Eric Clapton’s Gerhard Richter Sets Auction Record for Living Artist – artmarketblog.com A painting by Gerhard Richter from the collection of Eric Clapton has been sold for 21,321,250 GBP ($34.19 million) at auction in London setting a new auction record for a work by a living artist. Acquired by Clapton from Sotheby’s New York Contemporary [...]
Olympic Sized Results for London Contemporary Art Auctions – artmarketblog.com The London round of contemporary art sales produced some fantastic results that suggest a strong market. Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips de Pury all had great works on offer although most were by the same big names that appear in most major contemporary art sales. Still, [...]
Cheaper Alternatives Trump Megabuck Art Auction Favourites – artmarketblog.com Christie’s, Phillips de Pury and Sotheby’s have had a stellar few weeks producing new auction records for a long list of artists including Mark Rothko, Ai Weiwei, Roy Lichtenstein, Edvard Munch, Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollock, Yves Klein, Gerhard Richter and Cy Twombly. Included in those artist [...]
