Art Market Overview: New York on Top


05/26/2021

The just-ended week of sales in New York was an extraordinary one, with Picasso's Woman Sitting by the Window fetching $103.4 M at Christie's and Basquiat's In this Case $93 M at Sotheby's.



by Vanessa Schmitz-Grucker

© Christie's Images Ltd. / Jean-Michel Basquiat
In all, almost $1.4 billion changed hands at the two auction houses, especially during the Impressionist, modern and contemporary art sales between May 11 and 13. Read more