Big names quell the market jitters
The London art market breathed a general sigh of relief last week after Sotheby’s and Christie’s Part I Impressionist and Modern sales belied the atmosphere of economic uncertainty with a clutch of high prices for classic works by the major names of late 19th and early 20th century art.
Coincidentally, both houses notched up identical totals of £33.4m with healthy lottage selling rates…