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Soutine’s pastry chefs leads Christie’s sale

09 May 2013

A painting by Chaim Soutine (1893-1943) entitled ‘Le petit pâtissier’ was the top lot of Christie’s latest evening sale of Impressionist & Modern art in New York.

Art Market

Cézanne’s Apples take $37m – the top pick at Sotheby’s

08 May 2013

Paul Cézanne’s ‘Les pommes’ led the way at Sotheby’s latest evening sale of Impressionist & Modern Art in New York.

Art Market

Christie’s to sell Andy Williams art collection

08 February 2013

The Modern and Contemporary art collection accumulated over a 60-year period by singer Andy Williams will be sold at auction later this year.

London sales lift top-end of the art market

07 February 2013

The latest sales of Impressionist and Modern art in London posted a strong overall performance as private buyers showed a growing appetite for works by major names.

Art Market

Masterpiece pick new CEO for modern focus

21 January 2013

‘Masterpiece London’ has appointed Nazy Vassegh as chief executive with immediate effect. This is a newly created position at the fair and, according to a statement released last week, Nazy’s role will be to build and develop the fair’s brand both nationally and internationally.

Dealer News

New York Contemporary sales bring back feelgood factor

19 November 2012

The Contemporary art market rose to a new level last week as both Sotheby’s and Christie’s saw record sales in New York.

Art Market

Tepid New York sales as nearly a third of lots fail

12 November 2012

The latest Impressionist & Modern Art sales in New York saw generally selective demand as bidding failed to take off on a large proportion of the works on offer.

Art Market

What’s happening with the auction house duopoly?

20 August 2012

Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ came to the block at just the right time for Sotheby’s when it set the record for anything ever sold at auction.

International

Insurance firm offer auction guarantees

29 May 2012

A new insurance company are trying to plug what they see as a gap in the market for auction guarantees between $10,000 and $1.5m.

News

Record prices reached for Contemporary sales

14 May 2012

A string of record prices for leading names in the Contemporary art market saw the amount of money raised in the latest New York auction series heading back to boom-time levels.

Art Market