Christie’s rounds off New York’s auction week with strong $481m 20th century sale
The Art Newspaper
May 15, 2021 by Judd Tully

– Half of it was pre-sold through guarantees The sale was led by a classic 1932 Picasso of Marie-Thérèse at Read more…

Hands up who’s bidding for classic post-war art?
The Art Newspaper
May 13, 2021 by Judd Tully

Picky response to Anne Marion’s all-American collection reflects market’s shifting tastes Sotheby’s auction of the Texan rancher’s collection totalled $157.2m Read more…

Sotheby’s Old Masters Sales in New York Raked in More Than $76 Million
Artnews
January 30, 2020 by Judd Tully

A drawing by Mantegna also set an auction record for a work by the Renaissance master. Powered by two outstanding Read more…

Abstract Expressionism Leads Sotheby’s Contemporary Sale
Artnews
November 15, 2019 by Judd Tully

Buoyed by heavy bidding from Asia for the evening’s top four entries, Sotheby’s contemporary sale on Thursday night racked up Read more…

Christie’s Contemporary Art Sale in New York, Ed Ruscha Is King
Artnews
November 14, 2019 by Judd Tully

Christie’s postwar and contemporary art evening sale racked up a strong tally of $325.3 million on Wednesday night at Rockefeller Read more…

Low-Key Impressionist-Modern Auction in New York
Artnews
November 13, 2019 by Judd Tully

Fighting off the growing perception of a declining market, Sotheby’s managed to pull off a fairly decent, though not stellar, Read more…

Parliament-Bashing Banksy Sets Record at $89.5 M. Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Sale in London
Artnews
October 3, 2019 by Judd Tully

Two figures who began as obscure street artists before rocketing to fame, one from Brooklyn and one from Bristol, dominated Read more…

Sotheby’s Hauls in $341.9 M. at Contemporary Auction, with SFMOMA’s Rothko Selling for $50.1 M
Artnews
May 17, 2019 by Judd Tully

Even as a U.S.–China trade war rages and the stock market continues through a volatile stretch, the contemporary art market Read more…

Jeff Koons Rabbit Goes for Record $91.1 M. at Rock-Solid $539 M. Christie’s Contemporary Sale
Artnews
May 16, 2019 by Judd Tully

A potent combination of record-setting Pop art masterworks and a stainless steel rabbit sculpture by you-know-who drove Christie’s postwar and Read more…

Record-Breaking $110.7 M. Monet Painting Leads Sotheby’s Imp-Mod Sale to Robust $349.9 M. Finish
Artnews
May 15, 2019 by Judd Tully

Powered by a stunning Claude Monet landscape that doubled its estimate and elicited hearty applause in the grand salesroom, Sotheby’s Read more…