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Christie's has two works by Lucian Freud with a combined estimate of £6m in its February London sale following the new record price set at $86.265 million

In 2022, the three auction houses sold $13.6 billion at auction and $2.56 billion in private sales for a total of $16.16 billion.

Christie's and Phillips held sales of 20th 21st Century art in Hong Kong totaling $193 million and pointing to the market's direction.

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith's work has received ongoing institutional support, but her price momentum is recent, as the market rediscovers artists it had previously excluded.

The design market's favorite Surrealist-inspired makers of functional art have seen a market explosion as the estate and some of their heirs sell into a ravenous market.

Christie's sold $421m in art by Modigliani, Rothko, Jeff Koons, Jean-Michel Basquiat and others to close out a $3bn season.

Paul Allen's $1.6 billion art collection is a never-to-be repeated event. But that doesn't mean its success can't tell us a lot about the state of the art market.

Paul Allen's $115 million Day sale gives the market a better indication of whether buyers were attracted to the art works or Allen's place in history.

Paul Allen's collection of art sold for $1.5 billion at Christie's. The proceeds will go to fund the Paul Allen Foundation.

Jean-Michel Basquiat's Boxers and Warriors are among his most recognizable, valuable and traded works. This painting of Sugar Ray Leonard returns to market with a $35 million price tag after 15 years with the same owner.