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 M. Lichtenstein Comes to Christie’s, Joining His Priciest Works

$60 M. Lichtenstein Comes to Christie’s, Joining His Priciest Works

A 1960s canvas by Pop master Roy Lichtenstein, coming from the collection of a legendary New York collector-dealer who famously patronized the Pop artists, could become one of the artist’s top works to sell at auction. Anxious Girl (1964) bears an estimate of between $40 million and $60 million. If it achieves its high estimate, it will be his second-priciest work at any public sale. The painting, which will lead the house’s marquee 20th-century art evening sale on May 18, comes from the holdings of Holly Solomon and her husband Horace. Related Articles The news comes amid other announcements of high-value lots coming to the block courtesy of Christie’s and Sotheby’s (including the $53 million Wingate collection at Sotheby’s and a $35 million Renoir at Christie’s) as they aim to drum up excitement for their big May sales. In December, both houses posted improved 2025 results, suggesting stabilization in an unsteady auction market. Christie’s closed 2025 with $6.2 billion in global sales, up nearly seven percent from the previous year’s $5.8 billion, while Sotheby’s boasted …

Gagosian Opens 14th Roy Lichtenstein Show Ahead of Whitney Retrospective

Gagosian Opens 14th Roy Lichtenstein Show Ahead of Whitney Retrospective

This spring, Gagosian will open its 14th exhibition dedicated to Roy Lichtenstein. Titled “Painting with Scattered Brushstrokes,” the exhibition draws exclusively from the Lichtenstein family collection and will feature paintings, sculpture, watercolors, and works on paper from the 1970s and ’80s. Opening March 19 at the gallery’s 541 West 24th Street space, the show lands in the middle of a frenzied run of market activity for the late Pop artist, alongside a major Whitney Museum retrospective for Lichtenstein opening later this year. Related Articles Last April, Sotheby’s announced a consignment of more than 40 works from the artist’s family, estimated above $35 million. In September, it staged a dedicated single-owner sale of more than 90 works from the Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein Collection. Then in November, as part of the house’s contemporary evening sale, it sold eight works from the collection, achieving $20.7 million and a 100 percent sell-through rate. In total, Sotheby’s sold nearly $150 million worth of art by Lichtenstein. The Gagosian show focuses on a motif that Lichtenstein would return to again …

Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein credits Trump for early release from prison

Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein credits Trump for early release from prison

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pled guilty to money laundering charges tied to his role in the massive hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex, has apparently been released early from prison. In a Thursday evening post on X, Lichtenstein said he was out early “thanks to President Trump’s First Step Act” (a prison reform bill passed during Trump’s first term). “I remain committed to making a positive impact in cybersecurity as soon as I can,” Lichtenstein said. “To the supporters, thank you for everything. To the haters, I look forward to proving you wrong.” The Department of Justice arrested Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan in 2022 and seized $3.6 billion worth of bitcoins that had been stolen from Bitfinex. The couple became infamous after their arrest and were featured in a Netflix documentary called “Biggest Heist Ever.” Lichtenstein eventually admitted to his role in the hack and was sentenced to five years in prison. It’s not clear whether the Trump administration played a direct role in the release. An administration official told CNBC that Lichtenstein “has served …

Bitfinex bitcoin thief Ilya Lichtenstein thanks Trump for early prison release

Bitfinex bitcoin thief Ilya Lichtenstein thanks Trump for early prison release

The Russian-U.S. national who hacked crypto exchange Bitfinex and stole nearly 120,000 bitcoin said he has been freed from prison early thanks to the bipartisan prison-reform law signed by President Donald Trump. Ilya Lichtenstein, 38, had been sentenced in November 2024 to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a money laundering conspiracy charge and admitting to the hack of crypto assets now valued in the billions of dollars. But late Thursday night, a post on Lichtenstein’s official X account declared, “Thanks to President Trump’s First Step Act, I have been released from prison early.” Courtroom sketch of Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein while pleading guilty to laundering the stolen bitcoin in federal court in Washington. Artist: William Hennessey “I remain committed to making a positive impact in cybersecurity as soon as I can,” Lichtenstein’s post said. “To the supporters, thank you for everything. To the haters, I look forward to proving you wrong.” A Trump administration official told CNBC on Friday morning that Lichtenstein “has served significant time on his sentence and is currently on …