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Sotheby’s Announces $2.5 B. in Sales for 2020, Online Soars

The house reported a 25 percent year-to-year drop for the first half of the year.

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Miró and Rembrandt Head Sotheby’s $193 M. London Hybrid Finale Sale

The Rembrandt self-portrait set a new record for a work of its kind.

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Uccello Painting Sold Under Duress During World War II to Appear in Sotheby’s Sale Following Settlement

The painting has not been shown publicly since 1934.

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Christie’s to Auction Trove of Vintage Michael Jordans as Sneaker Market Grows

The sneaker retailer Stadium Goods will partner with the house to bring the shoes to auction.

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$19 M. Francis Bacon Portrait of Sole Heir Heads to Sotheby’s London Auction

The work is the second-most expensive work by the postwar heavyweight to come to auction this season.

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Plexiglas Barriers, Sanitizer, and Digital Reservation Systems: How New York Galleries Are Reopening

"We're grateful to everyone who's making an effort to come because it means a lot," one dealer said.

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  Maximilíano Durón
• Jul 14, 2020 5:09 pm

Christie’s Nets $420 M. in First Livestreamed Global Relay Auction Led by $46.2 M. Lichtenstein Nude

The sale, which took place in four locations, was the first of its kind in the house's history.

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James Murdoch’s Firm to Invest in Art Basel Owner Amid Tumult

MCH Group has struggled after canceling two of its biggest fairs.

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  Alex Greenberger
• Jul 10, 2020 8:35 am

$14.8 M. David Hockney Painting Becomes Second-Most Expensive Work by Western Artist to Sell at Auction in Asia

The sale signals shifting tastes among Asian buyers.

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Juan Muñoz Estate Departs Marian Goodman Gallery After 30 Years, Joins David Zwirner

David Zwirner will present a solo exhibition of the artist's work in New York in 2021.

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  Claire Selvin
• Jul 9, 2020 11:06 am