Setting an All-Time Record, Sotheby’s Has Sold $7.3 Billion Worth of Art in 2021. Here’s How

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Setting an All-Time Record, Sotheby’s Has Sold $7.3 Billion Worth of Art in 2021. Here’s How

The robust results coincide with reports that owner Patrick Drahi may be contemplating an IPO.

By Eileen Kinsella & Katya Kazakina, Dec 15, 2021

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Kenneth Griffin, Finance Titan and Retail-Investor Bogeyman, Beat Out the DAO to Buy the U.S. Constitution at Sotheby’s

Goliath beats David.

By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 19, 2021

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Sotheby’s Raked in $190 Million at Its Contemporary Art Double-Header, and Minted Several New Market Stars

María Berrío and Lisa Brice were among the many artists who set auction records at "The Now."

By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 18, 2021

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A Ragtag Band of Crypto Populists Tried and Failed to Buy the U.S. Constitution in an Epic $43.2 Million Auction Showdown

The sale captured the attention of people around the world after a DAO raised $46 million in less than a week to try to buy it.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 18, 2021

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Emerging Artists Earn Phillips Its Most Lucrative Auction Ever, Raking in a $137.9 Million Sales Total

Records were set for younger artists, like Shara Hughes and Ewa Juszkiewicz, while the marquee lot by Francis Bacon failed to reach its low estimate.

By Annie Armstrong, Nov 17, 2021

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Frida Kahlo Sets a New Auction Record for Latin American Art—Beating Out Diego Rivera—at Sotheby’s $283 Million Modern Art Evening Sale

Kahlo's 'Diego y Yo' sold for $34.9 million.

By Annie Armstrong, Nov 16, 2021

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Crypto Billionaire Justin Sun Has Revealed Himself as the Buyer of the Macklowes’ $78.4 Million Giacometti

The 31-year-old CEO plans to donate the work, as well as several others, to his foundation.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, Nov 16, 2021

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The Macklowe Collection Delivers an Eye-Popping $676 Million at Sotheby’s, Making It the Most Valuable Sale in Company History

The 35-lot sale, the result of the couple's bitter divorce, was the biggest test of the high-end art market since March 2020.

By Katya Kazakina, Nov 15, 2021

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This Ancient Roman Statue Carries a Piece of Hollywood History, Too. Now It Could Sell for $200,000 at Sotheby’s London

The marble sculpture stood in a family's back garden as a silent 'protector' for nearly 50 years.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, Nov 11, 2021

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A Singular Trove of Impressionist Masterworks Powered Christie’s Evening Sale to a Stunning $751.9 Million, One of Its Best Results Ever

The Cox Collection generated an expectation-busting $332 million, led by a Caillebotte nabbed by the Getty and three pricey Van Goghs.

By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 11, 2021

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Despite International Outcry, Christie’s Sale of Pre-Columbian Artifacts Went Ahead—But Almost a Third of the Objects Failed to Sell

Countries across in Central America issued a joint statement against the sale.

By Amah-Rose Abrams, Nov 11, 2021

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The First Live Auction at Christie’s New York Since 2020 Delivers a Satisfying $219.3 Million Result, But Leaves Little to Chance

The 21st-century evening sale at Rockefeller Center set 10 new artist records.

By Katya Kazakina, Nov 9, 2021

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Everything You Need to Know About New York’s $1.4 Billion Fall Auction Season, From the Trophy-Filled Macklowe Trove to Underrated Gems

Here is your guide to the fall auctions in New York at Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips.

By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 8, 2021

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Collectors Go Into a Frenzy for Les Lalanne at Sotheby’s Paris, Where a White-Glove Sale of the Couple’s Designs Notched $92 Million

The sale set a record for François-Xavier Lalanne, and for work he created in collaboration with his wife, Claude Lalanne.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 5, 2021

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Depressing New Report Finds That Women Artists Accounted for Just 16 Percent of NFT Sales Over the Past 21 Months

The numbers are terrible—but are actually better than the traditional fine art market.

By Sarah Cascone, Nov 5, 2021