In the wake of strong results throughout 2012, Sotheby’s has announced details of the forthcoming February Evening Auction of Contemporary Art. After finishing their third most successful year ever for global auctions and a new record for Contemporary Art (2012), which totalled $1.25 billion and saw a new record set for the work of any [...]
25 September 2012 
Mark Rothko’s 1954 No.1 (Royal Red and Blue) Could Fetch $50 Million at Sotheby’s
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Mark Rothko’s 1954 No.1 (Royal Red and Blue) will lead Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Contemporary Art on 13 November 2012 in New York. Measuring 113¾ x 67½ in (288.9 x 171.5 cm), this Rothko’s masterpiece is estimated to fetch between $35 million and $50 million. No.1 (Royal Red and Blue), has been in the same [...]
14 May 2012 
$44.8 Million Roy Lichtenstein’s Sleeping Girl Sets New Record at Sotheby’s
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At Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Contemporary Art on May 9, Roy Lichtenstein’s Sleeping Girl from 1964 sets a new record. One of the high points of the artist’s comic book-inspired paintings and an icon of postwar American art fetched a new record price of $44.8 million. A 36 x 36 inches, image of a sultry blonde exceeded its [...]
10 May 2012 
Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow Painting Sets post-war Auction Record with $86.9 Million
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Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow has been sold for $86.9 million, the highest price ever fetched by a piece of contemporary art at auction. Works by modern art giants from Rothko and Pollock to Calder and Klein sparked furious bidding at Christie’s on Tuesday. A number of record-breaking prices sent the Post-war and contemporary art sale to [...]
28 July 2011 
Christie’s Global Art Sales Achieve $3.2 Billion in the First Half of 2011
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Home sales may be slowing and stocks may be volatile, but the art market is riding high, thanks to a surge of new collectors across Europe and Asia who feel confident about the value of everything from Ming vases to Mark Rothko paintings. Auctioneer Christie’s announced that its worldwide sales for the first half reached [...]
13 May 2011 
Two Andy Warhol’s Self-portraits Sold for $69.5 Million in Total
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Andy Warhol’s First Self Portrait goes for $38 Million $38.4 million sale of the Andy Warhol’s first self-portrait, was the highlight of a Christie’s contemporary sale which totalled $301.7 million. Christie’s stormed ahead of rival Sotheby’s in a dramatic 65-lot sale which totalled $301.7 million against a pre-sale estimate of $214.8 – $299.3 million and sold [...]
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