Christie’s Smashes Record With $852.9 Million N.Y. Sale – What A Difference A Day Makes!
Christie’s Smashes Record With $852.9 Million N.Y. Sale – What A Difference A Day Makes!

Christie’s Smashes Record With $852.9 Million N.Y. Sale – What A Difference A Day Makes!

Christie’s Smashes Record With $852.9 Million N.Y. Sale– here is more coverage of the record breaking sale at Christie’s.  The action, and results, were far better than the sale Sotheby’s held the night before — $852.9M (93.8% sell-through rate) vs. … More…

Christie’s Sells Record $852.9 Million of Contemporary Art
Christie’s Sells Record $852.9 Million of Contemporary Art

Christie’s Sells Record $852.9 Million of Contemporary Art

Christie’s Sells Record $852.9 Million of Contemporary Art – Some big prices at the Christie’s Contemporary sale this evening … total exceeded $850M (a record) … crushed the competition.  Warhol’s Triple Elvis — $82M; Four Marlons — $69.6M; Lichtenstein – $21.5M; … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Stuart Dunkel’s “Aspirations”
Painting of the Day (SOLD) Stuart Dunkel’s “Aspirations”

Painting of the Day (SOLD) Stuart Dunkel’s “Aspirations”

Aspirations, SOLD at the Dallas Fall Show!  

Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Antoine Blanchard’s “Les Grands Boulevards et Theatre de Vaudeville”
Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Antoine Blanchard’s “Les Grands Boulevards et Theatre de Vaudeville”

Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Antoine Blanchard’s “Les Grands Boulevards et Theatre de Vaudeville”

Les Grands Boulevards et Theatre de Vaudeville.  this painting by the 20th century French artist Antoine Blanchard (1910-1988) found a new home while we were at the Dallas Show.  

Sotheby’s $343 Million Sale Led by Jasper Johns’s ‘Flag’
Sotheby’s $343 Million Sale Led by Jasper Johns’s ‘Flag’

Sotheby’s $343 Million Sale Led by Jasper Johns’s ‘Flag’

Sotheby’s $343 Million Sale Led by Jasper Johns’s ‘Flag’– it is interesting to read this writers opinion on the sale.  I watched about half of the sale and can tell you that overall, the bidding was slow and it took … More…

Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Place de la Concorde”
Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Place de la Concorde”

Painting of the Day (just SOLD): Edouard Cortes’s “Place de la Concorde”

Place de la Concorde.  this early 1950s work by Edouard Cortes (1882-1969) just found a new home.  

Rothko Works Lead $158.7 Million Sale From Mellon Estate
Rothko Works Lead $158.7 Million Sale From Mellon Estate

Rothko Works Lead $158.7 Million Sale From Mellon Estate

Rothko Works Lead $158.7 Million Sale From Mellon Estate  – a Rothko from 1970 brought $39.9M; while a 1955 piece made $36.6M.  The high end of pre-sale estimate was $120M and 100% of the items offered sold.  

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Edouard Cortes’s “Porte St. Denis”
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Edouard Cortes’s “Porte St. Denis”

Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Edouard Cortes’s “Porte St. Denis”

Porte St. Denis.  just added this large Edouard Cortes painting to the available online inventory.  

Sotheby’s Loss Narrows in Quarter as Expenses Are Trimmed
Sotheby’s Loss Narrows in Quarter as Expenses Are Trimmed

Sotheby’s Loss Narrows in Quarter as Expenses Are Trimmed

Sotheby’s Loss Narrows in Quarter as Expenses Are Trimmed– we will see if this week’s sales help with the next quarter’s results!