A Warhol Painting Is the Star of a Modest Auction
At Christie's, Basquiat's 1982 painting “Dustheads” sold for a record $ 48.8 million. At Phillips, the prices were far lower. An untitled work, one of the artist's first images of Jackie Robinson, had been estimated to bring $ 3.5 million to $ 4.5 million …
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Blazers Owner Paul Allen Sells Painting At Sotheby's Auction For .8 Million
The sale was led by Barnett Newman's Onement VI, which sold for $ 43,845,000 after competition among five bidders – that price eclipses Newman's previous auction record by a margin of more than $ 20 million. The monumental 1953 painting is the most …
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Richter painting breaks record for living artist at NY auction
Other highlights included Yves Klein's "Sponge Sculpture Blue, SE 168," which sold for $ 22 million, and Clyfford Still's "PH-21," which fetched $ 20.9 million, both works selling for prices in line with their estimates. Jackson Pollock's "Blue …
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