Big Prices for Bacon Paintings Lead Sales of $315.9 Million, a Record Total for Sotheby’s’
The art world continued its shopping spree Wednesday night at Sotheby’s. Read full story
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Bacon and Koons works propel Sotheby’s top sale ever (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Led by a record-breaking Jeff Koons sculpture and a $46 million Francis Bacon canvas, Sotheby’s roared back from a dismal Impressionist sale to score the highest total in its history at a contemporary and postwar art auction on Wednesday.Read full story
Contemporary art sales break new records at Sotheby’s (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sotheby’s auction house announced sales of more than 315 million dollars at a late Wednesday auction of contemporary art, hailing a 17-year record after worries that sales would slip due to the weaker US economy.Read full story
Modern art sale Sotheby’s personal best (UPI)
A sale of contemporary art by well-known artists like Francis Bacon and Jeff Koons set a record for Sotheby’s auction gallery in New York.Read full story
Out of the Gate: Sotheby’s Gains (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of Sotheby’s rose Thursday morning, after an analyst upgraded the stock following the auction house’s contemporary art auction that showed demand for art remains strong.Read full story