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Disappointing Sotheby’s $128 million Contemporary and Post-war Art Sale

Disappointing Sotheby’s $128 million Contemporary and Post-war Art Sale

A presenter stands beside Andy Warhol’s Sixteen Jackies and Rounded Jackie Sotheby’s New York evening sale of contemporary art on May 10, 2011, totaled $128 million, just above the $121 million low estimate. The auction, which featured 58 contemporary works by artists such as Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons, ended with total 49 of 58 [...]

Andy Warhol’s Sixteen Jackies

Andy Warhol’s Sixteen Jackies

Andy Warhol’s Sixteen Jackies (left) and Round Jackie (right) Last week’s Modern and Impressionist auctions in New York were deemed successful but unexciting, so all eyes are on this week’s sales, which focus on the mercurial realm of contemporary art, to see if they can provide a bit more pop. And who is poppier than Andy [...]