Blue-Chip Artists Help Sotheby’s Three-Pronged Finale to a Solid $186.1 M. Total

Sotheby’s three-part evening sale on Thursday in New York generated a total of $186.1 million on 68 lots, coming towards the high end of its $141 million to $204.9 million estimate. The result, while higher than a similar sale in November, was still a notable 18 percent drop from the equivalent sale last May, which generated $227.9 million.That solid, if unspectacular, top result reflected the broader trend across this week’s marquee sales: strong demand for blue-chip works, and more