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July 2021 marked a return to the traditional summer break of the public auction market, after an unusually busy summer 2020 due to the pandemic.In July 2021, the Pi-eX AMI decreased 12.23% vs previous … read more

June 2021 puts an end to the Covid-19 "W-shaped" crisis at public auctions and confirms the recovery, outperforming the June 2019 levels by 2.6%. As of end of June 2021, revenue from public auctions … read more

On November, 15th 2018, Christie’s notoriously hammered Portrait with An Artist (Pool with two Figures) for $80m. At the time, the 1972 painting by British artist David Hockney broke the record of the … read more

Pi-eX June 2021 DATA Break provides insights into the performances of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s artworks at auctions in New York, Paris, London and Hong Kong from 2007 to 2021. How have Jean-Mi … read more

Jean-Michel Basquiat is one of the best renowned and sought-after contemporary artists of our time. Trading of his artworks has been subject to fluctuations following the global economic trends. Recen … read more