Rare Richter’s a Bust, but Christie’s Moves $25.9 M. Bacon, $21 M. Fontana at London Sales
Artnews
October 4, 2018 by Judd Tully

Christie’s postwar and contemporary art evening sale got socked with a pricey trio of unsold lots, including a rare-to-market Gerhard Read more…

‘A Luxury Problem’: As Art Basel 2018 Rolls On, the Sales Beat Continues
Artnews
June 14, 2018 by Judd Tully

The biggest distraction from the 49th edition of Art Basel is the giant, exhausting, and fantastic Bruce Nauman retrospective “Disappearing Read more…

$49.8 M. Francis Bacon Portrait Leads Solid $397.1 M. Christie’s Contemporary Sale
Artnews
May 18, 2018 by Judd Tully

Anchored by a powerful Francis Bacon cover-lot portrait, Christie’s closed the season’s evening auctions in New York on Thursday night Read more…

Kerry James Marshall Painting Sells for Record-Smashing $21.1 M in Sotheby’s High-Flying $284.5 M Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Artnews
May 17, 2018 by Judd Tully

A few lots into Sotheby’s evening sale of contemporary art earlier on Wednesday night, the African-American artist Kerry James Marshall’s Read more…

Modigliani Nude Makes $157.2 M. in Uneven Impressionist-Modern Sale at Sotheby’s That Totals $318.3 M
Artnews
May 15, 2018 by Judd Tully

There was no debate over the star lot in Sotheby’s evening sale of Impressionist and modern art earlier this evening. Read more…

Rose Period Picasso Sells for $115.1 M. in White Glove Rockefeller Sale That Totals $646.1 M
Artnews
May 9, 2018 by Judd Tully

In 1968, David Rockefeller was part of an unusual syndicate formed by a small band of deep-pocketed collectors with close Read more…

Phillips Notches Its Best Sale Ever with Record-Breaking Bradford and £42 Million Picasso
Artsy
March 8, 2018 by Judd Tully

Anchored by a stunning Picasso painting and a ravishing Matisse sculpture, Phillips 20th Century & Contemporary Art evening sale broke Read more…

£109 Million Sotheby’s Contemporary Sale Shows Market Stability—Even without Sparks
Artsy
March 7, 2018 by Judd Tully

Primed with appealing and largely blue-chip offerings, the art market continued to show strength and stability at Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Read more…

Christie’s £137 Million Night Breaks Record for a Contemporary Art Sale in Europe
Artsy
March 6, 2018 by Judd Tully

Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary evening art sale in London pulled off an almost flawless performance Tuesday night, notching the highest-ever Read more…

Art Sales at Auction on the Rise
Robb Report
February 15, 2018 by Judd Tully

Revenue figures from the major houses show an uptick in earnings in 2017. Against a sullen February backdrop of sinking Read more…