Stars and Checkbooks Come Out to Set Records for 18 Artists, and One for Christie's - New York Times

Stars and Checkbooks Come Out to Set Records for 18 Artists, and One for Christie's - New York Times: "Yet Edward Dolman, the company's chief executive, said 82 percent of the buyers last night were American, in a radical shift from last week's Impressionist and modern art sale, where 47 percent of the buyers came from Europe.
'It's an interesting reversal,' he said, 'to see how Americans have so drastically shifted to this part of the market.' "