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• Diane Lima Named Curator of 2026 Panorama da Arte Brasileira, and More: Industry Moves for November 26, 2025

  The 2026 edition of the biennial is titled “Depois que tudo foi dito” (After It’s All Said).

• Five Questions for Four Art Advisers on the November Auction Sales

  The all-important November marquee sales are officially in the rearview mirror, with only Art Basel Miami Beach standing in the way of the art world checking out until January.

• Auction Houses Add a Little Sparkle: Why Sotheby’s and Christie’s Are Dressing Their Talent in Jewels

  As the membranes between categories become more translucent, this kind of cross-promotion is a natural evolution.

• Bottle of Dom Perignon from King Charles III and Princess Diana’s Wedding Comes to Auction

  The limited-edition 1961 Dom Pérignon Vintage was made specially for the nuptials that captured global attention.

• Rare ‘Royal Blue’ Sapphire Necklace Fetches $16.1 M. at Christie’s Hong Kong

  It boasts 16 Kashmir ‘Royal Blue’ sapphires unearthed from the mines of Kashmir, which are renown for the quality and depth of blue.

• Momentum Builds at Abu Dhabi Art Ahead of the Frieze Takeover, but Sales Still Lag Behind the Buzz

  The market is still catching up to the infrastructure.

• Gold Pocket Watch Recovered From the Titanic Sets New Auction Record at $2.3 M.

  The 18-carat Jules Jurgensen gold watch belonged to Isidor Straus, who perished on board the Titanic when the ship hit an iceberg in 1912.

• Last-Minute Art Basel Miami Lineup Change: Ross + Kramer Is Out and Ross + Co. Is In

  “It’s just one of those things,” said Ryan Ross, downplaying the split with Todd Kramer.

• A 12-Foot-Wide Martin Wong Painting, Unseen for Nearly Four Decades, Will Be Unveiled at Art Basel Miami Beach

  New York’s PPOW Gallery hesitated to show the painting based on a prohibition by the artist’s mother.

• Sotheby’s Modern Art Sales Bring in $304.6 M., Led by $62.7 M. Van Gogh and Record-Breaking Kahlo

  The total result was well above the auctions' pre-sale estimate.