Selling fine art, furniture, jewelry, rare autos or other collectible items via international auction houses reaches a global audience

Top billing goes to the most important Ruscha painting to come to market in years, Hockney’s break-up masterpiece realizes $29.5 million, day sales produce highest total in auction history

The 231 dealers involved will collectively offer more than 2,000 artworks spanning the Modern to contemporary periods in traditional and new media alike, all of which were originally slated for inclusion on their respective stands at Art Basel Hong Kong this March.

The masterpiece is the first work of Impressionist Art to sell for more than $100 million at auction. In just eight minutes, six bidders fought hard for the masterpiece – but there could be only one winner.