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Auction Roundup: Mood Is Upbeat at Major German Houses
German auctioneers had ample reason to celebrate as results showed a fairly strong and steady market ranging from Old Master paintings to vintage photographs. Read More
South Asian Modern Sales Show Mixed Market
London sales of South Asian modern and contemporary art, at Sotheby’s and Christie’s last week, presented a mixed picture of the market with widely uneven results. Read More
Private Collections Enliven 19th-Century European Sales
Several works in the 19th-century European paintings sales garnered strong prices at a typically quiet auction-market period that stretches from the end of the major, early, May New York auctions to the start of the London Impressionist, modern and contemporary art auctions each June. Read More
Bugatti Sculpture Stars at Christie’s Design Sale
At the Christie’s Paris auction of 20th-century decorative arts and design, held on May 31, two new records were achieved. Read More
Contemporary Art Sales Cap Robust Paris Auction Week
Sotheby’s auctions of Impressionist, modern and contemporary art sales, May 29–30, realized healthy and, at times, stunning, results with combined sales bringing a total of €35 million ($43.8 million). Read More
Solid Prices at Midseason Old Master Auctions
Sotheby’s and Christie’s midseason Old Master sales, both held June 6, pulled in solid totals, with strong prices seen for fresh-to-the-market works, including museum collection offerings and a recently restituted painting. Read More
Collector Files Lawsuit Over Lost LeWitt Paperwork
Missing paperwork related to a 1985 Sol LeWitt wall drawing, Wall Drawing #448, is at the center of a lawsuit filed in New York Supreme Court on May 22 Read More
Vibrant Bidding at Christie’s Hong Kong Sales
Fine art accounted for more than HK$1.4 billion ($181 million) of the overall HK$2.7 billion ($351.7 million) total achieved at the recent Christie’s Hong Kong auctions, including six day and evening sales. Read More
Private Collection Cachet Fuels High Prices at Paris Sales
Two days of auctions at Christie’s Paris, held May 22–23, achieved strong results for Impressionist and modern art, with combined sales achieving a total of almost €13 million ($16.3 million). Read More
Russian Art Auctions: Records Despite Drop in Volume
The overall volume of Russian art sales at Sotheby’s and Christie’s London salerooms dipped from year-ago levels, and buyers appeared to balk at aggressive estimates. Read More
Hits and Misses at Regional Sales
A 1960 Karel Appel oil painting, Presque Une Joie, was the top lot at Skinner’s two-part sale of American and European art on May 18, realizing $118,500 on an estimate of $80,000/100,000. Read More
