London doubles Impressionist takings
The international market for Impressionist and Modern art saw further consolidation last week in London when Sotheby’s and Christie’s Part I and Part II sales turned over a combined total of £86.3m, some 45 per cent up on the £47.8m achieved at the equivalent sales last year.
The week saw a number of major-name works fetch multimillion pound prices, led by the £16.5m paid by…