Read more Christie's stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1973/christies.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:47:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73277/color-christies-blue-over-weak-modern-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA New York art dealer at the Christie's auction last night decreed "the recession is ending," but apparently not soon enough to move 13 of 41 modern and impressionist art works on offer, leaving the auction house millions of dollars short of pre-sale estimates. Major works by Picasso and Mondrian...http://www.newser.com/story/73277/color-christies-blue-over-weak-modern-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 9:26:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/62896/london-art-market-feels-a-chill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLondon became the hottest art market in the world last year, eclipsing New York, but the recession is putting the squeeze on auction houses, the Wall Street Journal reports. Last year’s influx of foreign money has dried up, and sellers are keeping a firm hold on their most desirable pieces....http://www.newser.com/story/62896/london-art-market-feels-a-chill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 11:31:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59599/bob-dylan-teen-plagiarist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWas the young Bob Dylan a plagiarist? A piece that Christie’s auction house has been touting as Dylan’s first known poem turns out to be the lyrics to a country song by the late Hank Snow, Reuters reports. A 16-year-old Dylan submitted the pilfered verses, which tell the sad tale...http://www.newser.com/story/59599/bob-dylan-teen-plagiarist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 12:17:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58953/modest-success-at-christies-cheers-art-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChristie's contemporary auction in New York last night went better than expected, selling $93.7 million worth of postwar art—double the result of its rival Sotheby's the night before. The top lot was a 12-foot panorama by British painter David Hockney, which sold for $7.9 million, a record...http://www.newser.com/story/58953/modest-success-at-christies-cheers-art-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 6:32:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58306/buyers-return-for-healthy-christies-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe art market performed better last night at Christie's New York sale of Impressionist and modern art, pulling in $103 million after a lackluster showing by its rival Sotheby's on Tuesday. The top lot was a 1968 portrait by Picasso, which sold for $14.6 million. As the Wall Street...http://www.newser.com/story/58306/buyers-return-for-healthy-christies-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 May 2009 7:33:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57775/strapped-art-market-preps-for-auctions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter a 7-year boom, art auction houses are struggling as collectors hit hard by the recession close their wallets. Sotheby’s predicts it will pull in $179 million to $256 million at spring sales, compared to $742 million a year ago. As the spring events approach, auctioneers are employing an array...http://www.newser.com/story/57775/strapped-art-market-preps-for-auctions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 May 2009 10:21:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52281/auction-winner-wont-pay-for-chinese-relics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmong the most closely watched lots at last week's Paris auction of Yves Saint Laurent's art collection were two imperial Chinese bronzes that each sold for $18 million. Beijing spent months insisting that the sculptures were looted in the 19th century and should be returned to China, but failed to...http://www.newser.com/story/52281/auction-winner-wont-pay-for-chinese-relics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Mar 2009 9:32:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51602/christies-264m-auction-stuns-art-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCelebrity power revived the art market in Paris for at least one night, the Wall Street Journal reports. Despite the economy, a giddy atmosphere prevailed at Christie's as bidders battled over blue-chip works from Yves Saint Laurent's personal collection, dishing out $32 million more than expected. Only a moody, Cubist...http://www.newser.com/story/51602/christies-264m-auction-stuns-art-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Feb 2009 20:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47770/christies-cuts-jobs-as-art-sales-slump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFollowing months of bad results in America and Europe, Christie's is reorganizing to cut costs, including "significant staff reductions," the auction house said yesterday. While at the start of 2008 the art world seemed immune to the economic downturn, the decade-long boom in art prices busted this fall. At a...http://www.newser.com/story/47770/christies-cuts-jobs-as-art-sales-slump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Jan 2009 7:10:09 CST