Art Market Watch

RECORDS FALL AT CHRISTIE’S CONTEMPORARY ART AUCTION


Nov. 9, 2011

Now that was a sale and a half. Literally. Christie’s New York evening auction of contemporary art on Nov. 8, 2011, included 91 lots, and lasted two-and-one-half hours. By the end, a clearly worn-out Christopher Burge, who does know how to move things along, was nevertheless presiding over an all-but-empty room, allowing the more stalwart dealers to pick up random lots without contest (see below).

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