Dia founders sue to stop forthcoming auction
Lawsuits arise as two founders of the Dia Art Foundation fight the organization for putting several works up at auction that had been donated or loaned with intent to never be sold to private collectors, keeping them always accessible to … More…
Dia Art Center Founder Sues to Block Sotheby’s Auction
Dia Art Center Founder Sues to Block Sotheby’s Auction – Looks like some of the contemporary works being offered for sale next week might not make it to the auction block … that is if the founders of the Dia Art … More…
Sotheby’s Sale of Impressionist & Modern Works
A quick update on tonight’s sale. 64 works offered and 52 sold (81%) and a total take of $290M … more than twice the competition’s total. Top lot was also a Giacometti which hit $50M and a Picasso makes $39.9M. … More…
Giacometti Fetches Record $33 Million in Listless Auction
Giacometti Fetches Record $33 Million in Listless Auction – as I have been saying … far too much product coming to the market and the results are going to suffer. While the Giacometti made a record price, it was not a … More…
Picasso’s ‘Cigare’ Sells for $1.1 Million in Dull Sale
Picasso’s ‘Cigare’ Sells for $1.1 Million in Dull Sale – well, the action has started and this may be a sign that there is just too much product being offered … or it could be that the works were not very … More…