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By Adrian Darmon
CHRISTIE'S SALE OF POST-WAR & CONTEMPORARY ART TOPS 70 MILLION GBP IN LONDON Christie's realised a total of £70,253,225 selling90%byvalueand80%bylot during a sale of Post-War & Contemporary art held in London on June 25, 2013 Link
SOTHEBY'S SALE OF OLD MASTER PAINTINGS TOPS THE 9 MILLION USD MARK Sotheby's sale of Old Master paintings held on June 6, 2013 in New York brought $9.2 million, over $2 million above the high estimate, with competitive bidding from all over the world, including Asia, Russia, Europe and the Americas. Link
AN EDWARD HOPPER PAINTING FETCHES OVER 19 MILLION USD AT AUCTION "Blackwell's Island," a large-scale oil work painted by American artist Edward Hopper in 1928, sold on May 23, 2013 for just over 19 million USD at Christie's in New York. Link
PHILIPS WAY BEHIND CHRISTIE'S AND SOTHEBY'S
Just following Christie's record-setting half-billion-dollar result, Phillips's evening sale of Contemporary art held on May 16, 2013 in New York was far from meeting expectations as it recorded only 78,618,000 USD (with buyer's premium) with 30 lots sold out of the 37 lots offered.
CHRISTIE'S BUOYANT OVER SALES OF POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art department set a new benchmark for the art market, raising a staggering total of $638,615,900 (£420,248,526/ EUR497,974,951) and setting 37 new records during its victorious sale week in New York between May 13 and 16, 2013. Link
RECORD TOTAL OF OVER 495 MILLION USD FOR CHRISTIE'S SALE OF POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART ON MAY 15, 2013 Christie'sPost-War and Contemporary Art evening sale held on May 15, 2013 in New York achieved a staggering495,021,500 million USD (386,116,770 euros), the highest total in auction history, with a remarkably strong sell-through rate of 94% by value and by lot. Link
CHRISTIE'S SALE OF IMPRESSIONIST & MODERN ART REALIZES OVER158 MILLION USD IN NEW YORK Christie's sale of I m p r e s s i o n i s t & M o d e r n art held in New York on May 8, 2013 totalled 158,505,000 (inclusive of buyers' costs) with a world auction price of 18,043, 750 USD recorded for Chaïm Soutine's "Le Petit Pâtissier" painted circa 1927. Link
CEZANNE'S « APPLES » SELL FOR OVER 41,5 MILLION USD IN NEW YORK Paul Cézanne's “Les Pommes” sold for $41.6 million USD (buyer's premium included) on May 7, 2013 in New York, the top bid in a 230 million USD Impressionist and modern art sale held by Sotheby's. Link
A SLOW MOVING ART MARKET Sales volumes on the art market fell 7% during the first quarter of 2013 compared to 2012 as a result of a parallel 50% fall in value on the Chinese market. Link
SUCCESS FOR SOTHEBY'S ORIENTALIST SALE HELD ON APRIL 23, 2013 IN LONDON The Orientalist Sale held by Sotheby's on April 23, 2013 in London achieved a total of £6.3 million, well in excess of the pre-sale high estimate (£2.6-3.8 million). New records were also set for Hermann Corrodi, Rudolf Weisse, and Georges Bretegnier. Link
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CHRISTIE'S SALE OF POST-WAR & CONTEMPORARY ART TOPS 70 MILLION GBP IN LONDON
