By Maria Bregman, writer and art critic I found myself in a hotel lobby the other day. You know the type. The art’otel. It’s sleek,…
By Maria Bregman, writer and art critic I was looking at the auction results from Versailles this weekend, and I had to wipe my glasses.…
The public appetite for watching creative minds unravel is as old as art itself – and it shows no sign of fading. From the mythology…
There is a distinct, almost suffocating atmosphere in the saleroom when an object of profound historical weight crosses the auction block. On December 2, 2025,…
By Maria Bregman, writer, literary and art critic Fifty-four point seven million dollars. It’s a number that doesn’t really make sense, does it? It’s too…
By Sara Bright Another record has been broken. A Gustav Klimt painting, the “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer,” has sold for 236.4 million dollars. You have…
By Sara Bright A Frida Kahlo painting is going up for auction. El sueño (La cama). A beautiful, surreal, intensely personal self-portrait. And the art world…
By Maria Bregman You hear the news, and you see the headlines, and they all say the same thing. One of the founders of Moscow…
When a press release announces the appointment of a “botanical curator” at one of Europe’s most prestigious modern art museums, a certain degree of cognitive…
By Sara Bright Venue: National Portrait GalleryDates: 9 October 2025 – 11 January 202 preparedAccess on 29 October: Open to the public Step into the glamorous and transformative world of Cecil Beaton, one of…