Christie’s Big Night for Hockney But Little Excitement Overall

March 6, 2019 by Judd Tully

Apart from a single David Hockney painting that contributed almost half of the £79.3/$104.1 million Read more…

Francis Bacon’s Women (at Ordovas)

January 15, 2019 by Judd Tully

“Bacon’s Women,” the straight forward title at the Upper East Side outpost of Ordovas (November Read more…

Masterpiece Theatre: $8 M. Kline Sells at Frieze Masters; $15 M. Dubuffet, Film Greats On Offer

October 5, 2018 by Judd Tully

After the blur of V.I.P. viewing on Wednesday in the two Frieze tents in Regent’s Read more…

Rare Richter’s a Bust, but Christie’s Moves $25.9 M. Bacon, $21 M. Fontana at London Sales

October 4, 2018 by Judd Tully

Christie’s postwar and contemporary art evening sale got socked with a pricey trio of unsold Read more…

$49.8 M. Francis Bacon Portrait Leads Solid $397.1 M. Christie’s Contemporary Sale

May 18, 2018 by Judd Tully

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

Rose Period Picasso Sells for $115.1 M. in White Glove Rockefeller Sale That Totals $646.1 M

May 9, 2018 by Judd Tully

In 1968, David Rockefeller was part of an unusual syndicate formed by a small band Read more…

Christie’s £137 Million Night Breaks Record for a Contemporary Art Sale in Europe

March 6, 2018 by Judd Tully

Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary evening art sale in London pulled off an almost flawless performance Read more…

Christie’s Chunky, Picasso Filled Night

February 27, 2018 by Judd Tully

Led by a rich array of Pablo Picasso paintings, Christie’s London Impressionist & Modern and Read more…

Art Sales at Auction on the Rise

February 15, 2018 by Judd Tully

Revenue figures from the major houses show an uptick in earnings in 2017. Against a Read more…

How the Art Sale of the Century Happened

November 17, 2017 by Judd Tully

The Art Newspaper’s Weekly podcast is available every Friday on our website and all the usual places Read more…