$86 M. Basquiat Makes Bullish Return, Bringing Phillips Evening Sale to Historic High $226 M. – ARTnews.com
While this year’s edition of Frieze New York may have drawn crowds to The Shed on Wednesday, Phillips joined the action staging an evening sale dedicated to 20th century and contemporary art that brought in a collective $226 million—marking the largest total in the company’s history. That figure was nearly double last year’s equivalent sale total of $118 million. Of the 36 works offered, ...