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By Adrian Darmon
SOTHEBY'S CROSS CATEGORY ART SALE YIELDS ALMOST MILLION GBP Sotheby's auction house's cross-category evening sale in London held on July 28, 2020 realized £149.7 million ($192.7 million) with three records set. Link
SOTHEBY'S SALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN HK YIELDS 76.8 MILLION USD After Sotheby's successful Hong Kong modern evening auction on Wednesday, the contemporary evening sale held on July 9 brought in HKD 595 million ($76.8 million) with 39 lots out of 42 sold , leading to a 94 percent sell-through rate. Link
421 MILLION USD FOR CHRISTIE'S SALE OF IMPRESSIONIST, MODERN, POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART Christie's sale of Impressionist, Modern, Post-War and contemporary art held simultaneously in Hong Kong, Paris, London and New York on July 10, 2020 yielded 421 million USD against a 332-444 million USD bulk estimate. Link
THE COLLECTION OF SIDNEY AND BERNICE CLYMAN ACHEIVES 16 MILLION USD
Sales featuring property from the Collection of Sidney and Bernice Clyman achieved,
$16 million across four auctions held during Sotheby's marquee auction week in New York until July 1, 2020.
CHRISTIE'S ACHIEVES 5,88 MILLION EUROS FOR ITS PARIS POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY SALE The Post-War and Contemporary art sale held at Christie's on 30 June achieved a total of €5,881,250 selling 85% by value. Link
DULL CHRISTIE'S POST WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART SALE Christie's postwar and contemporary art auction held in London on February 12 yielded £56.2 million, its lowest total for a winter evening salein a decade (14.6% down from 2018). Link
DAVID HOCKNEY'S THE SPLASH SELLS FOR 23 MILLION GBP
"The Splash" (1966)by David Hockey sold for £23.1 million at Sotheby's in London on February 11, 2020, the third highest price paid for a work by the British artist.
The workpainted in 1966, depicts the moment just after a diver has broken the surface of a Californian swimming pool.
325 MILLION USD FOR CHRISTIE'S SALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART Christie's sale of postwar and contemporary art held on November 12 in New York yielded 325.3 million USD with fees thanks to Ed Ruscha worxd painting « Hurting the word radio # 2 (1964) which soared above estimate to 52.5 million. Link
CHRISTIE'S SALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART FARED RATHER WELL IN LONDON Christie4s sale of Contemporary art held on June 25 in London realized 45.2 million GBP with five records broken and only two lots left undold Link
CHRISTIE'S MODERN BRITISH SALE YIELDS ALMOST 17,5 MILLION GBP Christie's Modern British art sale held in london on June 17totalled £17,477,500 with sell-through rates of 89% by value and 77% by lot. Registered bidders from 16 countries across 4 continents. Link