Contemporary art

Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow – the most expensive contemporary artwork

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World’s most expensive contemporary artwork Mark Rothko’s Orange, Red, Yellow 1961 oil painting was sold for $86,882,500, setting a world auction record for any Contemporary work of art and a world auction record for the artist, at New York, Rockefeller Plaza on 8 May 2012 in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale. “Orange, Red, … Read more

Artprice’s Annual Art Market Report: Art sold better than at any other time in history

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This year, Artprice’s annual art market report – based on 6.3 million auction results from 4,500 auction houses around the world focused particularly on China’s successful conquest of the global art market. In spite of the sword of Damocles hanging over the West, art in fact sold better in 2011 than at any other time … Read more