| Asian art records tumble at Christie's HK auction (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A work by Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi sold for $9.5 million on Saturday, a new auction record for an Asian contemporary artwork, at auctioneer Christie's first evening sale of such art in Hong Kong. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Buy.com Deal With eBay Angers Sellers The golden era of the small seller on eBay, hawking gewgaws and knickknacks from the basement or garage, is coming to a noisy and ignominious end. nytimes.com |
A Dreary Night for Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s In a salesroom overflowing with collectors, Sotheby’s barely managed to sell $125.1 million worth of contemporary art on Tuesday night. nytimes.com |
The Rage to Buy Vanishing Art Works At sales of Impressionist and Modern art at Christie's and Sotheby's this week, buyers were willing to snap up anything, however moderate. The goods just aren't there any more. nytimes.com |
Thanks for the Memories, Andy Warhol One of Warhol’s former assistants, who was given a 1965 self-portrait as a reward for her hard work, has decided to part with the painting. Sotheby’s is selling it on Nov. 11. nytimes.com |