Édouard MANET

In the era of NFTs and the crypto-monetization of the art market, Artprice looks back to the 1950s when the first wave of auction modernization was largely initiated by Sotheby’s bold and dynamic chairman, Peter Wilson. It has often been said that the modern art market was born at 9:30 pm on 15 October 1958, […]

Sotheby’s pre-sale communication for its London sale of Impressionist and Modern art on 24 June 2015 suggested a “historic” sale was about to take place and, indeed, the final total of $282 million

Friday is Top day! Every other Friday, Artprice publishes a theme-based auction ranking.2014 was a year positively bursting with records. And yet the highest bid was still far below the peak achieved in 2013 – and naturally, we wonder why. This week, to shed more light on the situation, Artprice looks back at the Top Ten hammer prices of 2014.