Christie’s toast ‘highest total in auction history’ 16 May 2013 Christie’s evening sale of Contemporary art in New York last night posted a hammer total of $435.5m (£294.2m). NewsArt Market
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
Rothko leads Sotheby’s biggest-ever sale 14 November 2012 Sotheby’s evening sale of Contemporary art in New York on November 13 achieved the highest total for any auction in the company’s history. Art Market
Private sales and the web remain Christie’s chief focus 23 July 2012 Christie’s first half results for 2012 show that the focus of competition at the top end of the international auction business remains the private sales market and online auctions. International
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
Rothko takes Contemporary art to new auction high 11 May 2012 Setting a record any post-War work of art ever sold at auction, Mark Rothko’s (1903-1970) oil on canvas 'Orange, Red, Yellow' sold for $77.5m (£50m) at Christie’s Contemporary art evening sale on May 8. Art Market
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.
Contemporary sales enjoy mixed fortunes 16 May 2011 THE latest sales of Contemporary art in New York produced some solid results, but buyers were selective and not all the projected highlights fulfilled vendors’ expectations.
Market climbs out of hole 18 May 2010 IF major auctions in New York are anything to go by, then the amount of money being spent on blue-chip pieces of Modern and Contemporary art is now almost back to the level seen before the market crashed 18 months ago.
Contemporary sales in New York total close to $1bn 19 May 2008 THE gargantuan sums of money being spent at the top end of the contemporary art market continued unabated as the latest sales series in New York saw a staggering overall premium-inclusive total of $990m.
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