Spring Auction Season Clears Toward $2.6 Billion as a $6 Trillion Wealth Transfer Reshapes the 2026 Luxury Asset Base
New York’s $1.8 Billion May Auction Series Resets the Luxury Asset Comp Set — What the Pollock, Matisse, and Newhouse Results Tell Lenders
Christie’s Books $1.1 Billion Across Newhouse and 20th Century Evenings on May 18 — Brancusi Sets a $107.5M Record, Pollock Hammers $181.8M, and the Postwar Comp Table Just Got Rebuilt
Christie’s New York Books $399 Million Imp/Mod Evening Sale on May 13 — Records for Balthus and Bonnard Anchor a Market-Affirming Result
New York’s May Auctions Put $2.5 Billion on the Block — Picasso, Basquiat, and van Gogh Lead the Season
Christie’s Agnes Gund Collection Brings an $80 Million Rothko to Marquee Week — What ‘No. 15’ Signals for the Postwar Market
The Mid-Season Art Market Delivers a Qualified Signal — Koons at $7.6M, Sotheby’s Curated at $19.4M, and What the Numbers Mean Ahead of May
Christie’s Books Marian Goodman’s $65 Million Estate for May 20 Evening Sale — Seven Richters Lead, Anchored by a $35-50 Million Candle
