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6. NY auction houses toast staggering billion dollar week
overall total of $638.6 million for this week's Post-War and Contemporary Art sale series," said Brett Gorvy, an official at Christie's. Sotheby's, meanwhile, had stellar overall sales of $377.4 million, including the sale of the work "Domplatz, Mailand" (Cathedral from The Star Malaysia Read more »
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Nahmad family accused of gambling & money-laundering network
YORK: For years, high-end auctions at Sotheby's and Christie's have featured a familiar tableau - members of the Nahmad family spread out in the front row, sometimes six or seven people across. Little known outside the art market but a pivotal force within from Economic Times Read more »
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Warhol's 'Marilyns' Sells for $38.2 Million
of the actress. But after two weeks of record sales at larger rivals Sotheby's and Christie's International—including Christie's record $495 million sale Wednesday—Phillips raised the asking price for the 29-inch work with an orange background to $35 million. from Wall Street Journal Read more »
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Naked Bea Arthur Painting Sells For $1.9M
provided by Christie's Auction House, "Orange, Red, Yellow," a 1956 painting by Mark Rothko is shown. The painting was sold by Christie's in New York for $388.5 million on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Sotheby's Auction Housse, File) ARTIST: Edvard Munch, from TV Squad Read more »
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Christie's and Sotheby's make record breaking auction sales - in pictures
activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off Record breaking sales have been recorded in New York at Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art sale, which achieved $495,021,500m - the highest total in auction history - and Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern from Guardian Unlimited Read more »
