Sothebys art

The sale of five works by Claude Monet contribute to Sotheby's "highest ever" sales record held by the auction house in London.

Salvator Mundi, the long-lost Leonardo da Vinci painting of Jesus Christ, has set a new record selling at Christie’s in New York for $450.3m, shattering the world record for any work of art sold at auction. Here are the other nine most expensive works to go under the hammer

“When I travel, I try to see as much as art as can. I see more when I travel than when I’m at home in London, as that’s devoted to family time. I love time spending time with my family and doing really normal things, like cooking on the weekend, puttering around. I meditate every day." _ Westphal

The painting that brought Jenny Saville to international acclaim had made a record-breaking $12.4 million at Sotheby’s London.

The auction house came in at the high end of its presale estimate, but that figure was the lowest its been since 2009.

"Sir Nelson. Solid!", Barkley L. Hendricks, 1970. Oil on canvas.

The St Ives School was a group of artists working in the early 20th century. This small fishing town in West Cornwall captured the imagination of the artists and writers, with many of the inhabitants flocking to the coastal town to immerse themselves in the surrounding dramatic landscapes, and the"u2026

View HER ARMS (2003) By Schutz Dana; oil on canvas; 96 by 66 in. 243.8 by 167.6 cm; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

Sotheby's Auction House, New York City - SELECTED COLLECTIONS - Artist; Leroy Coleman, Jr.

EDWARD BURRA1905-1976THE POINTING FINGERsigned: E. J. Burra (lower right)watercolour, g