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The company was founded by a group of employees of the American Art Association, including Otto Bernet, Hiram H. Parke, Leslie A. Hyam, Lewis Marion and Mary Vandergrift. By 1964, the company was the largest auction house in America, [1] with 115 employees and total sales of $11 million ($108 million in 2023). That year, Sotheby's purchased a ...
Normally, an auction catalog, that lists the art works to be sold, is written and made available well before the auction date. Some of the best known auction houses are Christie's and Sotheby's. The oldest auction house is Stockholm Auction House (Stockholms Auktionsverk). It was established in Sweden in 1674.
The rest of Sotheby’s Wednesday auction is arguably more indicative of the art market’s doldrums: Sotheby’s “Now” portion of the evening, which showcases art produced in the last 20 ...
Sotheby's, New York [127] $100.3 $70.6 (£50) Diana and Actaeon: Titian 1556–1559 February 1, 2009: Duke of Sutherland: National Galleries of Scotland & National Gallery, London: Private sale [128] [129] [130] $100 $40.7 Au Lapin Agile: Pablo Picasso: 1904 November 27, 1989: 5 Linda de Roulet, daughter of Joan Whitney Payson: Walter H ...
ELLE DECOR A-List designer Ken Fulk has joined forces with Sotheby’s for its second chapter of Visions of America auction series, a week-long event comprising seven live and online auctions ...
A fine art auction at Sotheby's in NYC, in 2010. Bidders could be physically present, or bid online or over the phone. The company eventually bought its York Avenue building for $11 million in 2000 and completed a $140 million expansion and renovation in 2001, [38] adding six floors and 240,000 square feet.
Sotheby's, New York [5] $42 $28.6 Artemis and the Stag: Unknown c.100 BC – 100 AD 7 June 2007: Albright-Knox Art Gallery: Private collection Sotheby's, New York [4] $36.3 $28.2 Popeye: Jeff Koons: 2009 - 2011 14 May 2014: Sotheby's, New York [29] $42.9 $27.5 Bird in Space: Constantin Brâncuși: 1922–1923 5 May 2005: Private collection ...
The highest known price paid for an artwork by a living artist was for Jasper Johns's 1958 painting Flag. Its 2010 private sale price was estimated to be about US$110 million ($154 million in 2023 dollars). All-time This is a list of highest prices ever paid—at auction or private sale—for an artwork by an artist living at time of sale. Adjusted price (in millions of USD) Original price (in ...