Phillips Back-to-Back Sales Total US$154.6 Million, With Few Fireworks
The sales, which included the Triton Collection Foundation, fell short of expectations, but the total result was the second highest for the auction house
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The sales, which included the Triton Collection Foundation, fell short of expectations, but the total result was the second highest for the auction house
The move, criticised by some, was deemed necessary by the museum's foundation to prevent insolvency. Markus Stegmann, the museum director, announced that after deducting buyer's fees, the foundation would receive approximately 42.3 million Swiss francs ($46.9 million), securing the museum's future through the creation of an endowment.
Three U.S. Joan Mitchell exhibitions and one display at Tate Modern offer opportunities to bask in the artist's work.
Mark Rothko's sublime canvas 'Untitled (Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Light Orange)' was one of the highlights at Christie's evening sale.
Christie’s New York staged a marathon two-and-a-half-hour sale of 20th-century art on Thursday night that netted $640.8 million.