Basquiat, Rothko and Modigliani lead Christie’s 20th and 21st Century realising $548,287,704 and totalling over $2 billion

The week saw strong performances from works across modern, post-war and contemporary art, realising $548,287,704 and totalling over $2 billion with the inclusion of the Paul G. Allen Collection

Crypto Tycoons is helping to art market

The global art market performed at record levels in 2021, with billions of dollars being paid for works by impressionist, postwar and contemporary artists, and much of it bought by people whose wealth comes from cryptocurrencies or other technologies.