FILE PHOTO: Members of Christie’s staff pose for pictures next to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” painting which will be auctioned by Christie’s in New York in November, in London, Britain October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls NEW YORK (Reuters) – Leon... More »
NEW YORK A Picasso oil painting from 1955 smashed the record for the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction when it soared to $179.4 million at Christie’s on Monday. The auction house had estimated “Les femmes d’Alger (Version ‘O’)” would sell for about $... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – With prices for top-tier works of art at an all-time high, records for paintings and sculpture appear certain to fall at upcoming spring auctions in New York by Christie’s and Sotheby’s. Christie’s scored a one-two punch this season, landi... More »
