Sotheby's New York Evening Sales Total $186.1M Led by Gladstone and Luxembourg Collections

On May 15, 2025, Sotheby's New York marathon evening auction garnered $186.1 million, with 96% of items sold. This marks a 31% rise from the November 2024 auction but falls short of the $230 million achieved in May 2024. The Barbara Gladstone collection, featuring 12 lots, fetched $18.5 million, highlighted by Richard Prince's 'Man Crazy Nurse' which sold for nearly $4 million. Andy Warhol's 'Flowers' exceeded expectations, reaching $3.8 million. The Daniella Luxembourg collection totaled $40.4 million, with Lucio Fontana's 'Concetto spaziale, La fine di Dio' at $14.5 million. The Now and Contemporary Evening Auction reached $127.1 million, including Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'Untitled' at $16.4 million. Sotheby's next auction is scheduled for Milan on May 28, 2025.