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Art Dealer Family the Nahmads Are the Consignors Behind $80 M. Kandinsky Set to Break a Record at Christie’s

With an estimate of $60 million to $80 million, the Kandinsky is the highest priced lot in Christie's November sales.

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Art Week NYC Announces 32 Participating Institutions, New Museum Programming for Inaugural Fall Event

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U.S. Pavilion at Venice Biennale Is $1 M. Short, and Its Sculptures May Be Stuck in Italy

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Kim Kardashian’s First Auction Purchase Was a Monet Painting Because of the Film ‘Clueless’

The Skims founder tells Jonathan Van Meter in the authorized biography that she went over budget for the painting.

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After a Museum Explores Homes Destroyed by US-Made Munitions, House Republicans Demand Information on Smithsonian’s Curatorial Process

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Phillips UK Reports Revenue Drop of 22.3 Percent for 2025, But Claims 2026 Is Major Rebound

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Suspected Thieves Flee Dresden Museum Complex After Being Spotted by Security Guard

Two unidentified men entered the Zwinger's open courtyard through the Crown Gate. Whatever they had planned, they didn't get very far.

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Tony Berlant, Artist Known for Cut Metal Collages, Dies at 85

In addition to his art practice, Berlant was the author of books on prehistoric stone tools and Mimbres pottery.

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Dallas Art Fair Is Moving to Southern Methodist University in 2027

The fair plans to work with SMU on internships and educational programs connecting students to the art world.

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Oct 29, 2026 1:00 pm

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Naomi Beckwith Adds Four to Documenta 16’s Curatorial Team, Including Artist Raven Chacon

Chacon will be a curator-at-large.

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Oct 29, 2026 11:58 am

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Art Dealer Family the Nahmads Are the Consignors Behind $80 M. Kandinsky Set to Break a Record at Christie’s

With an estimate of $60 million to $80 million, the Kandinsky is the highest priced lot in Christie's November sales.

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Harrison Jacobs
Oct 29, 2026 11:13 am

French President Francois Hollande (R) speaks with Pascal Terrasse, President of the Cavern of Pont-d'Arc Grand Project, during his inauguration visit in Vallon Pont d'Arc, on April 10, 2015. The Cavern of Pont-d'Arc project is a replica of the pre-historic decorated Cave of Pont-d'Arc known as Chauvet Cave, in Vallon Pont-d'Arc in the Ardeche region, containing the world's earliest known cave paintings which was recently named a UNESCO World Heritage site. The facsimile cavern, which condenses some 8000m2 of the original site into 3000m2, will display faithful reproductions of paintings and engravings and will open to the public on April 25. AFP PHOTO / POOL / PHILIPPE WOJAZER (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE WOJAZER/AFP via Getty Images)

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Studies Warn of Major Risks to Historic French Heritage Due to Climate Change, Surrealist Painter Cossette Zeno is Having Her Moment, and More: Morning Links for October 29, 2026

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Art Dealer Family the Nahmads Are the Consignors Behind $80 M. Kandinsky Set to Break a Record at Christie’s

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Marian Goodman Gallery Hires Ebony L. Haynes as Senior Director, Announces Leadership Changes

At 96, Surrealist Painter Cossette Zeno Is Finally Having Her Moment

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Art Dealer Family the Nahmads Are the Consignors Behind $80 M. Kandinsky Set to Break a Record at Christie’s

Studies Warn of Major Risks to Historic French Heritage Due to Climate Change, Surrealist Painter Cossette Zeno is Having Her Moment, and More: Morning Links for October 29, 2026

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