Artsignal Newsletter

Market Spotlight: London and Paris October Auctions

Nine evening sales in London and Paris this October made $645.4M aggregate, with 303 of 344 lots sold (88%). The results were strong across the board. Three single-owner collections drew the deepest competition and the headline prices: 90 of their 91 lots sold for $272.7M, achieving 1.52x their combined low estimate. The various-owner sales were more selective but steady. They sold 213 of 253 lots (84%) for $372.7M, finishing at 1.20x their combined low estimate.

Market Spotlight: Hong Kong September Auctions

Between September 28th-30th, Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips held their autumn evening sales in Hong Kong. Using data from Artsignal's Market Explorer, this issue compares each auction house against its results from the same season last year.

Market Spotlight: Fernando Botero

Sotheby's is currently showing "Botero in New York" at its Breuer building, a selling exhibition running through September 7 dedicated entirely to Fernando Botero's formative years in the city between 1960 and 1973. This is also the first exhibition Sotheby's has devoted to a single artist since taking over the landmark building, staged in partnership with the Fernando Botero Foundation, and it brings together paintings and sculptures from the Botero family and private collections, many on public view for the very first time.

Collection, Portfolio & Sale Intelligence

Rich, evidence-backed intelligence on individual objects has always been at the core of what sets Artsignal apart. Building on this foundation, we’ve expanded our capabilities to provide intelligence across collections, portfolios, and curated sales. Whether you’re a gallery, auction house, appraiser, lender, advisor, or insurer, Artsignal helps you move faster and make more confident decisions while maintaining the depth and rigour of object-level intelligence.

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