The Art of Living

  • 18 November 2009  |  Video  |  Fine Art In the Saleroom: Matta’s Crucisphere Christie’s 17 November Latin American Sale in New York offered a superb group of major paintings from the 1940s and 50s by the Surrealist master, Matta, led by a 1948 painting entitled Crucisphere, which sold for $398,500. (RT: 1:30)
  • 17 November 2009  |  Video  |  Fine Art In the Saleroom: Rufino Tamayo's Pájaros The demand for Mexican modernist artists was strong at Christie’s 17 November Latin American Sale in New York, led by a group of paintings by Rufino Tamayo. His powerful and dramatic Pájaros, a work from the 1940s painted during the Second World War, realized $566,500. (RT: 1:51)
  • 17 November 2009  |  Video  |  Fine Art In the Saleroom: Fernando Botero’s Mujer fumando Leading Christie’s 17 November Latin American Sale in New York was Fernando Botero’s Mujer fumando, a glorious, monumental bronze from 1987, which fetched $1,142,500 – the second highest price achieved for a sculpture by the artist. (RT: 2:42)
  • 13 November 2009  |  Video  |  Fine Art Media Highlight: Edward Dolman on the Art Market Christie's CEO, Ed Dolman, talks to Economist.com about the current state of the art market, how new collectors are impacting the auction business, and the company’s response to the recent changes in the global economy. (RT: 6:00)
  • 10 November 2009  |  Video  |  Fine Art In the Saleroom: Jasper Johns' Dancers on a Plane Jasper John’s Dancers on a Plane, which realized $4,338,500, was the centerpiece of the Collection of John Cage and Merce Cunningham, sold to benefit the Merce Cunningham Trust at Christie’s 10 November Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New. (RT: 2:24)
  • 10 November 2009  |  Video  |  Fine Art In the Saleroom: Jeff Koons' Large Vase of Flowers Jeff Koon’s rare and spectacular Large Vase of Flowers, an exquisitely colorful, vibrant work from 1991, sold for $5,682,500 at Christie’s 10 November Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York. (RT: 1:20)
  • 10 November 2009  |  Video  |  Fine Art In the Saleroom: Joan Mitchell’s Untitled One of the most important paintings by Joan Mitchell to be offered at auction, Untitled, circa 1958, achieved $5,458,500 at Christie’s 10 November Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York. (RT: 1:15)