Last night’s sale did not have the BIG lots to beat the competition and in the end, of the 63 works offered only 55 sold (87%).  The sale’s total hit $379.7M – pre-sale estimate was $315-$411M … so even without the buyer’s … More…

Last night’s sale was expected to bring in about $500M and with the auction’s commission, the total eclipsed $700M ($705.9M).  It is important to note that of the 35 lots offered, more than half had some sort of guarantee … … More…

The amount of art coming to the market this week is amazing … and their values have hit mindbogglingly levels.  Steve Wynn is selling a Picasso ($55M), Sheldon Solow is parting with a Giacometti valued at $140M and Steven Cohen is selling … More…

An interesting little story about Giacometti.  Only a few more days until we see if his auction record will be broken.  To read the full article, click HERE.      

Pablo Picasso’s Femme au Chignon un Fauteuil was acquired at the recent sale by Chinese movie tycoon Wang Zhongjun for $29.9M (he was also the buyer of the van Gogh still life that sold last November for $61.8M).  Guess the … More…

Last night’s Impressionist and Modern sale brought in $368M … not a bad total considering more than 20% of the works offered did not sell (64 works offered and 50 sold).   The top lot for the evening was Vincent … More…

On view that Adelson Galleries in NYC through May 30th … 30 new works by the Grand Central Atelier founder Jacob Collins.  For the full article, click HERE.