Sotheby's Announces $100m Solinger Collection
David M. Solinger's 90-lot collection estimated at $100 million to be sold at Sotheby's in dedicated sale, in November of 2022
Christie's Reveals $850m from Paul Allen's Collection
Paul Allen's billion-dollar collection will be sold on November 9 & 10 in New York with three works estimated above $100 million
Bonhams to Sell $500k Lynne Drexler
If you had told anyone six months ago that a painting by Lynne Drexler would be offered at auction in Los Angeles with a low estimate of $500,000, the response would have been laughter. But this week Bonhams announced it would be offering Grass Symphony from 1962 at its Los Angeles sale on September 14th with a $500,000 low estimate.
Bonhams Announces Ernie Barnes for Early September
If you thought the Ernie Barnes wave had run its course, last week gave you a big surprise. During Christie's London sale, Main Street Pool Hall from 1978 made $1.8 million against an estimate under $100,000. That was the third highest price paid for a Barnes painting after the $15 million record Sugar Shack from 1976 and the $2.34 million paid for Storm Dance from 1977. Both of those sales took place in early May.
Bacon's £35m Portrait of Freud Leads Sotheby's Jubilee Sale
Unseen for 57 years, the central panel from a triptych portrait that Bacon himself broke up appears in London
Christie's Capitalizes on Simone Leigh's Market Appeal
On the heels of her Venice triumph and a strong new record set in New York, Christie's will open London evening sale with a recent work.
Koons Balloon Monkey on Offer at Christie's to Raise Money for Ukraine
Christie's announced that Victor Pinchuk and his wife Olena are selling their Jeff Koons Balloon Monkey (Magenta) in London later this month with a £6 million ($7.5 million) estimate.
Christie's Brings $30 m Monet Waterloo Bridge Back to London
More art by Claude Monet was sold in New York’s May sales than trades in even the biggest years for the artist. A full $310 million was traded for Monet paintings last month. That’s more than sold in 2019, a banner year for the artist.
Christie's Announces $30m Yves Klein
One of the largest Yves Klein Anthropométrie works still in private hands stars in London-to-Paris relay sale at Christie's
Eric Clapton's Record-Setting Richter Abstract Returns to the Market at $35m
Christie’s bringing back to the market an important large Gerhard Richter abstract painting that once set a record price for these works at $34 million. The painting doesn’t have a published estimate but the whisper number isn’t really more than the previous sale. Christie’s will only say they expect the work to sell f