OGP | Collectors' Recommendations
May 21, 2022
Nearly 700 works of art from six auctions are featured in Sotheby's "A Billion-Dollar Week by the Numbers," which can give you more details about the collecting industry. For instance, upcoming trends in art collecting, or to help you identify the kind of collection that piques your interest.
Nearly 700 works of art from six auctions are featured in Sotheby's "A Billion-Dollar Week by the Numbers," which can give you more details about the collecting industry. For instance, upcoming trends in art collecting, or to help you identify the kind of collection that piques your interest.
Additionally, there are a few values that previous collectors may have missed, and these can offer you hints.
After Sotheby's set a sales record of $7.3 billion in 2021, such a staggering collection of records and numbers send a clear message to the international art market. Modern and contemporary art sales at the auction house are up 50% year-to-date over 2021; overall sales have surpassed $1.65 billion, up from $1.06 billion at this time last year. It is safe to say that the market is more upbeat than it was last year after a week like this.