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$103 M. Picasso Stuns in Christie’s $481 M. 20th Century Art Sale as New Format Triumphs

Women artists performed well, with records set for Grace Hartigan, Alice Neel, and Barbara Hepworth.

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  Colin Gleadell
• May 13, 2021 9:06 pm

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$93 M. Basquiat Leads Christie’s 21st C. Evening Sale, $17 M. Cryptopunks Among Trending Talent

The inaugural 21st century art sale set records for 11 artists.

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  Colin Gleadell
• May 12, 2021 9:33 am

Reuben Family Revealed as Buyer of $15.3 M. Van Gogh Landscape

Lisa Reuben won the painting after Sotheby's re-offered the work in a surprise ending to the Paris auction.

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Led by Edvard Munch, Sotheby’s $132.6 M. London Sale Sets Records for Bahman Mohassess, Frank Dobson

A Pollaiuolo painting with disputed attribution underperformed.

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  Colin Gleadell
• Mar 26, 2021 10:02 am

Picasso, Banksy, Magritte Top Christie’s $274.8 M. London Sales

Banksy's pandemic-themed 'Game Changer' sold for charity and set a record price of $23 million.

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Basquiat Painting Sells for $41.7 M. at Christie’s in Hong Kong

Top collector Aby Rosen sold the work.

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British Modernists Draw Deep Bidding in Christie’s $42 M. London Sales

Last week, Christie's Modern British art evening sale mounted its second highest-historic total.

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Turner, Fragonard, Guardi Buoy Old Master Drawings Sales at Sotheby’s, Christie’s

Francesco Guardi's The Return of the Bucintoro from S. Nicolòdi Lido went to an American institution for $1.2 million.

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Botticelli Portrait Goes for $92 M., Becoming Second-Most Expensive Old Masters Work Ever Auctioned

The work came from the collection of the late real estate developer Sheldon Solow.

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Anchored by Records for Amy Sherald, Kehinde Wiley, Phillips $134.6 M. Evening Sale Brings House’s Highest Total

Joan Mitchell's market showed signs of flagging.

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