Sotheby’s Paris has achieved a combined total of €38.4M / $42M / £27.5M for its December sales of Impressionist & Modern and Contemporary art.

“Young Peasant Woman” by Abram Arkhipov led a sale of Russian art at Christie’s, which raised £5.32 million, or about $8 million.

Despite a strong showing by established auction favorites and modern masters like Sanyu, Cheong Soo Pieng, and Park Seo-Bo, Christie’s Hong Kong autumn sales have so far shown a slightly softening market this season.

L.S. Lowry’s “Father and Two Sons” has sold for £1.63 million ($2.48 million), setting a record for a portrait by the artist at auction.

The largest of Peter Doig’s celebrated series of Concrete Cabins paintings will lead Christie’s program of auctions coinciding with this year’s Frieze week in London.

On August 20-21, Christie’s will hold an exhibition in New Delhi of 13 top notch works by leading modern Indian masters.

On June 24, Bonhams’ Entertainment Memorabilia sale will feature lots from famous film and television shows led by a rare Lady Penelope puppet from the children’s show “Thunderbirds,

Phillips marks its entry into the international watch field on May 9, with an auction dedicated to Rolex Day-Dates in consultation with Pucci Papaleo.

Now in its sophomore year, Art Basel in Hong Kong has quickly matured to become a fair that will wow visitors. After just two days, gallerists are already enthused by the brisk sales and many collectors are commenting positively on the relaxed atmosphere.

The contemporary art auction season opened during happy hour on Monday with a loud bang at Christie’s, as the bespoke and trendy, “If I Live I’ll See You Tuesday” sale made $134,630,000.