Auctioneers Report Record Russian Sales

MOSCOW – The world’s top two auction houses, Christie’s International and Sotheby’s, profited from an expanding Russian economy with its growing ranks of newly rich collectors to score a record year in Russian art sales. Their combined 2007 global Russian sales totaled $324.9 million, up 45 percent from a total of $223.6 million in 2006. … Read more

SOTHEBY’S CATCHES RIVAL

Sotheby’s, after trailing Christie’s International in 2006, sold about $6 billion of art at auctions and in private transactions last year, drawing even with its rival. Sotheby’s sold $5.33 billion of art at auctions, and arranged more than $668… Read full story

Christie’s Impressionist & Modern Art Sale

London – Christie’s is honoured to announce that The Collection of Maurice and Vivienne Wohl will be offered at the London sales of Impressionist and Modern Art on 4 and 5 February 2008, as well as at the sales of 20th Century British Art and of 19th Century Art in June and July respectively. This … Read more