Age Maker/Artist Material 
WorthPoint
JUNE 24, 2025
Estimated at just $5,000–$20,000, it shocked the room by selling for a remarkable $184,500, likely a record for the artist. Despite some age cracks and expertly blended touch-ups, the figure retained a strong presence and sold for $41,820—just ahead of a similar Robb piece that brought in slightly less.
The Art Newspaper
JUNE 15, 2025
Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth The US photographer Cindy Sherman has launched a new initiative to preserve the physical and conceptual integrity of her work. It is the first initiative of its kind in photography and could set a new benchmark for legacy care among artists working in lens-based media.
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Invaluable
JUNE 25, 2025
Both collectors and curators are sharpening their eye for the material and physical aspects of both emerging and established talents. Join in as we explore these manually motivated artistic mediums popular in 2025. The Triumph of Texture and Material: Textiles, Encaustic, and Ceramics Sheila Hicks – Macro Broderie Tapestry.
WorthPoint
JUNE 24, 2025
Hair combs made from precious materials and by prominent companies will likely always hold value, and prices reflect that. The earliest hair combs date back to the Stone Age and were made of animal bones, shells, and wood. Combs by these artists generally only appear at auctions and can sell for a hair-raising six figures.
The Art Newspaper
JUNE 27, 2025
There were relatively few clients, but they were very committed clients of a certain age who were collecting classic 19th- and 20th- century art,” Dolman says. It’s a different world, one that just needs careful and sensitive navigation, both in terms of the material you bring [to market] and the platforms that are really working.”
Invaluable
JULY 16, 2025
Key Motifs For centuries, fans of art, sculpture and fashion have been forming an enthused circle around Celtic-inspired craft, drawn to the spiritually resonant and aesthetically attractive motifs that sit at the heart of Celtic artistic expression. Iron Age Celtic Ring with Wave Whorl. The Book of Kells. A special facsimile.
The Art Newspaper
JUNE 20, 2025
Patients also made objects from found items, creating works that juxtaposed materials in odd ways that charmed visiting Surrealists. The poet Paul Éluard, who hid at the remote Saint-Alban asylum along with his wife and son, was joined by Tristan Tzara and other “real” artists.
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