Kahlo, Klimt and Calder in the frame for New York's November art sales

Big names headline November's New York art sales, writes Des O'Sullivan

'El Sueno (La Cama)' or 'The Dream (The Bed)' by Frieda Kahlo at Sotheby's.

With Klimt, Calder, Kahlo, Magritte, Rothko and Van Gogh among headliners at sales by Christie's and Sotheby's in New York this month, the global art market is not short of exciting promise. Leading lights like this ensure that the market for art will never be dull, even when it is in a state of flux.

There is resilience in the face of global uncertainty and looming threats like war, inflation and market collapse. The November sales have been carefully assembled. Many of the major works on offer have been exhibited at leading museums or come from major collections like that of Leonard Lauder at Sotheby's. This reflects the fact that the focus of the market is less speculative than in headier times.