Wade Guyton starts the evening w/ $500-700k estimate. The burning U as bellwether. Opens at $400. Too many bids. "Who is that?" $900k bid
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
Guyton going to $1.5m bids and slowing. $1.7, 1.8, 1.9m. $2m? … No split bid to $1.95m and we're done? No. $2m takes it.
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
This #RobertRauschenberg sells well above the 1/2 million dollar high est. for $2,165,000 @ChristiesInc Good momentum pic.twitter.com/T2FXL0clZQ
— Art Observed (@ArtObserved) November 13, 2013
Lautenberg Rauschenberg opens with $500k then $600k then $700k before we get to $1m. $1.1m bid followed by $1.3m jumped bid. Holding at $1.5
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
Ruscha flag approaching $3.6m and slowing. We're winding up. Big sale!
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
Basquiat Head of Mad Man opens at the low est of $7m and sprints to $9.5m then $10m. Several bidders hesitating while $10.2m is bid. $10.6!
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
Warhol Mao makes the $3m low. Wool starts in mid teens of millions. $20m comes easily in two places. $21m comes later. $23m then $23.25m
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
$23.5m takes Wool's Apocalypse Now. Brings up the Bacon triptych. Opens at $80m and goes to $100m
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
Gagosisn says $101. $110m bid. We're gonna break the Munch record. $115m bid. $120m from Chinese handler. $122m.
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
Bacon at $125m bringing up $126m bid. Waiting for two bidders. $127m comes back. Phones out for pictures. Holding pic.twitter.com/cLElXlMial
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
Still waiting on several bidders. Sells for $127m hammer.
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
Most expensive painting at auction still Van Gogh's Dr Gachet, adjusted for inflation, at $147.8m per http://t.co/vl3TIIXZrp
— Michael Savage (@GrumpyArt) November 13, 2013
Francis Bacon's Three Studies of Lucian Freud realized $142,405,000 a #worldauctionrecord for Any Work of Art pic.twitter.com/UrGZvRMZvZ
— Christie's (@ChristiesInc) November 13, 2013
Video: Francis Bacon's Three Studies of Lucian Freud realized $142,405,000. @ Christie's http://t.co/Hjm0N3APl1
— Christie's (@ChristiesInc) November 13, 2013
Koons balloon dog opens at $35m then $38m. Followed by $39m and working up in chopped bids to $45m then to $50m. Holding. Confusion. $51m
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
Koons balloon for hammers at $52m. Luc Tuymans passes at $1.3m
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
Rothko still a scrum at $25m. Goes right to $30m then through to $35m – $38m. Still many in. $39m. $40m $41m holds and sells.
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
Lucio Fontana's Concetto Spaziale, La Fne Di Dio realized $20,885,000, a #worldauctionrecord for the artist pic.twitter.com/YR17A6PZVf
— Christie's (@ChristiesInc) November 13, 2013
Christophe van de Weghe, sitting in third row next to his biggest client hedge-funder Dan Loeb, just bought a $46m Rothko @ChristiesInc
— Kelly Crow (@KellyCrowWSJ) November 13, 2013
Warhol coke bottle easily rises to $40m low. Now at $50m. Sells for $51m hammer.
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
#AndyWarhol Coca-cola [3] sells within estimate at $57,285,000 @ChristiesInc in New York on now pic.twitter.com/xzmTrnQImE
— Art Observed (@ArtObserved) November 13, 2013
Lichtenstein Seductive Girl rises to $24m bid but they're dropping out. $25m bid. Finally closes at $28m hammer. Eric Clspton's 2nd Richter
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
Clspton's Richter no longer has the same spell. Sells for $18.5m hammer.
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
#GerhardRichter #AbstraktesBild (809-1) sells for $20,885,000 @ChristiesInc It's safe to say the sale is going well. pic.twitter.com/9LePZCSzNC
— Art Observed (@ArtObserved) November 13, 2013
Willem De Kooning's Untitled VIII realized $32,085,000 a #worldauctionrecord for the artist. pic.twitter.com/wOeQwWnNrS
— Christie's (@ChristiesInc) November 13, 2013
Brett Gorvy says they moved Bacon up to send strong signal to buyers about market strength. Apparently, it worked.
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
More galleries, private dealers and advisors making sure their names are seen as buyers. Whyte, Levy, van de Weghe all listed as buyers.
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
10,000 visitors came to @ChristiesInc preview of Contemporary art.
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
The long march is about to begin @ChristiesInc evening sale of Contemporary art with 70+ lots
— Art Market Monitor (@artmarket) November 13, 2013
