Fall Auction Highlights

Fall Auction Highlights

2024 Fall Auction. Updated: 10/17/2024 September 26,27. Christie’s Inaugural Auction at New Hong Kong Headquarters: A Mixed Bag of Results. Last week, Christie’s celebrated the grand opening of its new Asian headquarters at the Henderson in Hong Kong’s Central district with a highly anticipated inaugural evening auction. The event featured two back-to-back sales, showcasing a…

Art News 2022: A Review

Art News 2022: A Review

In 2022 the art world reflected the challenges and joys of contemporary society in a world recovery from the massive upsets of global events. Art Lovers, Collectors, and Artists raced back to the galleries, fairs, and auction houses, driving record sales and exhibition attendance numbers. The world’s top art festivals, including the Venice Biennale, Art…

Jubilee Auction Series

Jubilee Auction Series

Auction News Queen Elizabeth, turned 96 on April 21, is the first British ruler to reach the platinum jubilee milestone, having ascended to the throne on June 2, 1953. She became the nation’s longest-reigning monarch on September 9, 2015, surpassing her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. The Auctions will run in London from May 28th to July…

Recent Basquiat Sale Affirms Investment Value

Recent Basquiat Sale Affirms Investment Value

Basquiat’s 1982 painting Untitled (Devil), sold for $85 Million including buyer’s premium. A nearly 50% increase in value from its 2016 purchase price of $57.3 Million. The Basquiat was sold by Japanese multimillionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who became an art world celebrity with the purchase of a 1982 Basquiat painting of a skull for $110.5 million….

Macklowe Collection On The Auction Block

Macklowe Collection On The Auction Block

Sotheby’s reports record total sale for a private art auction of $922 million. Amassed over 50 years, Harry and Linda Macklowe collected prime examples of Warhol, Richter, Rothko, and Cy Twombly. All highly notable blue-chip artists that retained high sale numbers following art consultants estimates. This auction is recognized for its stability in contrast to…

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