Ernie Barnes' "At Last" shatters estimates at Christie's
28 May 2026 | Art Auction Collectors art-museumA 745% price surge raises questions about undervaluation, Black artist market momentum, and collector appetite for figurative work.
A 745% price surge raises questions about undervaluation, Black artist market momentum, and collector appetite for figurative work.
When a cheeky sculpture wildly outperforms estimates, what does it reveal about collector appetite for irreverent contemporary art?
When a $1,500 estimate becomes an $8,190 sale, what does the market know that we don’t?