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Article: 2004 in review: auction highlights.
- Article from:
- Art in America
- Article date:
- August 1, 2005
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Listed below are highlights from the spring and fall 2004 auction seasons, featuring works of Impressionist, modern and contemporary art from five of New York's most prominent auction houses. Each entry provides the artist's name, title of work, date, final price, the work's presale estimate and the date of sale.
Final prices quoted here include buyers' commission rates, which vary. Sotheby's, Phillips de Pury & Co. and Doyle charge 20 percent on the first $100,000 and 12 percent on the rest. The commission at Christie's is 19.5 percent up to $100,000, and 12 percent on amounts above. Swann charges 15 percent on the first $50,000 and 10 percent on the remainder. ...