Christie’s Contemporary Art Sale in New York, Ed Ruscha Is King
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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…

Sotheby’s London Solid Impressionist and Moderns Night
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June 19, 2019 by Judd Tully

Anchored by a small handful of world class offerings, Sotheby’s London delivered a solid yet compact evening sale of Impressionist Read more…

Sotheby’s Hauls in $341.9 M. at Contemporary Auction, with SFMOMA’s Rothko Selling for $50.1 M
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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…

Christie’s Imp-Mod Sale Brings in Market-Affirming $399 M., With Records for Balthus and Bonnard
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May 14, 2019 by Judd Tully

Despite a jaw-dropping day on Wall Street with the Dow tumbling more than 600 points, the art market performed in Read more…

Christie’s Big Night for Hockney But Little Excitement Overall
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March 6, 2019 by Judd Tully

Apart from a single David Hockney painting that contributed almost half of the £79.3/$104.1 million sale result of Christie’s Post-War Read more…

Francis Bacon’s Women (at Ordovas)
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January 15, 2019 by Judd Tully

“Bacon’s Women,” the straight forward title at the Upper East Side outpost of Ordovas (November 2, 2018-January 11,2019), consisted of Read more…

Masterpiece Theatre: $8 M. Kline Sells at Frieze Masters; $15 M. Dubuffet, Film Greats On Offer
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October 5, 2018 by Judd Tully

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

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

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

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