India auction to be Tyeb Mehta's 'Durga' in December
It is one of most provocative portrayals of goddess Durga defeating the mythical buffalo demon, Mahisasura
