Supercharged by a $103 Million Picasso, Christie’s Ended New York’s Spring Auction Week With a Mammoth $481 Million Sale

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Supercharged by a $103 Million Picasso, Christie’s Ended New York’s Spring Auction Week With a Mammoth $481 Million Sale

Other big lots included a $48.5 million Monet and a $37 million Van Gogh. Yet for all the big numbers, the auction seemed a bit deflated.

By Nate Freeman, May 13, 2021

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Sotheby’s $221.3 Million Impressionist and Modern Sale Was Solid, But Proves the True Market Fireworks Are for Newer Art

The bidding was fickle and uneven.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 12, 2021

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Fierce Competition for Rising Stars—and, Yes, a Major Basquiat—Propelled Sotheby’s Marathon Evening Sale to a Whopping $567 Million

Sotheby's boasted strong examples by blue-chip artists and rising stars alike—though it was the latter that ignited fireworks.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 12, 2021

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New York’s Auction Week Comes Roaring Back to Life at Christie’s $211 Million Contemporary Sale, Led by a Prized Basquiat Skull Painting

Plus, a pixelated 'Cryptopunks' NFT sold for $16.9 million.

By Katya Kazakina, May 11, 2021

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As Christie’s and Sotheby’s Sell Dueling Basquiats This Week, Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Works by the Artist Ever (Publicly) Sold

The artist's works have proven to be wise investments.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 10, 2021

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Here’s Your Guide to the Best, Most Desirable Artworks for Sale in New York’s $1 Billion Spring Auctions This Week

After a dismal 2020, auction houses are looking to get back on track.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 10, 2021

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Sotheby’s Is Selling the First NFT Ever Minted—and Bidding Starts at $100

The offering is part of a curated sale of NFTs called "Natively Digital."

By Sarah Cascone, May 7, 2021

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Buyers Chased Bronze Pigeons and Crocodile Chairs at Sotheby’s $45 Million Sale of a Real Estate Executive’s Collection

Led by pieces by Les Lalanne and the Giacometti brothers, the event nearly tripled expectations.

By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 30, 2021

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Former Christie’s Financial Chief Stephen Brooks Will Replace Edward Dolman as Phillips’s New C.E.O.

Dolman has been promoted to the newly created position of executive chairman.

By Sarah Cascone, Apr 28, 2021

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Are We in for a Basquiat Auction Boom? A Fashion Executive’s Rare Skull Painting Could Fetch Over $50 Million at Christie’s

"He’s the most desirable artist at the moment," Christie's chairman Alex Rotter said of Basquiat.

By Katya Kazakina, Apr 26, 2021

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Model Emily Ratajkowski Blasted Richard Prince for Stealing Her Image. Now, She’s Taking It Back—and Selling It as an NFT

The work will be sold at Christie's on May 14.

By Caroline Goldstein, Apr 23, 2021

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Mad Dog Jones Is the Most Expensive Living Canadian Artist After Phillips’s $4.1 Million Sale of His Self-Replicating NFT

Bidding started at $100 two weeks ago.

By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 23, 2021

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Sotheby’s Just Launched a Science and Pop Culture Department, Citing Growing Hunger for Dinosaur Bones and Space Suits

Sotheby's new division will be helmed by Cassandra Hatton, a former books and manuscript specialist with omnivorous taste.

By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 21, 2021

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Surging Demand for Young Artists Powered Sotheby’s $122.5 Million Contemporary Art Sale in Hong Kong

The 45-lot sale saw records set for Avery Singer, Salman Toor, and others.

By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 19, 2021

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Robert Colescott’s Caustic Satire of ‘Washington Crossing the Delaware’ Is Poised to Reset the Artist’s Market at Sotheby’s Next Month

Estimated to go for $9 million to $12 million, the painting is expected to smash the artist’s current auction record of $912,500.

By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 16, 2021