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Reagan Correspondence Withdrawn From Auction in Accordance With Presidential Records Act

Swann Galleries has withdrawn six lots of material from Ronald Reagan’s presidency from its May 23 autographs auction in compliance with the Presidential Records Act, which mandates the preservation of all presidential records that are generated in the course of doing governmental business composed after Jan. 20, 1981. The redacted material comes from the files of Anne Higgins, Reagan’s Special Assistant and Director of Correspondence, and was consigned to Swann by a relative of Ms. Higgins. The auction house made the decision after receiving a notice from the National Archives and Records Administration. Read More

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DiCaprio at Christie's.

He Had Their Attention: Leonardo DiCaprio Charity Auction at Christie’s Hammers in $31.7 M., 13 Artist Records

Last night Christie’s hammered an impressive $31.7 million across 33 contemporary works in a charity auction organized by Leonardo DiCaprio. Thirteen new artist records were set, with many works doubling their pre-sale high estimates. The night had a total high estimate of just $18 million and most of the proceeds from the auction, titled the Read More

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$41.6 million | Paul Cézanne, Les Pommes, 1889–90

$41.6 M. Cézanne Still Life Leads Sotheby’s to Solid $230 M. Imp-Mod Haul

The spring auction season kicked off tonight with a well-stocked Impressionist and modern sale at Sotheby’s that brought in $230 million for the house across 71 lots.

Auctioneer Tobias Meyer, never known for his speediness with the hammer, seemed particularly patient over the course of the evening, with the audience groaning audibly as he accepted another bid on lot 17—a Bonnard landscape that sold for a below-estimate $1.45 million—when the sale was already at minute 35. (All prices include buyer’s premium.) Read More