LiveArt Blog (4)

Titian

Titian and Rubens Star in Sotheby’s Big Old Masters Season

The Fisch Davidson collection of Baroque paintings—including a £25m Rubens—is coming to Sotheby's in January following the December sale of Titian's £8m Venus and Adonis

Marion Maneker

25 October, 2022

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Sugar Ray Robinson (1982), estimate upon request

Christie's

Basquiat's Knockout Sugar Ray

Jean-Michel Basquiat's Boxers and Warriors are among his most recognizable, valuable and traded works. This painting of Sugar Ray Leonard returns to market with a $35 million price tag after 15 years with the same owner.

Marion Maneker

21 October, 2022

Contemporary Art

FUTURES: The Broom Boom

Emily Mae Smith rose as one of the stars of the 2021 season. A female artist, a figurative painter, and a contemporary Surrealist memorably skewering identity and gender, Smith was both a fresh take and fit the mold for market interest.

Cara Blumstein

19 October, 2022

Michael Macauley in the box at Sotheby's

Frieze

What Happened in London: $260 Million in Sales

London's Frieze Auctions Totaled $260 million with more than 55% of the value going toward the work of the top ten artists but still a growing number of artists represented.

Marion Maneker

19 October, 2022

Phillips

After Action Report: Sotheby's & Phillips Frieze Evening Sales

The Frieze Evening sales for Sotheby's and Phillips showed unexpected strength in the art market as £115 million was spent.

Marion Maneker

15 October, 2022

Phillips

After Action Report: Christie's Evening & Phillips Day

During the Frieze art fair in London, Christie's 20th/21st Century Evening sale totals $80 million and Phillips's Day sale made $12.4 million

Marion Maneker

13 October, 2022

Christie's

Agnes Gund Sells Lichtenstein Mirror for Charity

Christie's announced the sale of Roy Lichtenstein's Mirror No. 5, 1970 (estimated at $3.5 million) on November 17th with proceeds going to charity.

Marion Maneker

13 October, 2022

Sotheby's

Henry Moore's Most Valuable Work Comes to Sotheby's

Henry Moore's famous Festival of Britain sculpture from 1951, Reclining Figure: Festival, to be sold by Sotheby's on November 14th 2022 with $30 million estimate.

Marion Maneker

12 October, 2022

Vija Celmins, Pink Pearl Eraser, $1.925 million

What Happened in New York

A detailed look at the artists' markets that showed growth, decline and stability through the results of the New York mid-season Contemporary art sales.

Marion Maneker

10 October, 2022