Watch Auctioneers David Bennet of Sotheby’s and Rahul Kakadia of Christie’s talk about the upcoming sale of the important Jewels. The diamond includes the Oppenheimer Blue diamond estimated to fetch $45m USD and the “Unique Pink”, a 15ct vivid pink superb diamond. Link to reviews on the diamond:
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The Art Market: Part 1 – Auctions
I made this series of mini-docs with artsy.net and UBS about the contemporary art market. The idea was to tackle a difficult subject and offer a primer on how to begin to understand it. This is part 1, concerning fine art auctions. Edited by Nate DeYoung. The Art Market (in Four Parts) series is owned… Continue reading The Art Market: Part 1 – Auctions
Pablo Picasso's 'Nude, Green Leaves and Bust' | 2010 World Auction Record | Christie's
On 4 May 2010 Pablo Picasso’s ‘Nude, Green Leaves and Bust’ sold for a world record $106,482,500 in our New York Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale. The painting became the most expensive Pablo Picasso painting ever sold, and broke the previous world record for any work of art sold at auction. Subscribe for weekly… Continue reading Pablo Picasso's 'Nude, Green Leaves and Bust' | 2010 World Auction Record | Christie's
Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' | 2017 World Auction Record | Christie's
The breathtaking $450 million (including buyer’s premium) sale of Salvator Mundi generates headlines across the world, garlanding a superb week of sales in which nine works realise more than $10 million, a further eight surpass $20 million, and three works fetch over $50 million. An historic season at Christie’s in New York finished on Thursday,… Continue reading Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' | 2017 World Auction Record | Christie's