As market for young artists grows, Sotheby’s turbocharged The Now sale in New York threatens to eclipse its contemporary evening auction
The Art Newspaper
May 20, 2022 by Judd Tully

While both back-to-back sales did well, works by artists under 40 were snapped up at a rate not matched by Read more…

The London Sales
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March 7, 2022 by Judd Tully

Last week’s London and beyond trio of auction house evening sales of modern and contemporary art held at Christie’s, Sotheby’s 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…

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…

Sotheby’s Marathon Night Reaps $363.2 Million
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June 30, 2020 by Judd Tully

The glass ceiling for art prices fetched in the digital realm were shattered on Monday evening at Sotheby’s live-streamed 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
Artnews
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 Reassuring Market Night
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June 26, 2019 by Judd Tully

Bolstered by a handful of lots that shot past expectations and that garnered four artist records, Sotheby’s London contemporary art Read more…

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

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…