The Palette Times

1. Christie's Reports Record Sales of $4.1 Billion in H1 2022 Christie's has reported total sales of $4.1 billion for the first half of 2022, marking the auction house's best performance since 2015. This is an 18% increase on a U.S. dollar basis compared to the first half of 2021 and even surpasses the first half of 2018, when Christie's sold the Rockefeller collection for a record $835 million...

1. Christie's made a total of $250 million at auctions in London and Paris on June 28. The 106 lots offered spanned works from young newcomers like Anna Weyant and pieces by long-gone art historical figures like Claude Monet. Some 97 works sold, with one piece by Cy Twombly withdrawn in advance. Twenty-eight lots in the auctions were guaranteed; 24 of them were secured with irrevocable bids. The..