Leonora CARRINGTON

This year’s centenary of André Breton’s first Surrealist Manifesto (1924) has propelled some of the movement’s big names to new auction heights. But what about its women artists? Have they benefited from the same momentum as their male counterparts? This year, Surrealism was clearly one of the art market’s primary ‘safe havens’. The various different […]

Against the backdrop of somewhat low key art auction results since the start of the year, New York’s sales of Modern and Contemporary art in May managed to reassure both sellers and collectors: together, Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips generated $1.3 billion. The market has clearly been more selective over the past year and a half, […]

The month of May, with New York’s prestige spring sales, is always a key moment for the international art market. Last year, the city generated no less than 1.9 billion dollars in just one week, of which 49% was hammered by Christie’s, 41% by Sotheby’s and 6% by Phillips. This year, the art auction market […]