Art Market Monitor

Simon Shaw, Emmanuel Di Donna and David Norman were justifiably excited and relieved to have sold $181 million worth of Impressionist and Modern art this evening. Three strong collections contributed almost half of that total. But so did works–like the Giacometti and the Derain–that came from long-standing relationships between those specialists and the clients who consigned them.

Also of Interest:

• Highlights from Sotheby’s Cont. Press Conference
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• Koons Gets the Press
  Carol Vogel details Jeff Koons role as curator of an upcoming show at the New Museum of Dakis Joannou’s collection...
  
• Notes on Sotheby’s Conference Call
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• Sotheby’s Saturates
  The Master, Judd Tully, has the most comprehensive look at Sotheby’s Evening sale: 27 lots made over a million dollars,...
  
• See Sotheby’s Sell Giacometti
  Part of the fun of the auctions is seeing the specialists sell the merchandise. Here’s Sotheby’s promotional video on the...