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• Robert Therrien Estate Leaves Gagosian for David Zwirner, Olney Gleason Now Represents Jill Magid, and More: Industry Moves for May 6, 2026

  Plus, Seung Ah Paik Has Joined Bortolami.

• Claude Monet’s Market Triumph: 12 Record‑Smashing Paintings That Define an Era

  A series of headline-making results have seen the painter’s serene yet radical visions dominate the market

• Malaysia Showcases Recovered 1MDB Artworks, From Picasso to Miró

  More than $4.5 billion was diverted from the 1MDB fund between 2009 and 2014, with money routed into real estate, jewelry, a superyacht, Hollywood financing, and trophy works of art.

• Ceramics Are Everywhere, in Museums, Galleries, and Fairs—Has the Market Caught Up?

  Do associations with craft keep prices lower than for painting and other kinds of sculpture?

• Billionaire Collector Ken Griffin Buys Second Rare Constitution Printing

  The Citadel founder now owns the only two surviving Constitution printings in private hands.

• Nahmad Seeks to Reopen Modigliani Restitution Case With New Witnesses

  Nahmad’s lawyers say this new eyewitness backs up their longstanding argument that Mondex, which is representing Stettiner’s heirs, identified the wrong painting.

• AI Helps UK Researchers Identify Unknown Subject in Hans Holbein Drawing as Anne Boleyn

  The artworks in question are part of the Royal Collection Trust.

• A $35 M. Warhol, a $45 M. Basquiat, and More: Who’s Selling The Top Works in the May Sales?

  This year's sales arrive, as always, at something of an inflection point for the market.

• Lévy Gorvy Dayan Bets on Urgency With New LGD Hammer Sales Platform

  LGD Hammer will try to bring auction house pressure into a gallery setting.

• Conductor Launches in Brooklyn With Venice Biennale-Bound Artists and Immersive Projects

  There were multiple points of overlap with the Venice Biennale crowd. Several artists showing here are headed there next week, including Ebony G. Patterson, Annalee Davis, and Tammy Nguyen in the main exhibition,