Parkview Group's bid to unlock art collection for liquidity reveals logistical and market limitations.

The man's chair-crushing performance was caught on CCTV, and he remains unidentified.

The most recognizable of his works alongside Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Guernica became the most famous antiwar statement in art history.

"As a barred attorney, I have a duty to the client—and no side hustle in the sale," she told ARTnews.

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"I cannot believe I have been running it for so long," Helen Rosslyn, the fair's co-founder and director, told ARTnews.

Sotheby's CEO Charlie Stewart said the result was "good for London." "This evening's tone felt different, it was positive," he said.

Despite marking a 23 percent decline in sales against 2023, Sotheby's 2024 total was the highest in the industry.

Around 100 lots including works by Pablo Picasso and Wassily Kandinsky, plus luxury goods and sports memorabilia, will go under the hammer.