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The debacle involving an Alberto Giacometti statue left art insiders stunned and raised concerns about the high-end art ...
Alberto Giacometti’s $70 million bronze head failed to sell at Sotheby’s, shaking confidence in the high-end art market.
Instead, wary collectors at Sotheby’s on Tuesday were spooked by the house’s $70 million asking price for 1955’s “Large Thin ...
A 1955 bronze bust by Alberto Giacometti that carried a $70 million failed to find a buyer at Sotheby's modern evening ...
Why did the star lot of the spring season, a bronze head by the master sculptor Alberto Giacometti, fail to sell at Sotheby’s ...
The season’s top lot provoked gasps at Sotheby’s when it failed to sell — but there are worrying implications beyond the high ...
Sotheby’s Modern evening sale in New York brought in $152m ($186.4m with fees) on Tuesday, 13 May, far below the auction ...
How do art auctions work? How are artworks valued for auction? What happens when an artwork fails to find a buyer at an ...
Sotheby's Modern evening sale brought in  152m (152 million (186.4 million with fees), falling short of its pre-sale ...
Despite some high-profile withdrawals and passes, moments of collector enthusiasm offered flashes of confidence.
Works from the collections of two influential gallerists helped to offset an unsold Giacometti at Sotheby’s marquee New York ...
In a countersuit stand-off, the two parties are broadening the scope of their allegations beyond the disputed sculpture ...