New York Old Master sales deliver tepid results at Christie's and Sotheby's
Scattered seven-figure highlights failed to make up for dozens of passed lots and multiple key withdrawals
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Scattered seven-figure highlights failed to make up for dozens of passed lots and multiple key withdrawals
Diego Velazquez's portrait of Queen Isabel de Borbón is expected to fetch $35 million at a Sotheby’s auction in February.
The painting of Spanish Queen Isabel de Borbón has an estimate in the region of $35 million.
Now in its sixth edition, the twice-yearly The Classics auctions return this winter with a nine-sale series, offering the finest in the classic arts.
The art market is ending May on a quieter, more subdued note with a round of mid-season Old Master auctions to cap the month.