2020 Auction Results at a Glance
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December 21, 2020 by Judd Tully

Upended by the Corona-19 virus/pandemic barely midway through 2020 and with it the abrupt cessation of ‘live’ auctions, including the Read more…

The Fall Season’s Last Barrage of Live-stream Sales
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December 10, 2020 by Judd Tully

In a mighty wind-up of the fall live-stream auction calendar, Phillips New York turned in a stellar performance on December Read more…

Sotheby’s Solid, Cross-Category Live-Stream Sale
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July 28, 2020 by Judd Tully

The live-stream, online auction world kept apace in these pandemic times on Monday as Sotheby’s cross-category, “Rembrandt to Richter” auction Read more…

Abstract Expressionism Leads Sotheby’s Contemporary Sale
Artnews
November 15, 2019 by Judd Tully

Buoyed by heavy bidding from Asia for the evening’s top four entries, Sotheby’s contemporary sale on Thursday night racked up Read more…

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…

Parliament-Bashing Banksy Sets Record at $89.5 M. Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Sale in London
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October 3, 2019 by Judd Tully

Two figures who began as obscure street artists before rocketing to fame, one from Brooklyn and one from Bristol, dominated Read more…

Jeff Koons Rabbit Goes for Record $91.1 M. at Rock-Solid $539 M. Christie’s Contemporary Sale
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May 16, 2019 by Judd Tully

A potent combination of record-setting Pop art masterworks and a stainless steel rabbit sculpture by you-know-who drove Christie’s postwar and 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…

Sotheby’s Rock Solid Contemporary Night
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March 5, 2019 by Judd Tully

Sotheby’s London season opener contemporary art evening sale though absent of masterpieces, nevertheless delivered rock solid results of £93,295,300/$122,953,876. Only Read more…

London Calling—The June Evening Auctions Cruise Comfortably
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June 27, 2018 by Judd Tully

Strong demand, further enhanced by financial guarantees that insured success for top lots in the salesroom animated the action on Read more…