Auction Report
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The auction house's four-part £90.2m "20th Century: London to Paris" sale saw small bursts of energy for quality lots in the wake of Frieze and Fiac's cancellations
As part of the deal, Roland and Jane Cowan acquired the faux Impressionist canvas from the artist—it sold last night at Sotheby's
16th century Italian marble attributed to Antonio Lombardo steals the show, but auction house's digital face is showing its age against stiff competition
Six works were withdrawn by nervy vendors just before the start but Rembrandt to Richter sale still totalled nearly £150m, topped by a £22.3m Joan Miró
Marathon online hi-tech auction was the first of its kind attempted by Sotheby's and totalled $363.2m, boosting confidence that a top-end market still exists
Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist art auction last night made £106.8m, 35% down on last year—but with three works sold for over £10m
“No fireworks” at last night's Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist art auction that featured three restituted works
Peaks for best modern and contemporary artists High prices for works by Miró, Bacon, Moore and Richter are reminiscent of the boom
A careful look at the catalogues unveils some of the peculiar dynamics of the market for Turkish contemporary art
Leading British university research questions saleroom reporting
Some good prices were made, but top quality works were relatively thin on the ground
But Iran’s Moshiri can’t get into the Middle East top ten
Experts blame poor sales on a dearth of representation in US museums
The market has recalibrated, but major pieces spark highly charged bidding wars
The paintings were appraised after a Goodwill employee spotted the pair
Recent record prices for the two artists boosted results for 20th-century British works, while Victorian art struggled
Christie's '08 auction report sees the mediocre pushed aside to make way for big names
Yet secrecy over values remained a priority at the Art Kapital auction
Buyers were active in recent auctions and three new art funds have been started
Last month the auction house told us it would not sell the hoard, but now it says it might
Figures show between 1.2% and 17% decline in turnover
Sotheby's and Christie'shave been working with Cambodian authorities and organisations in the art world
Sotheby’s cuts losses, sells London Institute
Most of the unsold lots were high-value items unlikely to attract new buyers
“Traditional notions of composition and beauty do very well”
Tip-top results for two very different sales
Tajan and PIASA lead the list
Strongest sales to date for both houses
Many new, middle-aged, collectors, say Christie’s
No market for the mediocre, however