Sotheby’s Evening Sale – The Chariot of Fire
Blouin Artinfo
November 5, 2014 by Judd Tully

Turbo-charged by two 20th-century sculpture masterworks, Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern evening sale racked up a record $422,110,000, the firm’s highest Read more…

Sculpture Takes the Spotlight at Sotheby’s
Blouin Artinfo
October 3, 2014 by Judd Tully

In a rare double-whammy of art market fortune, Sotheby’s will be offering two 20th-century masterworks of breathtaking sculpture at its Read more…

Sotheby’s Has a Strong Lead-Off Night in London
Blouin Artinfo
July 3, 2014 by Judd Tully

LONDON — Powered in large part by a rare to market Francis Bacon triptych, Sotheby’s lead-off contemporary evening sale charged Read more…

At Phillips, a Modest Contemporary Sale Appeals to the Young
Blouin Artinfo
July 2, 2014 by Judd Tully

LONDON—Staggering to the finish line of a marathon art season, Phillips’s evening contemporary sale made a modest £9,920,750/$17,015,089 on Wednesday. Read more…

A Brawny Market Lifts Sales at Christie’s
Blouin Artinfo
July 1, 2014 by Judd Tully

LONDON — Despite a chronic fatigue generated by a seemingly endless half year of art fairs and auctions, the Post-War/contemporary Read more…

Christie’s Falls Flat on High Expectations
Blouin Artinfo
June 25, 2014 by Judd Tully

Burdened with what appeared to be too many ambitiously estimated works, Christie’s London major evening sale of Impressionist and Modern Read more…

A Strong Start for Impressionism at Sotheby’s London
Blouin Artinfo
June 24, 2014 by Judd Tully

Led by a top-class Claude Monet “Nympheas” painting from 1906, Sotheby’s London kicked off the Impressionist and Modern auction season Read more…

Sotheby’s to Auction a Major Peter Doig
Blouin Artinfo
June 6, 2014 by Judd Tully

A major and fresh-to-market Peter Doig painting, “Country Rock (Wing Mirror)” from 1999, is heading to the auction block at Read more…

Phillips Closes Auction Season on a Quietly Upbeat Note
Blouin Artinfo
May 16, 2014 by Judd Tully

Phillips’ season-ending contemporary art evening sale on Thursday delivered $130,905,000, making it the Russian-owned auction house’s biggest sale to date. Read more…

Christie’s Breaks Another Record With an Assist From Asian Bidders
Blouin Artinfo
May 15, 2014 by Judd Tully

In a night rich in $20 million-plus offerings, Christie’s brought in a mind-boggling $744,944,000 in its Post-War and contemporary art Read more…