In the mercenary world of art auctions, there are two new numbers to beat: $744.94 million, the highest total every achieved at any art auction; $11.9 million, the highest amount paid at auction for any woman artist. (Females are even more undervalued in the artworld than in the corporate world, it would seem.)
Who was that record-breaking artist? Read on! Here’s my Twitter report from Christie’s landmark evening contemporary sale, which I “attended” tonight via webcast. (For the full results of the sale, go here.)