We are minutes away from the first-ever #SothebysNewYork auction at the iconic Breuer Building.
Tonight: Leonard A. Lauder, Collector at 6PM EST, followed by The Now & Contemporary Evening Auction at 7PM.
Learn more about Leonard A. Lauder, Collector: https://t.co/MzYE31AQ8i
Mark Rothko’s ‘No. 31 (Yellow Stripe)’ closes the Collection of Robert F. and Patricia G. Ross Weis and achieves USD $62,160,000 in tonight’s 20th Century Evening Sale after an almost 5-minute bidding war.
With its luminous palette and meditative balance, the work exemplifies Rothko’s mastery of color and emotional resonance.
Follow along: https://t.co/3yYTqctZ5Z
Second time around! The seller of this Van Gogh view of the corner of a garden park tried to sell it for $40 million in 2018 but it bombed; tonight, the same work came back with a $28m low estimate and Alex Rotter's phoner won it for $28.5m hammer @ChristiesInc
Tough week for Richard Diebenkorn. After another Ocean Park piece went unsold earlier this week, this "Ocean Park #12" also stalls at $5.5m and goes unsold @ChristiesInc
After nearly five minutes of bidding, Andy Warhol's rare 1964 painting 'Flowers', executed with day-glo paint, has sold for $35,485,000 during the #20thCenturyEveningSale.
🏮Christie's lowered the lights again! Went Day-Glo dim for a few moments to hype up Warhol's "Flowers," which drew 3 bidders over $20m--repped by Alex Rotter, Giovanna Bertazzoni and Conor Jordan--w/ the latter winning it for $30.5m hammer over its $30m high est @ChristiesInc
“I was the underbidder 30 years ago for this picture, and I didn’t want to miss it this time,” said Eduardo Constantini, who prevailed in a 10-minute bidding war for Leonora Carrington @Sothebys
#AuctionUpdate: Robert Nava’s ‘Neon Dragon’, particularly resonates as the year of the dragon gets underway, sells for HK$2.54 million at #SothebysHongKong
Clevelanders Joseph and Nancy Keithley have donated over 100 pieces from their collection to @ClevelandArt, including works by some of the most celebrated 20th-century European artists such as Bonnard, Picasso, and Vuillard.
Images: Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
‘When I know your soul, I will paint your eyes’ - Amedeo #Modigliani
See the artist's iconic portraits at Tate Modern until 2 Apr 2018. Amedeo Modigliani, Jeanne Hébuterne 1918, Private Collection
#AuctionUpdate Gustav Klimt’s last great masterpiece ‘Dame mit Fächer’ (1917-18) soars to $108.4m / £85.3m at #SothebysLondon, setting a new auction record for the most valuable painting ever sold at auction in Europe. #SothebysModern