If a work by David Hockney achieves a new record price, if an important Basquiat is up for sale, or if Christie's puts historic works under the gavel, the auction market turns upside down. Art.Salon records the most incredible results and reports on memorable auctions.
New record auction?
The auction house Ketterer Kunst could end the year 2022 with a record auction. After the successful start in June, it is now auctioning further Brücke artworks from the Gerlinger Collection and high-quality post-war art on 9 and 10 December.
Historic auction at Christie's
On 9 and 10 November, the auction house Christie's auctioned off the collection of Paul Allen. The Microsoft co-founder passed away in 2018, and most of the proceeds are to go to charity. After the first evening, it was already clear that this auction was breaking records.

Jean-Michel Basquiat: another auction milestone
Jean-Michel Basquiat's Untitled (1982) sold at auction yesterday at Philips for $85 million, up from $57.3 million six years ago. Newcomer Anna Weyant celebrates another success with a sale value of 730,800 US dollars.

New record for artwork by Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol is now the most expensive artist of the 20th century: his work Shot Sage Blue Marilyn (1964) was auctioned yesterday for 195 million US dollars at Christie's in New York. The new owner is art dealer Larry Gagosian.
Historic auction at Christie's
Franz Marc's painting The Foxes sells for a record price for the artist and Picasso sets a new record with a print. His previously much-discussed painting La fenêtre ouverte fell somewhat short of expectations at Christie's auctions yesterday.
Lucian Freud's »Girl with Closed Eyes« goes on sale for the first time
A highlight from Lucian Freud's œuvre will be offered at auction for the first time: On March 1, 2022, the painting Girl with Closed Eyes will go under the hammer at Christie's in London. The painting will be shown in New York and Hong Kong before the auction between February 4 and 17, before being on view in London from February 23.