$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…

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 auction nets $785.9m, with a big assist from an Old Master

November 15, 2017 by Judd Tully

Despite buy-ins, the sale saw several strong prices and records below the dizzy height of Read more…

Art Basel Cruises to New Heights

June 15, 2017 by Judd Tully

The art market continued to show its muscle on Thursday, the first day Art Basel Read more…

Art Basel Market Watch

June 14, 2017 by Judd Tully

Sales continued to roll in on the second day of VIP only admittance to Europe’s Read more…

Christie’s Super-charged Night

May 18, 2017 by Judd Tully

Studded with top class and fresh to market works, Christie’s pulled off a stunning evening Read more…

Sotheby’s Solid Gold Contemporary Art Evening Auction

November 18, 2016 by Judd Tully

Concerns about a weakening market for contemporary art vanished on Thursday evening at Sotheby’s in Read more…

Christie’s Super-Charged Evening Sale

October 6, 2016 by Judd Tully

The global art market hit a high note at Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary art evening Read more…

Flow and Ebb

September 1, 2016 by Judd Tully

After peaking in 2015, Sales at Christie’s are down 28 percent; Sotheby’s Off 23 percent Read more…

Christie’s Sees Sales Volume Dip From Last Year

July 20, 2016 by Judd Tully

Hurt by a drop in high-priced offerings, Christie’s auction and private sales volume for the Read more…