Wednesday night in London saw Sotheby’s bring in $126.6 million (including fees) from a reasonably tame evening sale of modern and contemporary art, including the seventh The Now auction of ultra-contemporary works. incarqq
Before fees, the total hammer price was $104.3 million, which leaned towards the pre-sale low estimate of $95.3 (tallied without fees). While the sale was by no means a rip-roaring success, it was also hardly a disaster and was recieved with bullishness by the auction house. Long-established artists took home the top prices but several relative newcomers, especially women, fueled excitement. incarqq