Dealer’s memoir offers a wild ride through the 1960s New York art scene
The Art Newspaper
November 11, 2024 by Judd Tully

Michael Findlay reveals his art world beginnings as a lucky 18-year-old Scot in the Big Apple The seasoned art dealer Read more…

Generous guarantees and a giant Warhol net a healthy $346.5m for Christie’s Modern evening sale in New York
The Art Newspaper
May 17, 2024 by Judd Tully

The reassuring result was a marked increase from last year’s equivalent auction—despite a cyberattack that has taken down the auction Read more…

Auction of longtime Vogue editor André Leon Talley’s collection exceeds expectations at Christie’s
The Art Newspaper
February 15, 2023 by Judd Tully

The white-glove sale brought in nearly $1.4m (with fees) across 64 lots, including rare portraits and works by Andy Warhol Read more…

The Prints of Andy Warhol—the Anatomy of a Blue Chip Market (Still)
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October 28, 2022 by Judd Tully

For starters and a big exclamation point, 51 prints by Andy Warhol have sold for over a million dollars at Read more…

Sotheby’s White Glove Macklowe Sale
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May 17, 2022 by Judd Tully

Sotheby’s staged the second tranche of the esteemed Macklowe Collection on Monday evening and snared the highest priced single owner Read more…

Christie’s evening sales total $831.3m, with Texan poker player’s surprise bidding spree upstaging blue-chip successes
The Art Newspaper
May 14, 2022 by Judd Tully

On a night when many works outpaced expectations in Christie’s New York saleroom, Ernie Barnes’s “The Sugar Shack” sold for Read more…

Warhol’s Blue Marilyn sells for record-smashing $195m at Christie’s auction of Swiss dealers’ collection
The Art Newspaper
May 10, 2022 by Judd Tully

The collection of Thomas and Doris Ammann brought in $317.8m with fees, good for Christie’s forth-biggest single-owner sale ever. Powered Read more…

Strong prices for female painters and young artists—but Francis Bacon’s Pope sells to the guarantor—at Phillips’s $137.9m auction in New York
The Art Newspaper
November 18, 2021 by Judd Tully

The 20th century and contemporary art evening sale saw stiff competition for works by Shara Hughes, Joan Mitchell, Amy Sherald Read more…

Andy Warhol’s Muhammad Ali and other heavyweights help Christie’s make $420m in 20th-century sale in New York
The Art Newspaper
November 12, 2021 by Judd Tully

Only five of the 59 lots went unsold in the auction last night Following on the high heels of the Read more…

Phillips’ Solid Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art
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April 16, 2021 by Judd Tully

Powered in part by a large-scale Jean Dubuffet painting, the 90 minute long live-streamed evening sale from Phillips London stage Read more…