Notes related to Sotheby's
BRINGING SOROLLA TO MADISON AVENUE: THE HISPANIC SOCIETY AND SOTHEBY’S
Three paintings by Joaquín Sorolla from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library have travelled south from Washington Heights to Madison Avenue. Installed this spring at Sotheby’s New York headquarters, they are part of a small exhibition with a broader significance: the launch of a new initiative that reflects the increasingly fluid relationship between museums and market institutions.
HISTORIC RECORD — $54 MILLION: FRIDA KAHLO ACHIEVES THE HIGHEST PRICE EVER FOR A FEMALE ARTIST AND FOR LATIN AMERICAN MODERN ART
Frida Kahlo has entered a new chapter of global recognition. The sale of El sueño (La cama) for $54.66 million at Sotheby’s marks the highest price ever achieved by a woman artist at auction and the strongest result for any modern Latin American artist.
THE PRICE OF ART: BEYOND THE MILLION-DOLLAR HYPE
The art market stands out as a unique and enigmatic sector, notoriously difficult to measure and largely unregulated. Yet, it never fails to captivate the media, drawing attention with its dazzling multimillion-dollar sales and the alluring glamour of art collecting.
