If a work by David Hockney achieves a new record price, if an important Basquiat is up for sale, or if Christie's puts historic works under the gavel, the auction market turns upside down. Art.Salon records the most incredible results and reports on memorable auctions.
Never exhibited Monet to be auctioned
New record auction?
The auction house Ketterer Kunst could end the year 2022 with a record auction. After the successful start in June, it is now auctioning further Brücke artworks from the Gerlinger Collection and high-quality post-war art on 9 and 10 December.
Worth billions: the most extraordinary art auction in history
Christie's is proud of this auction. It is said to be »the largest and most exceptional in history.« On November 9 and 10, the auction house will sell the billion-dollar art collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen. It also reveals what will happen to the proceeds.
Auction of famous Brücke collection and premiere of German Pop Art icon
On June 10 and 11, things will heat up in Munich: at Ketterer Kunst, among other things, the important Brücke collection Gerlinger will be auctioned. In addition to the works of the Brücke artists, a German Pop Art icon will be offered at an auction for the first time: the gallery owner Konrad Fischer, who painted under the name Konrad Lueg.
Auction record for René Magritte
René Magritte's L'empire des lumières sold yesterday at Sotheby's for 59,422,000 British pounds. The 1961 oil painting was privately owned and was offered at auction for the first time. The previous auction record for a Magritte was around 20 million pounds.
Auction of the »Macklowe Collection« goes into the second round
After a part of the Macklowe Collection 2021 fetched a record sum of 676.1 million dollars, Sotheby's New York will auction the second half of the impressive collection on 16 May. Hotly traded are (post-)modern works by Mark Rothko and Gerhard Richter. Several preview exhibitions give a foretaste.
Painting by Frida Kahlo achieves record price
Among the many records set at this auction, the most sensational was the sale of a Kahlo painting: Diego y yo sold for $34.9 million with buyer's premium. In all, nearly 40 works changed hands for tens of millions.