Copyright 2008 The New York Sun Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:53:59 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions webmaster@nysun.com en-us Brice Brown http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/12/art-positions-on-the-beach-at-art.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/12/art-positions-on-the-beach-at-art.html Fri, 7 Dec 2007 10:44:06 EST One element of the Art Basel Miami Beach fair that perhaps never crosses the minds of attendees are the large quantity of shipping materials — wooden crates, boxes, and all sorts of bubble and plastic wrap — dealers use to transport their works around the world. As it turns out, at the main fair there is a large adjacent hall almost equal in square footage to the main event space where exhibitor's shipping materials are stored. But not all shipping materials made it to storage. In an attempt Brice Brown http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/12/art-basels-satellite-fairs.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/12/art-basels-satellite-fairs.html Mon, 3 Dec 2007 17:21:00 EST The annual Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB) art fair officially kicks off Thursday, with exhibitors, artists, collectors, and other sparkling art-world celebrities converging for an exhausting, days-long round of high-stakes buying, selling, and socializing on a scale befitting one of the largest –– and arguably most important –– contemporary art fairs in the world.. But while the champagne is being swilled, a handful of the satellite fairs will also be hosting their own premieres to celebrate the Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-auction-results-nov-14.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-auction-results-nov-14.html Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:38:00 EST Sales prices include the buyer's premium. Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-19.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-19.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:48:00 EST Sam Francis's "Red and Pink," estimated at between $3 million and $4 million, sold for $3.1 million. Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-16.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-16.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:45:00 EST Mark Rothko's "Untitled," estimated at between $3.5 million and $4.5 million, sold for $7 million. Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-17.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-17.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:43:00 EST Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Untitled," estimated at between $7 million and $9 million, sold for $6.9 million. Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-18.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-18.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:42:00 EST Andy Warhol's "Self Portrait (Green Camouflage), estimated at between $9 million and $12 million, sold for $11 million. Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-15.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-15.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:19:00 EST Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Soup Can (Pepper Pot)," estimated at between $7 million and $9 million, sold for $7.5 million. Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-13.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-13.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:09:00 EST Mark Rothko's "Untitled," estimated at between $12 million and $18 million, sold for $10.75 million. Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-14.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-14.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:08:00 EST Andy Warhol's "Shadow," estimated at between $4.5 million and $6.5 million, sold for $6.8 million. Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-12.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-12.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:02:00 EST Francis Bacon's "Second Version of Study for Bullfight No. 1" sold for $41 million. Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-11.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-11.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:01:00 EST Cy Twombly's "Untitled," estimated at between $4.5 million and $6 million, sold for $4.5 million. Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-10.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-10.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:59:00 EST Donald Judd's "Untitled," estimated at between $6 million and $8 million, sold for $6.6 million. Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-9.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-9.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:50:00 EST Ellsworth Kelly's "Spectrum VI," estimated at between $4.5 million and $6 million, sold for $4.6 million. Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-8.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-8.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:49:00 EST Ad Reinhardt's "Abstract Painting, Blue," estimated at between $3 million and $4 million, sold for $2.3 million. Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-7.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-7.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:48:00 EST Gerhard Richter's "Abstract Painting," estimated at between $6 million and $8 million, sold for $8.7 million. Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-5.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-5.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:43:00 EST Francis Bacon's "Self-Portrait" sold for $29.5 million. Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-6.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-6.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:42:00 EST Philip Guston's "Night Room," estimated at between $3.5 million and $4.5 million, $2.5 million. Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-4.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-4.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:34:00 EST Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Untitled (Electric Chair)," estimated at between $8 million and $10 million, sold for $10.5 million. Staff Reporter of the Sun http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-1.html http://www.nysun.com/blogs/auctions/2007/11/sothebys-contemporary-art-evening-1.html Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:33:00 EST Jeff Koons's "Hanging Heart (Magenta/Gold)," estimated at $15 million to $20 million, sold for $21 million, a record for a living artist.