Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer is now the most expensive work of modern art ever sold at auction. How did Sotheby’s pull off ...

The work shot far beyond Kahlo's previous record, evincing a wider interest in women tied to the Surrealist movement.

Auctioneer Oliver Barker has overseen viral moments and milestone art sales, including record-setting Gustav Klimt and Frida ...

A total of $304.6 million of art traded hands at Sotheby's new headquarters at the Breuer Building in New York on Thursday.

At $236.4 million, a portrait by Gustav Klimt is the second most expensive painting sold at auction, while Maurizio ...

According to Hyperallergic, the bidding led by auctioneer Phyllis Kao started at $10 million—roughly the value of the gold ...

The auction house’s debut at the Breuer was defined by Gustav Klimt’s late portrait soaring to $236.4 million, anchoring the ...

Leonard Lauder Collection helped Sotheby's reach the highest evening total in its history. A Klimt portrait fetched $236.4 ...

A collector in the room at Sotheby’s New York headquarters for the sale tells us they spotted producer Murphy placing the ...

Kahlo and Magritte anchored the auction house’s Modern session as Surrealist artists delivered record-breaking results.

The sale of “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” topped a previous record for 20th-century art set by an Andy Warhol portrait of ...

The auction house makes itself at home in the landmark Breuer building.