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
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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…

As Brexit Looms at Frieze London, $6.5 M. Twombly and $5 M. Guston Sell, While $32 M. Botticelli Awaits Buyer
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October 4, 2019 by Judd Tully

Despite rising fears of a Hard Brexit fogging up London, the art world entered the sunny bubble of Frieze London 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…

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
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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…

Basquiat – A Cornucopia of Riches
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April 4, 2019 by Judd Tully

New York these days is awash in mostly exquisite works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, thanks to twin exhibitions at Nahmad Contemporary 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…