With this sale, he joins an elite club of fewer than 20 artists whose works have commanded nine-figure sums, including Pablo Picasso and Leonardo da Vinci. The sale, to a telephone bidder after a ...

The selling price, which smashed estimates, marks a bright spot amid a slowdown in global art sales and an art market marred by economic uncertainties. “When icons appear on the market ...

A painting by Rene Magritte shattered an auction ... an expected highlight of this week's autumn sales season in New York, at a time when the art market has seen a slowdown since last year.