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The invention of the 3rd party guarantee makes auctions—especially this season—bigger than ever will surprise you. An insurance policy covering almost 30% of the presale value this season, it will surely go higher before the last hammer falls. puck.news/a-364m-auction…

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As gigaweek begins in New York, the big auction houses are fantasizing about more than a billion in sales—down from last year, sure, but also not terrible for a year without a signature artist or collection in the spotlight.

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This May's auctions are down 17% from last year—even more from 2 yrs ago. But the art market is getting more diverse, more buyers are interested in a broader number of artists. There's also a turn toward historical artists taking place:

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Inigo Agonistes! The art world wunderkind is out of prison and as cocky as ever. An HBO series in development and a BBC documentary mean he’s not likely to go away anytime soon. But what about his former partners? How do they feel? puck.news/inigo-philbric…

The big show in DC is Pierre Bonnard at the Phillips Collection. I talked to new-ish director Jonathan Binstock about his plans for the jewel-box museum’s future + Marianne Boesky is blowing Danielle McKinney the old-fashioned way, with market discipline. puck.news/danielle-mckin…

A stagnant May auction season in New York got a major jolt via six works by O’Keeffe, Carrington, and Mitchell, with combined low estimates of nearly $60 million.

Marion Maneker (Wall Power) reports. puck.news/ladies-in-wait…

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Georgia O'Keeffe, Leonora Carrington & Joan Mitchell all have works in the May sales that could breathe new life into the global art market. Not one of these 3 artists thought their sex had anything to do with their art, vision or stature.

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Sotheby’s owner Patrick Drahi is implementing a neat little trick to maximize revenue without increasing sales. Will it work? His competition isn’t sure yet…

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The business of art, often misunderstood in the media, is a mysterious alchemy of ego, economic cycles, and a genuine passion for the sublime.

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Sotheby’s new fee structure debuted this week. It will be the talk of the industry for the next six months. But the first securitization of art loans may have a bigger effect on the bottom line. Either way, Patrick Drahi is shaking up the auction business. puck.news/wall-street-so…

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#AuctionUpdate #DavidHockney 's 'California' achieved £18,710,000. Held in the same European private collection since 1968, the painting stands among Hockney's first great swimming pool paintings and has been unseen in public for more than 40 years.⁣