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Can Wayne Thiebaud's Market Get Any Sweeter?

The market for Wayne Thiebaud’s work has been on the move these last few years and the strong prices are coming from unexpected works. To most, Thiebaud is prized for his candies and pastries from the 1960s. Traditionally, these are the works that have had the best shot at attracting bidders and driving up new prices. 
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Sotheby's Bets on a Katz Breakout

As more works from Katz's prime period in the 1970s come to auction, could his market finally get momentum? It’s a big auction season for the most famous names and for emerging talent. But there’s also a few familiar artists whose work seems poised to try to break out of past sales patterns.
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How Does the Warhol Market Really Work?

LiveArt Market Monitor's report Warhol's Marilyn and the Art Market is available as a pdf with additional charts and content. You may download and share it from here. When Christie’s announced that it would be selling Doris Ammann’s 40-inch square Warhol image of Marilyn Monroe this May, the news was stunning but the r
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What Happened in … Hong Kong

Sotheby’s Hong Kong sale cycle was overshadowed by China’s zero Covid policy, but that didn’t seem to dampen demand. Over four sales, nearly $200 million in art was sold and sell-through rates were in the ninetieth percentiles for the Evening sales and eightieth percentiles for the Day sales. 
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May Auctions at a Glance

Christie’s Thomas and Doris Ammann Sale, Monday, May 9th, 7 pm EDTA curated selection of 36 works including Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn. With a $200m estimate, the work could very likely surpass both the public sale record for a Warhol
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