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Contemporary art sale at Sotheby’s posts $250m total

15 May 2013

Barnett Newman (1905-70) and Gerhard Richter (b.1932) starred at Sotheby’s evening sale of Contemporary art last night as the run of strong performing sales in this sector showed little sign of abating.

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Christie’s sets £6.8m new high for Peter Doig

14 February 2013

A trademark landscape by Peter Doig was among the most strongly contested lots at Christie’s latest evening sale of post-War and Contemporary art.

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Bacon triptych takes £12.25m at Sotheby’s

13 February 2013

Sotheby’s evening sale of Contemporary art in London was led by a Francis Bacon triptych which sold to a German collector at £12.25m.

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Private sales lead the agenda once more at Sotheby’s

13 November 2012

Sotheby’s have seen a 50% increase of revenues generated from private treaty sales for the third quarter of 2012.

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Slowhand keeps the market up to speed with £19m Richter

18 October 2012

This year’s Frieze week auction totals in London were largely consistent with 2011, but the much-publicised sale of Eric Clapton’s prize abstract by Gerhard Richter (b.1932) proved crucial in bolstering the overall figures.

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Stellar lots drive Contemporary art market upwards

02 July 2012

Highly lucrative totals, a record sale and a selection of unprecedented prices seen for individual artists – the Contemporary art market seemed to carry on regardless in London last week.

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Still canvas lifts New York’s Contemporary week

14 November 2011

A SERIES of key consignments at the latest Contemporary art auctions helped lift the mood of the art market in New York.

Richter lights up market after lacklustre opening to Frieze week

18 October 2011

LONDON’S Frieze week opened with more cautious buying this year as concerns about the impact of the current economic turbulence in Europe and the US were much in evidence.

Contemporary sales reinforce new strength in the market

21 February 2011

LONDON’S latest series of Contemporary art sales put in a robust performance. Auctioneers posted high selling rates and saw the greatest depth of bidding since the art market downturn two years ago.

New York sales down by half as confidence leaves the contemporary market

17 November 2008

THE latest series of contemporary art auctions in New York showed how much the market has fallen since its peak. With sale totals down well over 50 per cent from last year’s autumn series held at the height of the boom, the extent of the damage caused by the current economic distress and diminished confidence amongst buyers was manifest. The question now is will prices stabilise or fall further?