Since 2004 artist Ryan McGinness has been at work on a series of round paintings on canvasses and on wood panels he calls "Black Holes". He completed ...
"The bidders egos are the main reason for the inflated prices," Luis Accorsi told us. "The eagerness to win, one person over the other." Nevertheless, it's hard not to be taken in by the energy in the room.
When you think of Simon de Pury, chairman of the prestigious Phillips de Pury & Company auction house, or of his parallels in the high-end crowd of a...