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Christie’s International failed to sell almost a quarter of the art at a London auction last night as U.S. buyers retreated in the wake of investment losses. Christie’s sold 100 of the 131 impressionist and modern art lots, or 76 percent, a decline from 80 percent… Read full story by Linda Sandler and Lindsay Pollock … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) – An art gallery has sued Christie’s auction house and a man who tried to sell a $100,000 Andy Warhol painting that the gallery reported stolen nearly 10 years ago. Martin Lawrence Galleries says in court papers that the 1981 artwork, known as the Warhol “Dollar Sign,” was stolen with another Warhol … Read more
Sotheby’s and Christie’s together hope to sell up to £500m in artworks during their February auctions in London beginning next week. If realised, the amount would be 20 per cent more than last year, which was itself 50 per cent more than the year before. Read full story in the Financial Times
At New York sales of Old Master drawings at Sotheby’s and of Chinese porcelain at Christie’s, buyers remained bullish despite uncertainties on Wall Street. The two categories of art appeal to different constituencies. Yet, both were equally successful. Read full story
At New York sales of Old Master drawings at Sotheby’s and of Chinese porcelain at Christie’s, buyers remained bullish despite uncertainties on Wall Street. The two categories of art appeal to different constituencies. Yet, both were equally successful. Read full story