Night of Modern Art History, Night of Spectacle at Sotheby’s

At $236.4 million, a portrait by Gustav Klimt is the second most expensive painting sold at auction, while Maurizio Cattelan’s golden toilet drew $12.1 million.
Artnet News

At $304.6 Million Sotheby’s Tripleheader, Van Gogh and Kahlo Soar, as the Market Bounces Back

A total of $304.6 million of art traded hands at Sotheby's new headquarters at the Breuer Building in New York on Thursday.
Observer

Sotheby’s Shatters Records at Its Breuer Debut as a $236.4M Klimt Leads the $706M Evening Sale

The auction house’s debut at the Breuer was defined by Gustav Klimt’s late portrait soaring to $236.4 million, anchoring the $527.5 million white-glove sale of the Leonard A. Lauder

Behind the Scenes of the $236 Million Gustav Klimt Sale at Sotheby’s

Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer is now the most expensive work of modern art ever sold at auction. How did Sotheby’s pull off the impossible? Who, more importantly, bought it?

How Sotheby’s Turned a Museum Into an Auction House

The auction house makes itself at home in the landmark Breuer building.
The Art Newspaper

Record $236.3m Klimt leads Sotheby’s first night of auctions in Breuer Building

The $706m total for the night included a white-glove sale of 24 lots from the collection of late cosmetics heir Leonard Lauder
Artnet News

Sotheby’s Sold $706 Million of Art in 3 Hours. Here’s a Look at the Numbers

Sotheby's sold an astonishing $706 million worth of art in New York on Tuesday night. Katya Kazakina crunched the numbers.
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