| | 2015.01.01. - The Top 10 Auction Lots of 2014
The trends to spot are trends that have been going on for a few years now. Christie’s is privately held, and therefore better positioned to offer deals to buyers and sellers, so it fared better than Sotheby’s, which has to please shareholders. Andy Warhol, absolutely strong as always. Barnett Newman, there are so few works available that each one is sure to be a hit. Mark Rothko, who ... | | | | 2014.12.04. - Turner painting sells for record £30.3 million
One of the last great Turner masterpieces remaining in private hands set a world auction record for the artist late on Wednesday, Sotheby's said.
Rome, From Mount Aventine, sold for £30.3 million, including buyer's premium, easily beating its estimate of £15-20 million.
The result also represents the highest price for any pre-20th Century British artist ... | |
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